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What was the primary cause of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
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Who is known as the muckraker who wrote 'How the Other Half Lives'?
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What was the primary cause of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
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Who is known as the muckraker who wrote 'How the Other Half Lives'?
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Who wrote the book 'The Shame of the Cities' and exposed political corruption in American cities?
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Which muckraker wrote the book 'The History of the Standard Oil Company'?
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Who was the muckraker known for his work on food safety and the creation of the FDA?
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What was the purpose of Prohibition in the United States?
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Eugene Debs was a prominent figure in which political movement?
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What is the purpose of a direct primary?
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What is an initiative?
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What was one of the goals of the Progressive Era?
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Which legislation did Teddy Roosevelt use to regulate trusts?
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Which trust did Teddy Roosevelt famously take on and dissolve during his presidency?
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What was the main cause of the 1902 coal strike?
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What was the purpose of the Hepburn Act?
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Samuel Hopkins Adams is widely known for his book 'The Great American Fraud', which exposed fraudulent practices in which industry?
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Which government agency was created as a result of the Meat Inspection Act?
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What was the main goal of the Meat Inspection Act?
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What was one of Teddy Roosevelt's major contributions to conservation in the United States?
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Which land conservation act was established by Teddy Roosevelt during his presidency?
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What is the Mann-Elkins Act?
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What was one of the main criticisms of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff?
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Who was the American railroad tycoon involved in the creation of the Northern Securities company?
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Which party did Theodore Roosevelt represent in the election of 1912?
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Who was the Socialist Party candidate in the election of 1912?
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Which amendment to the US Constitution granted women the right to vote?
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Which amendment to the US Constitution granted the right to direct election of senators?
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Which amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages?
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Which amendment to the United States Constitution granted the federal government the power to impose and collect income taxes?
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Which act passed during Woodrow Wilson's presidency aimed to strengthen and expand the earlier antitrust legislation?
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Which piece of legislation, passed during Woodrow Wilson's presidency, authorized the federal government to regulate and oversee the railroad industry?
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What is the purpose of the Federal Reserve Act?
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What was the main purpose of the Federal Farm Loan Act?
