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Manifest Destiny
Belief that the US is better than other countries/peoples
Why did we want to expand in terms of economics?
needed new economic markets
Signifigance of war in Phillipines?
Denied Filopinos their freedom after granting just that to the Cubans
What happened in Galveston?
new, uncorrupt government set up in Galveston after a hurricane
direct primary
people were allowed to select who the candidates will be
initiative
allowed citizens to introduce a bill to the legislature
referendum
established a procedure by which voters cast ballots for/against proposed laws
recall
gave citizens the chance to remove officials from office
Carrie Chapman Catt
Women's Suffrage Leader
Campained for 19th amendment
President of National American Women Sufferage Association (NAWSA)
Founder of League of Women Voters (LWV)
Margaret Sanger
Informed women about birth control
Arrested several times because of violation of Comstock Act
Frances Willard
Restricting Alcohol
Led WCTUC to stop alcohol abuse
Slogan
: Do everything
Who was La Follette?
progressive govener of Wisconson
What is the importance of Muller vs Oregon?
courts began to consider the influence of laws on normal people's lives
Jane Addams
wanted to help poor
opened Hull House
Lester Ward
wrote book about scociology
Ida Tarbell
famous muckraker
exposed problems of Standard Oil Company
Florence Kelly
advocate against child labor
opened settlement houses
Ida B Wells
Advocate against lynching
wrote articles, made speeches and investigations
Political machine
sophisticated organization to win votes
Example of a political machine?
Tammany Hall in NYC
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American Experience:Inmperialism and progressives
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high school history class
Updated
2010-10-20T01:29:11Z
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