-
Robert La Follette
Progressive governor attacked machine politics -
Women's Christian Temperance Union
First Organization that was for social reform. It was Christian and supported the 18th amendment. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Made it so that the monopolized railroad industry had to make things fair. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Made it so there had to be competition. No monopolies. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association
It was working towards women getting the right to vote. -
How the Other Half Lives
A book by Jacob Riis about the living conditions of the living conditions of the slums of New York -
Anti-Saloon League
A league that fought for the prohibition. -
Ida B Wells
African American Journalist feminist who pushed protest against white owned establishments -
Anthracite coal strike
It was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America. They wanted higher wages and shorter workdays -
Northern Securities Antitrust
dissolved the railroad monopolies -
Elkins Act
imposed large railroad fines -
Department of Commerce and Labor
a cabinate department that was concerned about big business. -
Lincoln Steffens
Author of The Shame of the Cities. Investigated local governments -
Eugene V. Debs
Founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World -
Pure food and drug act
Stopped harmful or poisonous products from being distributed. -
meat inspection act
Made sure that all meat that was sold is appropriately labeled and is sanitary. -
The Jungle
A book written by Upton Sinclair that exposed the unsanitary environment of the meat industry and the unfairly advantageous industry of employing immigrants -
Square Deal Policy
Theodore Roosevelt's policy to protect the consumer, control large corporations, and conserve natural resources. -
Ida Tarbell
An American teacher who is said to have pioneered investigative journalism. She was part of the "Muckracker's" -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
One of the most deadly industrial fires ever recorded -
17th Amendment
made it so senators are voted into office by the people. -
Progressive (Bull Moose) Party
Third party established by Theodore Roosevelt. -
Underwood tariff
reimposed federal income tax -
Federal Reserve Act
Established the Federal Reserve System -
Clayton Antitrust Act
it further attempted to limit the trusts and make it more competative -
Federal Trade Commission
Was against trusts and helped to encourage a competitive marketplace -
John Dewey
founded progressive education -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
An attempt to stop child labor by prohibiting the sales from businesses that employed children under 14 -
19th amendment
Made it so any gender can vote, not just men. -
18th amendment
established a prohibition on all alcohol. -
Margaret Sanger
Birth control activist and Sex Educator
