Progressive Era Reforms

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People who shared terrible real life stories of suffering to draw attention to the problems they saw and to bring change.

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Muckraker

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What are groups of workers who joined together to fight for better working conditions?

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Labor union

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____________ are changes for the better.

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reforms

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The complete control of an industry by one person or company.

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Monopoly

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A community center established to help immigrants get familiarized with American culture.

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Settlement house

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A law passed in 1890 that prohibited businesses to become monopolies and therefore encourage competition.

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Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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Suffrage

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the right to vote

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Which of the following does NOT describe early factory conditions? Options: unsafe conditions, low pay, safe conditions, high pay

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high pay

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Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

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because of the negative impact of industrialization

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What do we call it when people walk out of their job and refuse to work?

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Strike