American Experience:Inmperialism and progressives

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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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