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Process in which produced steel in large quantities, allowing for the construction of cities, factories, and railroads
What is Bessemer Process
A‘muckraker’ who wrote The Jungle and his book helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act
Who was Upton Sinclair
Conservation(The preservation of wilderness areas), control of corporations, and consumer protection
What are the Three Cs of the Square Deal
The main objective of women’s rights organizations was to gain suffrage (the right to vote) for women
What is the 19th amendment
Many Progressive leaders and groups urged Congress to pass a law to help rid society from the harm of alcohol
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Who bought out smaller companies and created monopolies
Who is Big Business Owner
Helped pass the Child Labor Act, which was intended to prevent children from working dangerous jobs in factories
What are reformers
Sinclair book led to establishment and laws of FDA (Food & Drug Admin)
What is government regulations that required food inspection and what is consumer safety
Leader of women’s suffrage
Who was Susan B. Anthony
Prohibited the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol
What is the 18th Amendment
What did the rich influence because of their large sums of money
What is political decision
Progressives advocated for citizens to play a more direct role in democracy by:
Allowed voters to propose a law to place on the ballot
Allowed voters to approve or reject a law
Allowed voters to remove a corrupt government official
What is initiative
What is Referendum
What is Recall
Conserve scenery & nature, historic objects & wildlife
What is National Parks
Women came together and wrote a Declaration Rights.
Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
Prohibition was difficult to enforce, so it overturned the 18th Amendment
What is the 21st amendment
Laws were passed to help the wealthy businessmen instead of the everyday worker due to
what is government corruption,
Setup settlement houses to help immigrants assimilate(become a part of America's society)
Who was Jane Addams
Instrumental in the 16th amendment income tax(withholds a percentage of income from citizens)
17th Amendments direct election of Senators, no longer appointed but, had to be voted in
Took down Standard Oil
Who was William Howard Taft (Republican)
Women during this time fought for suffrage (vote), temperance (no alcohol; prohibition), child labor, safe food.
What is Women’s Campaign
Term used to describe Roosevelt’s attempt to reform big business by breaking up trusts.
What is Trustbuster
Unions were created to improve working conditions
What is true
An investigative journalist who fought for African American equality
Helped found the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Helped to train African Americans for jobs
Who was Ida B. Wells
Who was W.E.B Dubois
Who was Booker T. Washington
Passed the 1914 Clayton Antitrust Act which broke up monopolies(trying to dominate an industry)
He allowed labor unions to exist
Implemented the Federal Reserve Act a central banking system of print money; control the amount of $$ in circulation.
Who was Woodrow Wilson (Democrat)
Campaign against Child Labor (laws preventing use of
children in workplace) Ruining children’s health, prevented development of children & against no education for children
Who was Florence Kelley
US federal law that aims to prevent monopolies and other practices that could unfairly restrict competition and harm consumers, ensuring a level playing field for businesses
What is the Sherman Anti-trust Act