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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
This is a temperance union that still exists today. -
Interstate Commerce Act
This bill attempted to regulate the railroad industry but was not really enforced until the progressive era. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
This was a landmark bill since it was designed destroy monopolies. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association was founded
This group focused on getting women the right to vote which would be granted in the 19th amendment -
How the Other Half Lives is published
This exposed the conditions of the tenement houses. -
Southern Horrors is published.
Ida B Wells wrote this to speak out against lynching African Americans. -
Anti-Saloon League forms
This group was the leading temperance lobbyist in the united states. -
The School and Society: Being Three Lectures
This book was written by John Dewey. He is considered the the father of pragmatism -
Square Deal policy
This was Roosevelt's policy. It was based on consumer protection, control of large corporations, and conserving natural resources. -
Anthracite Coal Strike
Theodore Roosevelt handled it directly by mediating a compromise. It was the first time in history a president took a non-violent action to resolve a strike. -
The History of The Standard Oil Company is published
Ida Tarbell unveiled brought Standard Oil down with this book by exposing their unfair practices. -
Elkins Act
This amended the Interstate Commerce Act and gave the Interstate Commerce Commission power. -
Department of Commerce and Labor is formed
The goal of this was to control corporations. -
The Shame of the Cities is published.
Author Lincoln Steffens showed America the political corruption in the municipal government. -
Northern Securities Antitrust
It was a supreme court case. The supreme court ruled against Northern Securities which resulted in the trust being broken up. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This act reformed food and drug industries by promoting consumer protection. -
The Jungle is published
The Jungle unveiled the shady things that ended up in the meat of a meat factory. -
Meat Inspection Act
This law was made to protect the consumers and rein in the big businesses from using adulterated food items. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The fire inspired many regulations for the safety of the workers. -
Progressive Party forms
Formed by Theodore Roosevelt to combat Taft. -
17th Amendment
This was about the direct election of senators. -
Underwood Tariff
It lowered the tariff and raised the income tax. -
Federal Reserve Act
Created the Federal Reserve system. This was apart of Wilson's campaign promise of regulating the banks. -
Clayton Antitrust act
It strengthened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and exempted unions from being tried as a monopoly. -
Federal Trade Commission
The agency was formed to protect consumers and to promote a free and open market. -
La Follette Seaman's Act of 1915
One of Robert La Follette's most famous legislators. -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Very first child labor bill passed in the U.S. -
18th Amendment
This amendment banned the consumption of alcohol. -
Eugene V. Debs is arrested
He was arrested for speaking out against wars. -
19th amendment
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. -
Margret Sanger gives a speech called "The Morality of Birth Contol"
Margret Sanger popularized the term birth control and was a birth control activist.
