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workers striking for 3 days to obtain higher wages and shorter work hours I think that this event trails under creating economic reform because... -
Coal strike of 1902
A strike by the United Mine workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays and the recognition of their union. The strike threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply to major american cities. This would fall under the goal social welfare. -
Newlands Reclamation Act
Authorized the federal government to commission water diversion, retention and transmission projects in arid lands particularly in the war fest. This falls under the goal creating economic reform -
Created Department of Commerce and Labor
Created Department of Commerce and Labor was a short lived cabinet department of the United States government, which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. This falls under the goal fostering efficiency. -
Northern Securities v. United States
Northern Securities v. United states was a case heard by the U.S supreme court. The court ruled 4 to 5 against the stockholders of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad companies, who had essentially formed a monopoly. This would fall under the goal creating economic reform -
United States Forest Service
An agency of the U.S department of agriculture and administers the nations 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres. This falls under the goal creating economic reform. -
Food and Drug Administration
The food and drug administration is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over the counter medications, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, ERED, cosmetics, animal foods and veterinary products. This falls under the goal promoting moral improvement. -
Meat inspection Act
The federal Meat Inspection Act is an American law that makes it a crime to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. This falls under the goal protecting social welfare. -
Bureau of Mines
The primary United States government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources. This falls under the goal creating economic reform -
Children's Bureau
A federal agency organized under the United States department of health and human services. Today the bureau's operations involve improving child abuse prevention, foster care, and adoption. This would fall under the goal protecting social welfare -
System of National Parks
The collection of physical properties owned or administrated by the National park service. The collection includes all national parks and most national monuments, as well as several other types of protected areas in the United States. This falls under the goal creating economic reform.