The Progressive Era (____________ – _____________)
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Progressive era attempted to ______________________ caused by
___________________ and ____________________of cities.
The Gilded Age
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I.
Very ___________ are ___________and ____________ are very
___________
PROBLEMS What were the negative effects of industrialization?
1. Terrible ________________________
2. Terrible ________________________
1. Terrible Working Conditions
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____________ Labor (children were paid less)
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(about 1 dollar a day)
_________________________ (12 hours a day; 6 days
a week)
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Crowded, _______________________ factories (called
sweat shops)
2. Living Conditions
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Crowded ________________________ neighborhoods
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________________________________
3. ________________________ control
industry
4. _______________________ control
city life
3. Monopolies
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Raised and lowered ______________________ of goods at will
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_______________________ for pricing
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No other companies for jobs - could pay ______________ whatever
they wanted
4. Political Machines
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All power in the hands of the “___________”
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They __________________ every _________________ of city
____________: who can open a business, who worked in government
jobs
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_____________________ – businesses and bosses conspired to steal
money from the city
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Really rich see no ___________________ in the current system. The very__________________, on
whose backs the country is built, are ______________________ and barely scraping by.
II.
SOLUTIONS How did this change happen?
1. Muckrakers
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Muckrakers: ____________________________ who
exposed problems
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_____________________: The Jungle
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_____________________: How the Other Half Lived
2. Labor Unions
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Labor Union: An organization of______________________ that fights for
better____________________ ________________________________
Why did Labor Unions form?
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To improve ____________________ hours (less hours)
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To receive ______________________________
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For better working ______________________
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One of the most important unions was the ___________________
____________________________________________
3. Strikes
STRIKE: Workers _____________________ until they receive better ________________________ or pay.
_______________________________
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In 1892 _________________ lowered wages at his steel mill in Homestead, PA (near Pittsburgh)
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The _________________ went on strike.
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The strike turned violent and ____________________ died.
This caused many Americans to turn ___________________ because they blamed the union for the
_______________________
III.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE!
Working Conditions:
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Work day ____________________________
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___________________________________ passed
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Wages ________________________________
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_____________________________ Regulations
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_____________________________: laws that protect goods people buy, food they eat, places
they work, and their political voice
Living Conditions:
• ____________________________ – provided medical care, playgrounds, nurseries, and libraries
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Middle class women would live in “settlement houses” to help the poor.
_______________________ created the ___________________ (Chicago, IL) – Most famous
settlement house in the USA
Busting Those Trusts!
• Monopoly = ___________________________
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_____________________________ 1890 – law that limits the power of monopolies
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_____________________________ – Known as the __________________ for challenging monopolies
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1911 Standard Oil is “busted” into 5 major oil companies and several smaller ones
WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
IV.
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Suffrage – _________________________________________
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Women were not guaranteed the right to vote until 1920
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Suffragists – like ______________________________worked for women’s
suffrage
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___________________________________________ grants women the right
to vote in 1920
V.
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
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Some considered alcohol ______________________________
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Temperance groups wanted to ban _______________________________,
selling, and ____________________________ alcohol
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______________________________________ – prohibits the manufacture,
sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages
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_______________________________ = 1919-1933