we didnt have class today because of this freak fire. so im doing research now over the topics i have. my topics are worker/safety conditions, reforming elections, segregation, and regulating food and drugs.
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Worker/Safety Conditions-
---- " Brandeis Breif"- a type of arguement for high costs of long working hours.
----Fredrick Winslow Taylor improved efficiency by breaking tasks into smaller parts.(tried to make each task done quicker.)
----assembly lines did make production quicker, but not everyone could keep up. so people were falling behind; forced to work like machines.
----people were quitting because they were getting injured and were very tired.
----to keep automobile workers happy, they had shorter work days, $5 a day.
----attracted thousands of workers, caused them to exhaust themselves, targeted industry and gov't
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Reforming Elections-
----sometimes ordinary citizens won state reform
----William S U'Ren got Oregon to adopt secret ballot, the initiative, the referendum and the recall
----inititave and referendum-citizens get power to create laws
----citizens petition to place an initiative,bill originated by ppl not lawmakers, on ballot
---voters, not legislatures, accepted or rejected initiative by referendum
---recall-enabled voters to remove public officials from their positions-forced them to face another election b4 the end of their term if they got enough people to vote for it.
---1920-20 states adopted at least one of these procedures.
----1899-minnesota passed first mandatory statewide primary system. enabled voters, not political machines, to choose candidates for public office through special popular election
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Segregation-
---Wilson retreated on civil rights. won over black intellectuals and white liberals by promising to treat them equally
---african americans and white liberals felt betrayed after he said he'd speak out against lynching and segregation.
--came to office. segregated and was for lynching.
--common water fountains and towels not used. had seperate for each color
--blacks complained. saying they got him to the top and then were lied to. he said it was in their best interests what he was doing. this made his former supporters hate him more.
--blacks from 38 states wanted to reverse segregation of gov't employees...Trotter led this delegation
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Regulating Food and Drugs-
---before federal regulations were est. for advertising food and drugs, manufacturers claimed their product would cure cancer or grow hair.
---Childrens medicine contained opium, cocaine, and alcohol.
--Dr Harvey Washington Wiley criticized manufactures for using harmful substances in their products.(brought attention to this issue)
---1906-congress passed Pure Food and Drug Act-halted sale of contaminated foods and drugs-called for truth on labeling
---did not ban harmful products, but with truthful labels, figured ppl would make wiser choices.
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