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congress passed this act to prevent monopolies and trusts in big businesses, this was one of the first laws to deal with monopolies and trusts.
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the muckraker who exposed the meat packing industry for its horrible and poor working conditions with its grueling work hours.
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a nonprofit organization that is founded around the idea of protecting the wilderness and of natural resources.
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a union strike created by the people who worked for iron and steel companies, this strike lead to a fight between Pinkerton's and the union after the fight all non union people kept their jobs.
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the american sugar refinery creating a 98% monopoly, in tow the U.S government sued them saying it violated the Sherman anti-trust act
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due to Carrie Chapman Catt becoming president she was able to get women the right to vote in 1920.
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he was a strong supporter of the conservation movement so he took steps to preserve land and make national parks, also took step to make its so businesses could not cheat people or use people like tools before.
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coal workers started a strike demanding higher wages and 8 hour workday, this coal was used to heat homes to the president personally their to resolve this issue.
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this was the beginning of changes in government corruption causing voters to be able to recall elected officials
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this led to the creation of a book that showed how oil companies would put down any rivals that tried to rise up as a business
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this was turned into a book but talked about the unsanitary ways the meat packing business would get food into the grinder or how nasty the meat really was
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this changed 650 tariff schedules but congress did not feel like this was aggressive enough
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was passed to strengthen interstate commerce act
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fire broke out at the triangle shirt waist factory and due to this led to the death of 146 garment workers.
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the government sued the american tobacco company for violating the Sherman antitrust act
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Woodrow Wilson is elected as america's 28th president
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these amendments got ratified the 16th created income tax and the 17th created the power to elect senators in direct elections.
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this created 12 federal reserve banks around the country observed by the federal reserve board
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this act prohibits exclusive sales contracts and local price cutting
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she was a early suffrage leader in the early 20th century, she formed the national women's party in 1916
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this banned the sale and anything else that has to do with alcohol.
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this gave women the right to vote leading to a major change overall for women rights now taking leaps and strides due to this