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*Worker Safety/conditions---child workers rose. children helped pay family bills. reformers work toward protecting works and against child labor, long hour, six day weeks, injuries, no sick days, worker compensation-hurt on job you dont get fired you get paid til able to work again.
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*Reforming elections---since only some people could vote they reformed elections by letting more ppl vote. they allowed elections to get rid of ppl called recalls. voters chose candidates other than machines. 1897-U'Ren was elected to the state legislature as a candidate from the People's Party. seventeenth amendment-direct voting or something where people could pick who they wanted for office instead of state legislatures voting..voters could basically make new laws if its passed. ***initiative-allows ppl of a state to try to pass a law. next it is put on ballot and is voted on a referendum vote. a recall is when you kick some one out of office.
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*Segregation--laws were passed against racial segregation. of all the great things progressives did, they didnt help blacks very much. wilson segregated DC. he said he was going to go against lynching and segregation to get blacks and white liberals on his side. it worked. but then he lied and they got pissed so ya...
*Regulating food & drugs--1906-Pure Food and Drugs Act-cant sell contaminated foods and meds. law was passed bcuz they were lying about their products so they had to make truthful labels
*Conservation--1887-withdrew 45 million areas of timberlands for national forest reserve. mining comanies refused to save some land, ranchers grazed their cattle on the land, and the logging men kept cutting down trees. cities dumped untreated seewage into rivers poisoning water resources. National Reclamation Act of 1902 was passed. Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of forest reserve to explore for mineral reserves.
*Monopolies--clayton anti trust act- prohibited corporations to acquire stock from another and if they do they would create a monopoly.violators prosecuted..monopolies were made illegal-1890 sherman anti trust act. specified that labor unions and farm org. had a right to exist and would no longer be subject to antitrust laws. federal trade commision given power to incestigate the possible violations...clayton strengthened sherman federal trade commission- they stopped unfair business practices. elkins- hepburn-made railroads abolish rebates interstate commerce commission-enforced hepburn and elkins
*Taxation/Banking--larger incomes-taxed at higher rates. (federal income tax) would tax families over 4000. gov't made a bunch of money off of that. woodrow wilson spent attention on financial crisis, focused on banks and money. 1973-70% of nations banking resources was a part of the Federal Reserve System. underwood act of 1913-reduced tariff rates for first time since civil war. wilson had to plea his case to get that. tarriff-trying to get americans to buy stuff from americans and not other countries. we didnt want other countries to buy from us i guess. keeps out foreign competition..we were making more money cuz we didnt have competition. people would get freak out and run to the bank and take their money and then the bank would shut down and some ppl would lose all of their money. federal reserve system-broke country into 12 parts. each had one federal bank. prevents ppl from funning to bank and taking out money
*Aid Organizations-helping poor..flood or disasters workers rebuilt. citizens played active role in aiding anyone that needed it. played important in city gov't...social gospel and settlement house movements-community centers, churches and social services. young mens christian association-libraries, swimming pools, handball courts..salvation army-soup kitchen, nurseries for babies.
Muckrakers--investigative reporters. lincoln steffens-leader of muckraker movement...public was concerned when they revealed the unsanitariness of meat packing companies. ida m tarbell-exposed ruthlessness of oil man john d rockefeller. upton sinclair-said how bad immigrants work conditions were.upton sin clair wrote the jungle-helped speed up meat inspection
*Efficiency in the workplace-women cant work more than 10 hour days. progressive movement-aimed to restore economic opportunities. used scientific managemetn-studies used to see how fast things could be done. 8 hr work day was used. henry ford changed $5 a day and 8 hr work days..attracted thousands of workers..assemblyy liness madee workk moree efficientt.
