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Pendletien System
is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives. is the process of promoting and hiring governments employees based another ability to preform a job -
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Interstate Commerce act
To regulate the railroad industry and make railroad rates reasonable. powers where to regulate commerce with foreign nations among several states. -
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The Progressive Era
the progressive era was a time of social and political reforms, and during which corruption and social inequalities were exposed, and many changes were made to american society. -
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Sherman Anti-Trust act
was to stop monopolies engaging in unfair practices standard oil J.D Rockefeller that prevented fair competition. The act marked a significant change in the attitude of congress toward the abuses of big business. Passes in 1890 The Sherman Anti-Trust was the first major legislation passed to address oppressive monopolist. -
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Peoples Party
Populist were convinced that rich industrialist and bankers had a strangle hold on government, like gragners before them. Populist wanted government to have a large roll ending oppression, injustice,and poverty. -
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red record
Informing northerners that lynching in the U.S was occurring down in south. Africa Americans moved to New York. Wells anti-lynching campaign. -
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Plessy V. Ferguson
African Americans train passenger Homer Plessy to sit in a Jim crown car,breaking a Louisiana. The case allowed racial segregation as long as facilities were separate but equal this president was overturned in the 1954 Brown W. board of education case. -
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Discovery of gold in the Klondike
100,000 prospects left for the Klondike but only 40,000 people reached the region. The trip was long, cold, and difficult conditions were harsh, and starvation, malnutrition, and exposure to cold were serious problems. Many gave up and several died. -
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Muckracker Journalism
Muckracker was the name given to U.S journalist and other writers who exposed corruption in politics and business in the early 20th century. This aroused public opinion and helped spur Progressive-Era reforms. -
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Time Span January
muckraker - one who inquires into and publishes into and publishes s candle and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders. -
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Pure food & Drug act
reporters started to expose harmful ingredients in cretin foods and medicines , such as coca-cola originally having cocaine in it.
-The government then began enforcing the product & distribution of consumer products by funding the drug and food admin (FDA)
-Products were later required to label required to label the harmful ingredients and would later on remove them. -
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"Harsh Working Conditions"
-Industrial working conditions in the late 19th century were often extremely hazardous, thousands of workers were injured of killed each year. Children were often used to clean or fix machiens because they were small to fit between them, they were working 10-14 hr days and avaraged from $3 to $12 weekly. there healt conditions were harsh if they messed up or cut their hand off they were fired