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Lincoln Steffens
Lincoln Steffens muckraking masterpiece The Shame of the Cities exposes political corruption across America's greatest cities at the turn of the twentieth century. He attempting to ease the problems of the urban poor. -
Annexed Hawaii
America's annexation of Hawaii was manly about the U.S. territory into the Pacific and the rise of it Pacific power. The leader of the U.S were worrried that Hawaii would be part of the Europe empire. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by Spain and U.S. The United States of America pays Spain a sum of 20 million for the possession of Guam, Puerto Rico and The Philippines. -
Muckrakers Pogressive Era
Muckraking was an effective way of shedding light on the conditions and injustices created by the rapid and muckrakers were able to influence American society by publication of articles and books. -
Social Gospel Movement
Many Americans were disgusted by the poverty level and the low quality of living in the slums and the social gospel movement provided a religious rationale for action to address those concerns. -
Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal
Under Teddy Roosevelt the government became increasingly involved in regulating monopolies and public health. -
Ida Tarbell: The History of the Standard Oil Company
History of the Standard Oil Company was a book written by Ida Tarbell who was one of first great female journalists in the United States. Standard Oil Trust was formed when Rockefeller combined all his corporations in an attempt to reduce competition and control prices in the oil industry -
Gentlemen’s Agreement
The Gentlemen’s agreement between the United States and Japan was enacted In this agreement, Japan would no longer issue passports to Japanese emigrants and the United States would allow immigration for only the wives. -
Pinchot–Ballinger controversy
The Pinchot-Ballinger Controversy was a dispute between U.S. Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot and U.S. Secretary and the Ballinger acted improperly with a land deal. -
Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
Taft had promised to slash tariff rates and that's pretty much the first thing he did when he got into office. The tariff act wasn't that helpful and it only lowered rates on a few goods while others got even higher as a result of the tariff act. -
louis brandeis other people's money
louis brandeis other people's money was a book which attacked the use of investment funds to promote the consolidation of various industries under the control of a small number of corporations, -
Dollar Diplomacy
This diplomacy was basically loan to foreign countries. This kept soldiers from fighting because they were paid and it was also used by Liberia. -
16th Amendment Income Tax
The power to collect income tax was granted to Congress under the 16th amendment and to create a system that accounted for a citizen’s ability to pay. -
The 17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment changed the way that our senators are elected. Before the Amendment the state legislatures chose our senators but now we get to vote for the people we want to represent us. -
Federal Reserve System
The US Federal Reserve is responsible for setting the interest rates charged on loans through US banks.Lower interest rates in cheaper money. -
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation was the most famous and controversial movies.In the movies the Civil War divided friends and destroys families. -
Madison Grant
The Passing of the Great Race was a scientific racism book written by Madison Grant and this book put forward Grant's theory of "Nordic superiority" and argued for a strong eugenics program. -
Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points were policies designed to end World War I and provide peace in Europe. -
The influenza epidemic
The influenza epidemic killed 600,000 in the US 10 month more people than any other illness in recorded history. -
Women's suffrage
The 19th amendment, also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, guaranteed women the right to vote. -
Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger was arrested in 1916 for mailing birth-control literature and again when she opened the country's first birth-control clinic.The American Birth Control League was providing education about preventing pregnancy to women.