*Women social changes-women were getting more opportunities. 1 in 5 women had jobs. sophia smith-opened all girl college. they couldnt vote. the women fought for 41 years to vote. more women started getting education and helped in movements
*Reforming Government-political bosses used to get votes with bribes and favors. 1900 galveston texas got hit by a hurricane and politicians messed it up trying to rebuild it. texas legislature appointed 5 experts to take over. some cities changed mayors this benefited detroit by building schools and lighting plants. robert M la follette, wisconsin changed regulation of big business. wanted to treat them just as anyone else mainly railroads. other reforms child labor laws. and working hours
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amendments!!
19-womens right to vote
18-outlawed making manufacturing and sale of alcohol
17-direct election of US senators-ppl of a state vote for senators.
16-allowed gov't to impose income tax
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next we did how to put up videos. then started discussions.
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1. Teddy Roosevelt's background(317-318)
..1858 born..born into wealthy family. always sick. had asthma. home schooled. loved natural history. did his own taxidermy. started boxing. after gradution-harvord law school. went to columbia dropped out. became politican. was a VP. became president. died of malaria in 1919
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2. Teddy Roosevelt's Presidential accomplishments(318-325, 359-362)
used personality, popularity and power of persuasion to get what he wanted. believed that teh fed gov was there to help common people. wanted to give everyone a "square deal" used "bully pulpit" to influence media and help pass laws. helped settle the 1902 coal strike in which miners got better pay and a nine hour work days. he broke up monopolies, he diveded them into good trusts vs. bad trusts. passed the elkins act(1903 no rebates) hepburn act(1906-Interstate commerce commision set maximum railroad rebates) which required railroads to be fair and just in their prices and practices. passed meat inspection, pure food and drug act, newlands act-1902 sold western land and made dams which allowed for irrigation. didnt do much for african americans
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3. William Howard Taft's background(outside sources required)
1921-became chief of justice of the supreme court, born september 15, 1857 attended yale, only pres to hold public office after leaving the white house.
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4. William Howard Taft's Presidential accomplishments(328-330, 362-363)
roosevelt supported him..president in 1909-1913. campaigning was more about there personalities than political issues, he angered many people. continued roosevelts work on breakin up monopolies, brought down standard oil company, lowered tariffs, but then they got raised, so people got mad. passed 16 amendment-income tax, dollar diplomacy-effort by US to guarantee loans and help businesses over seas kinda..kept european powers out.
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5. Woodrow Wilson's background(333)
grew up in the south after the civil war and reconstruction, had a strict upbringing, worked as a lawyer, history professor, president of princeton, and governor of N.J,
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6. Woodrow Wilson's Presidential accomplishments(332-335, 363)
tried to eliminate trusts and tarriffs, est clayton anti trust act(break up monopolies,labor unions were given right to exist, strikes and boycotts became legal) and federal trade commision(investigated companies for monopolies) underwood triff(cut tarriff rates for first time since civil war.) federal reserve act of 1913-est federal reserve system(put federal reserve banks could issue new paper money in emergency situations, gave loans, and helped others from closing due to lack of money) 19th amendment was est under him,
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7. Election of 1912(330-331)
between theodore roosevelt woodrow wilson and taft, taft running for rich kinda, roosevelt started progressive party, republicans split up into old guard republicans and progressive republicans,
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8. Causes for imperialism in the late 1800's(342-344)
big countries try to take over small countries. power and prestige, natural resources, places to stop, naval bases, chirsitanize people, cultures.
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9. Taking Alaska(344)
seward bought it for about 7 million. one of the greatest purchases in our history,,found oil, gold and was big on tourists.
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10. Taking Hawaii(344-345)
purchased 1898 we wanted it to make more money, sugar cane plantation, we anexed hawaii. they did not want us to take them. mckinley took them.
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11. Causes of the Spanish-American War(346-348)
spain sunk the battleship Maine. so that was the main reason. the yellow press-people who provided exaggerated information that provoked war. the spanish were destroying american property cuz jose marti knew it would make us want to go to war..jose marti was cuban. he made it look like spain was destroying our property. cubans want independence. cubans tried to fight spain but they never got indepenence. general valerino wayer-made concentration camps. not really bad like nazi though.william randolph hearst-major yellow press person. joseph pulitzer-other newspaper guy. enrique dupay de lome. wrote a letter insulting the US and the president. huge cause of war.(2nd cause.)
