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Jane Addams of Hull House
Jane Addams created a house for immigrant workers that were not able to afford any other way of life.
President: Benjamin Harrison -
Jacob Riis
Based his pictures mainly on children. One was a picture of a child sleeping and another of two homeless children. President: Roosevelt -
Muckraking
Group of journalist that wanted to aware the people of their surroundings that were unknown. President: Roosevelt -
Sherman Antitrust Act
A fine and jail time for any man who was tried to monopilize any company. President: Harrison -
United States VS. E.C. Knight Company
E.C. Company was monopilied by the United States President: Cleveland -
Robert LaFollette
Against idea of war and aslo served on the House of Representitives President: Mckinley -
Lincoln Steffens
Journalist (not affiliated with Muckraking) who wrote about St. Louis and recruited Ida Tarbell as a staff writer. President: Roosevelt -
Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902
Workers went on strike due to lack of fair pay and treatment. President: Roosevelt -
Carrie A Nation
Took part in the Alcohol Prohobitionist Movement President: Roosevelt -
Northern Securities Company VS. United States
Supreme Court decided to deny most cases coming from northern securities due to lack of adequate work and monopolies. President: Roosevelt -
Ida Tarbell
American teacher, author and Journalist who Wrote The History of the Standar Oil Company and eventually asked Woodrow Wilson to join in. President: Roosevelt -
Upton Sinclair
Lead the Intercollegiate Socialist Society and author of over 90 books. President: Roosevelt -
Payne Aldrich Tariff of 1909
Lowered 650 traiff items, raised 220 and left 1,150 alone. President: Roosevelt -
Mann Elkins Act
Interstate Comerce Community added telephones and telegraphs. This act basically had to prove why they needed it. President: Taft -
Triangle Shirt Waist Factory
Fire at a factory where 146 people died. Mainly women. President: Taft -
United States VS. American Tobacco Company
Tobacco Companies tried to monopolize resulting in a battle with the Supreme Court which did nothing. President: Taft -
Election of 1912
Election with Taft, Wilson and Roosevelt. Wilson took the victory
with 435 electoral votes. President: Wilson -
Progressive Bull Moose Party
Rooselvelt formed a group that only focused on the peoples issues President: Wilson -
Federal Reserve Act of 1913
Formed economic stability President: Wilson -
16th Amendment
Permission to freely write a tax President: WIlson -
17th Amendment
Two senators per state President: Wilson -
18th Amendment
No consumption of liquor, beer and wine. President: Harding -
19th Amendment
Everybody has the right to vote President: Harding
