Vocabulary
A gap or deficiency in a law that enables individuals and organizations to evade the law’s stated purpose.
Loophole
Ida Tarbell's published work?
"The Rise of the Standard Oil Company"
What did Teddy Roosevelt do about trusts during his presidency?
Roosevelt had a trustbusting campaign for bad trusts. Using the Sherman Antitrust Act, Roosevelt's administration filed lawsuits to dissolve such trusts.
Describe the Interstate Commerce Act.
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was a federal law that regulated the railroad industry and established the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).
Moving toward new ideas, policies, or opportunities.
Progressive
Upton Sinclair exposed what ?
The terrible conditions of Chicago's meatpacking plants.
Describe Teddy Roosevelt’s conservation efforts during his presidency
The Antiquities Act of 1906 empowered the government to designate and protect areas of archaeological and cultural importance. Roosevelt established over two hundred million acres of national forest, dozen of wildlife sanctuaries, and five national parks.
Describe the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was intended to increase economic competition by making monopolies illegal.
A person who supports an economic system in which major industries are owned by the government rather than by private businesses.
Socialist
Jacob Riis' published works?
"How the Other Half Lives" and photographs
What did John Spargo and Lewis Hine do to try to end child labor?
John Spargo and Lewis Hine both exposed the harsh realities of child labor through investigative journalism and photography.
Describe the 17th Amendment.
The Seventeenth Amendment established direct, rather than indirect, elections for U.S. senators. This means that, instead of state legislators being the ones who chose senators, the general public does.
A process in which the courts decide a disagreement or enforce a right.
Lawsuit
Ida Tarbell exposed what ?
Ruthless business tactics of Standard Oil.
Describe the Keating Owen Act.
The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act in 1916 made it illegal for factories, shops. and mines to sell products made by children under a certain age or by children under sixteen who worked more than eight hours a day or at night.
Why is the term Gilded Age perfect for the time period from the 1870s to the 1890s?
The term Gilded Age is perfect for the time period from the 1870s to the 1890s because few Americans lived bright lives of riches and pleasures. While the minority of Americans were living lavish lives and could afford . "Gilded" means covering something ordinary with a very thin layer of gold.
A written account that reveals the often scandalous findings of an investigation.
Expose
Upton Sinclair's published work ?
"The Jungle"
What was Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt's nickname ?
"Trustbuster"
Who was Eugene V. Debs ?
A leading American socialist in the Progressive Era.