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12. Major battles/generals in the Spanish-American War(348-350)
battle of philipines island-april 30 american fleet went to the philipines, easy victory(commodore george dewey) william sampson-when spanish fleet tried to leave we destroyed them. we were trying to move toward their capital. rough riders-teddy roosevelts troops, cavalry group, rode on horses.
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13. Outcomes/effects of the Spanish-American War(350-351)
treaty of paris 1898-officially ended spanish american war...we won. took 3 months. spain forced out of islands we took over..we got guam, philipines, and puerto rico. "the splendid little war"-john hays,,,short, we got a lot out of it, few caualities....ushered us into most powerful countries in the world.
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14. Ruling Puerto Rico(352-353)
military took control of it under the rule of general nelson, military controlled them until congress determined what to do with them. didnt really fight back. the foraker act-1901ish-ended military role and put in gov't. a little bit of self rule. US supreme court said they arent US citizens but congess has right to give them those rights. took them 1898. they pretty much have the same rights but they cant vote for our president.
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15. Ruling Cuba(353-355)
US was still in cuba and made the Teller amendment-we have no intention of taking over any part of cuba. the treaty of paris ended the war and guaranteed cuba's independece. our troops stayed in cuba. they thought we were going to take them over. some of spains rulers stayed in cuba as politicians. the american troops stayed there and helped with organizing schools, helped farmers, gave food and clothing, and gave medicine. cuba thought they could be independent but we wanted to stay and help more. but cubans didnt like that. platt amendment- cuba couldnt make treaties with other coutries that would threaten their independence, we could help them keep order, cuba couldnt go into debt, and we could buy or lease land for naval bases or fueling stations. we have a naval base in guantanamo bay. they gave into the treaty in 1903.
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16. Ruling the Philippines(355)
wanted independence, didnt get it so philipine-american war broke out. made rules, schools, and made them more organized and stuff. we started relocation camps, philipines our territory until WWII until japan got it. we got it back though.and then gave them independence.
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17. China-Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion(356-357)
john hade wrote open door notes, sent to imperialist countries, asked to share trading rights, open door-all ocuntries involved equally trade with china. we thought the other countries were going to take over china and we wouldnt have trade with all them. we kinda helped china from takeover. whooo. boxer rebellion- bcuz of all the free trading, chinas largest cities were dominated by foriegners. ppl got mad,,started boxer rebellion, boxers-group of people who practiced martial arts and boxers,,,, killed hundreds of forigners, the US, britain, france, germany, and japan took in 20,000 soldiers to stop the boxers.
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18. The Anti-Imperialist League(358)
1989-battle of annexation of philipines....imperialism-when a bigger country takes over smaller economically and militarily, the anti imperialist league-against imperialism--bcuz it went against our basic beliefs of self gov't..made us hypocrites. we thought it would be costly and maybe take us to war. so we deciede to focuz on buildign up the US and not taking over other countries.
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19. Panama Canal(360-361)
starts in atlantice,,goes through locks to make it go up and then it is brought back down to sea level from locks on the other side,,stops in pacific...bought from french. had to get permission from columbia to use their lands. we had to pay them each year. we made it after some fighting. fought diseases, fifty miles long. not large enough for some of the ships.
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20. Problems with Mexico(363-365)
wilson practiced missionary diplomacy....mexican gov't was overthrown by general victoiano huerta, US took over the mexivan port of veracruz after huerta arrested some american sailors,, was was real close but argentine, brazil and chile stepped in and tried to settle it,,huerya rejected the plan but his goc't collapsed shorltly after, venistiano carranza became pres. wilson recognized his gov't
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