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Progressive Era
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Coal Strike
Strike by the United Mine Workers of America. Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays and the recognition of their union -
Newlands Reclamation Act
Authorized the federal government to commission water diversion , retention and transmission projects in arid lands, mainly in the far West land. -
Department of Commerce and Labor
department of US Government , which was concerned with controlling the excess of business -
United States Forest Service
Created to asses the quality and conditions of forests in the U.S -
Food and Drug Administration
Helped protect consumers who were being given bad food and drugs. Falls under protecting social welfare because it was helping them get more money -
Meat Inspection Act
Makes sure meat and meat products are processed under sanitary conditions. Which made people not get sick. -
Bureau of Mines
United States Government agency doing scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction and conservation of mineral resources. -
Children's Bureau
Federal agency organized under U.S Departments of Health and Human services. Helps children that cant help them selves that need it -
System of National Parks
Protects 35 national parks and monuments -
Woman Suffrage
Legal right for women to vote and be treated fairly