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- 1. Unit 2: TestReview
- 2. WRITE DOWN WHATYOU READ THIS WILL HELP YOU ON THE TEST WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU READ DON’T BE LAZY WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU READ
- 3. Populists and Progressives Populists ◦Grassroots political movement started by southern and western farmers around the US to fight banks, railroads, and large corporations and other “elites” Progressives ◦ Progressivism is the term applied to a variety of responses to the economic and social problems rapid industrialization introduced to America. Progressivism began as a social movement and grew into a political movement. The early progressives rejected Social Darwinism. BOTH SHARED A GOAL FOR GREATER CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE
- 4. Hawaii Annexed Protectorate of theUnited States after its monarchy was overthrown 1899 Naval Base Colonialism Agriculture Sphere of Influence
- 5. Jane Addams Hull House Archetypefor modern welfare center Helped assimilate immigrants
- 6. Roosevelt Rough Riders—San JuanHill 1898 Spanish American War President– Big Stick Diplomacy Corollary to Monroe Doctrine ◦ 1904 ◦ Panama Canal
- 7. Panama Canal Started in1904 Had public support because of the long sea-faring journey around South America Ended 1914 48 miles long
- 8. Initiative, Referendum, Recall Initiative:Voters campaign to get something on the ballot Referendum: Voters democratically vote for a law Recall: Voters vote to remove someone from office This is all shows the expansion of citizens’ direct participation in the democratic process In the Early 1900s the Progressive Era reformers sought to increase public participation in the government by supporting the direct election of US senators
- 9. Political Machines– Robber Barons+ Government Manipulate voter turnout Advocated the use of poll taxes Corruption Nepotism Spoils system During the Gilded Age there was notable increased support for— the growth of big business The Bosses of urban political machines often accepted bribes in return for favors
- 10. Upton Sinclair: TheJungle Meat Packing Industry Expose Muckraker 1910 Government regulations began to require the inspection of foods after this novel gained influence During the Progressive Era, public demands for direct consumer protection resulted in the Pure Food and Drug Act
- 11. Spanish American War 1898 Vacuum exacerbatedby Cuban independence US Monroe Doctrine USS Maine Sinks in Havana—Major Turning Point in the War and Americans enter the war happens in 1898 The Acquisition of new territories allowed for the expansion of US commercial trade
- 12. W.E.B. DuBois African American NiagaraMovement Muckraker Helped Found the NAACP ◦ The NAACP was organized to help secure the full legal equality for minority citizens
- 13. 19th Amendment– Progressive EraAmendment Women's Suffrage Women get right to vote It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government This was the achieved goal that was set during a women’s conference in Seneca Falls in 1848.
- 14. Progressive Amendments 16th –Income Tax 17th – Direct Election of Senators 18th – Prohibition of Alcohol 19th– Women’s Suffrage
- 15. Dawes Act 1887 President brokeup land of Native Americans and allotted it for sale Attempted to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American culture
- 16. Ida B. Wells Muckraker AfricanAmerican Journalist Anti-Lynching Advocate
- 17. Problems with Urbanization Muckrakers—against the unintendedside-effects of the Gilded Age and Second Industrial Revolution The Octopus (Frank Norris), How the Other Half Lives (Jacob Riis) and Jungle (Upton Sinclair) Showed the problems of rapid industrialization and how this affected both social urban issues and economic disparity issues