Muckraker chart
Writer of the Jungle
Upton Sinclair
18
illegal to make , sell or drink alcohol
Sherman anti trust act
ensures competition by making it illegal to have a trust
what countries did American get from Spain at the end of the Spanish American war ?
Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico
FDIC
the FDIC guaranteed personal bank deposits up to $5,000
Anti-lynching, race relations, women's rights
Ida B Wells
16
congress can tax income
food administration
mange use of their coil and oil
pay-light only work hours
shorter hours/days for non-war producing factories
Why America Invaded Cuba, launching the Spanish-American war ?
sinking of USS Maine- 266 Americans killed
SEC
regulate the chaotic stock and bond markets
child labor - dangerous , exploltation
Lewis Hines
19
women can vote
Wilson's 14 points
International organization of nations to guarantee world peace
Lunching the Spanish-American War
Sympathy for Cubans during rebellion
PWA
granting $3.3 billion for new government buildings
political corruption
Thomas nast
17
senators must be elected directly by the people
imperialism
a policy of extending rule over foreign countries
Launching the Spanish-American War
Trade opportunities- Protecting US business in Cuba
NRA
to generate more purchasing power for consumers by providing jobs
photographer of the worlds worst slums
Jacob riis
Ida Tarbell
fixing scheme connected by the Pennsylvania rr
isolationism
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
what was the Spanish
the Spanish was spanish
AAA
raise prices for crops