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Dewey is known for his reforms of education and pragmatism.
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This union was a large stride for women and sought to prohibit alcohol consumption.
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Jacob Riis exposed the horrid living conditions in the slums of New York.
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This act did its best to prevent businesses from monopolizing.
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The NAWSA was the result of two different woman's suffrage groups combining for a mutual purpose.
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The Anti-Saloon League lobbied for prohibition in the early 19th century.
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In 1902 the government under Roosevelt filed a case against the company, won, and dismantled the the company forcing its members to disband and govern their business seperately.
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Roosevelt implemented a policy of fairness in the market in yet another attempt to protect the consumer and the country.
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Coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike for a myriad of reasons, one of which was to have their union recognized.
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The Elkins act reformed the Insterstate Commerce Act and imposed serious fines on railroads that offered rebates.
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The Department of Commerce and Labor was a failed attempt of the cabinet to control big business
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Tarbell was an influential muchraker, publishing a magazine of the sleezy deals of Rockefeller In the early 1900's.
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Lincoln Steffens exposed the malpractice of politicians and governing bodies as awhole.
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This act sought to ensure sanitary conditions and honest labeling in the meat packing industry.
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Upton Sinclair's novel exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry and the need for reform.
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This act called for thruthfully labled, "safe" medicine, food, or alcohol.
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Wells, a civil rights activist, helps found the NAACP.
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In 1910 she began popularizing and fighting for brith control and likewise women's rights.
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A preventable fire in Manhattan killed several workers, and led to attention drawn to sweatshop conditions.
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In 1912 La Follette ran against Taft but lost votes to Roosevelt, whom he condemned, and sealed his losing fate.
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He opposed Wilson s the socialist party candidate and is the only man ever to have run for office from prison.
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This progressive party was formed when Teddy Roosevelt ran against Taft and split the Republican vote.
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The Federal Reserve Act etsablished the federal reserve which served as the central banking system of the united states.
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Senators were now directly elected.
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Under Wilson, in order to aid business, the tariff on imported goods was lowered.
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The Federal Trade Commission was created to help protect consumers.
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This Act was a reiteration of the Sherman Antitrust act.
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This act was a brief attempt at getting rid of child labor in the workforce by preventing the sale of goods in which children under 14 were part of production.
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The 18th Ammendment was the ban of all manufacturing or sale of alcohol.
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This ammendment gaurunteed all U.S. citizens the right to vote, including women.
