Progressive Era Storyboard
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- Progressive Labor issues 1902- Anthracite Coal strike. TR invited both parties to meet and the minors ended up winning a redcution in hours and a wage increase
- Wilson appointed a supreme court for labor issues, supported crop failure for farmers, supported workers comp, child labor law, and 8 hr work day for railroads
- Government reformsAllowed City and States to allow citizens to legislation and legislatures were required to vote. Allowed proposed legislation to submitted voters for approval on ballot. Recall a special election to remove elected offical
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- Immigration and UrbanizationIn 1915-1920, millions of African Americans go north, by 1940 1 million. They had better opportunity but treatment was still the same. Mexicans crossed the border and were welcomed laborers not citizens.
- Wilsons reformed lowered the tariff, moderate federal income tax, the federal reserve act of 1913,Clayton Act, and Federal Trade commission
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- Women's suffrageThe hulls house helped the Womens trade Union League. Progressive for White men only- Women had a mass march demanding women suffrage coincided with Wilsons inauguration, 25,000 women served in WWl. They mainly worked in the factory, Alice Paul was a pioneer in the women's suffrage movement and helped with the 19th admendment
- Muckrakers/CrusadersThe jungle is an example of Muckrakers. They exposed the meat packing industry
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