VUS.8d-3

The student will demonstrate knowledge of how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the
early twentieth century by
d) identifying the impact of the Progressive Movement, including child labor and antitrust laws, the use of labor unions,
and the success of the women’s suffrage movement.
In local government
commission and council manager
were new forms to meet increasing
urbanization
In state government
Women's suffrage
19th Amendment to the Constitution
Encouraged women to enter the
labor force during World War I
Strong leaders ( Susan B. Anthony)
Was a forerunner of modern protest
movement
Progressive
accomplishments
Referendum
Initiative
Recall
In Elections
Primary elections
17th Amendment - direct election of
U.S. Senators
Secret ballot
VUS.8d
In child labor
Muckraking literature describing
abuses of child labor
Child labor laws
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