Progressive Era EOC Review

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These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

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Muckrakers

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This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s: Civil War Era, Industrialization Era, Reconstruction Era

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Progressive Era

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This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

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because of the negative impact of industrialization

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What goal are you trying to achieve if you're looking to make urban reforms?

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eliminating political machines/bosses

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Why did we want to get rid of political machines?

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it was too easy to be corrupt and it was considered to be undemocratic

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People who were trying to get the 19th Amendment passed were supporting what?

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Right to vote for women

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What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

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living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

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This act prohibited railroads from charging more for short hauls than for long hauls over the same route.

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Interstate Commerce Act

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The period between 1900 and the start of World War I is known as the

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Progressive Era