Progressive Era Peeps
journalists that investigated social conditions and exposed government corruption
muckrakers
How did the Meat Inspection Act and The Pure Food and Drug Act impact society
set standards for meat packing and ensured quality meat was the only thing being sold
How did the launch of Sputnik affect the USA
USA expands math and science education
space race
Soviets established these nations by forming communist governments in the region
satellite
vocab word for peaceful existence/easing tensions between USA and USSR
detente
This person published "How the Other Half Lives" which revealed the awful living conditions in cities
Theodore Roosevelt was known as a trust buster. This means
good trusts should be subject to regulation by federal government
only harmful trusts should be broken up
Feat that if one country falls to communism they all will
Domino Theory
This was created to give economic aid to European colonies to rebuild and resist communism
Marshall Plan
Congress is given more power over the president in times of war; this is a strong legislative check over the executive branch
War Powers Act 1973
This person wrote "The Jungle" which exposed the unsanitary conditions in the nation's meat packing industry
Upton Sinclair
This oversees business operations that cross state lines
Interstate Commerce Comission
What was the Truman Doctrine?
it gave money to Greece and turkey to stop the spread of communism
This court case stated that states can't regulate interstate railroad rates
Wabash v Illinois
This person write the "History of the Standard Oil Company" which outlined how Rockefeller anmassed his great wealth
Ida Tarbell
This prohibits practices that threaten competition and price fixing tactics
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Define McCarthyism
the term used to describe the "witch hunt" for communists within the USA
senator Joseph McCarthy held hearings to identify communists working in the federal gov
This occurred when USSR built nuclear bases near USA and pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war
it was stopped with the First Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Cuban Missile Crisis
What did the 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments do?
17- direct election of senators
18- bans alcohol
19 women voting rights
This person created the Hull House where they provided education and services to the poor
Jane Addams
How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire change working conditions?
Department of Labor created
safety rules and regulations
child labor laws put into place
What was the result of the Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution expanded the power of the Presidency
US actively fighting in war even though we did not declare war
Vietnam War: a massive attack by north Vietnamese against us troops which turned many Americans against the war
Tet Offensive
How were Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois different?
Washington-support economically through education
DuBois-attempts to immediately gain rights *founded NAACP