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38 Cards in this Set
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Northern Securities Company
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A huge holding company that controlled many of the nation's largest railroads.
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Hepburn Act
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Strengthened the ICC: increasing membership, allowed it to fix railroad rates, and gave it control over other industries.
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The Jungle
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A book written by Upton Sinclair which exposed the horrible conditions of Chicago's meatpacking plants.
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Payne-Aldrich Act
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Increased the tariff showing the deep divisions within the Republican Party.
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"Bully Pulpit"
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Theodore Roosevelt saw the Presidency in this way. It was the Presidents duty to actively do what he could for the people.
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Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy
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Taft's chief forester, Pinchot went behind the scenes to attack the secretary of the interior, Ballinger. Taft fired Pinchot but lost support in the process.
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Social Justice Movement
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Groups of people were looking for the government to pass laws to cure social ills.
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"Bull Moose"
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The name given to Roosevelt's Progressive Party.
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New Freedom
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Woodrow Wilson's plans for making the United States a better place.
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The New Nationalism
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A reform of government sought by Theodore Roosevelt to change the nation.
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American Medical Association
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The first professional medical university.
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The Jungle/Upton Sinclair
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The muckraker Upton Sinclair accidentily exposed the meatpacking industry and caused a cry for reform.
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How the Other Half Lives/Jacob Riis
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A book written by Jacob Riis explained how the poorer half side of society lived.
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WCTU
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The Women's Christian Temperance Union launched a massive campaign which led to the prohibition of alcohol.
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Anti-Saloon League
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Worked together with the WCTU and got the 18th amendment passed, prohibiting alcohol.
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"Brandeis Brief"
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Brandeis argued that women were independent and were the equals of men.
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Muller v. Oregon
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The Supreme Court made it clear that women were independent.
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Pragmatism
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The way of doing things that were practical in a world that didn't always make sense.
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Oswald Garrison Villard
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One of the leaders of the NAACP. Wanted the establishment of a National Race Commission to study issues of race.
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Underwood Tariff
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Lowered Tariff rates by 15%. Showed that a united Democratic Party could push through its agenda.
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Meat Inspection Act
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Set rules for sanitary meatpacking and government inspection of meat products.
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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Required manufacturers to list certain ingredients on the label.
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FDA
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Organization that was created to ensure the safety of both the food and drugs throughout the nation.
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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Outlawed directorates and prohibited unfair trading practices.
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Mann-Elkins Act
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Prohibited the interstate transportation of women for immoral purposes.
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"Wisconsin Idea"
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A reform program put together by La Follette for the state of Wisconsin. Caused the state to be called the "laboratory of democracy".
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Tom Johnson
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Mayor of Cleveland who introduced many major reforms. Gave Cleveland the reputation of being the nation's best governed city.
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Joe Cannon
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The Speaker of the House. A Republican who was against reform he was soon pitted against the Progressive elements of the party.
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Federal Trade Commission
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Created to oversee business methods, gather reports and investigate complaints.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Was established to set the rates of railroads.
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Keating-Owens Act
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The first federal child labor law prohibiting the shipment of products manufactured by children under the age of 14.
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1910 midterm elections
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Republicans lost the majority in both houses halfway through Taft's term.
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1912 Presidential Election
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Woodrow Wilson became the first Democratic President in nearly 40 years, ending Republican dominance once and for all.
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1902 Coal Strike
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140,000 miners walked off the job. Roosevelt had to threaten government intervention to get management to negotiate. Laissez Faire was over.
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John Dewey
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The biggest educator of the time. Applied the ideas of pragmatism to educational reform.
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Robert LaFollette-"Wisconsin Idea"
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Introduced large reforms to virtually all aspects of society, much to the delight of Progressives.
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Thorstein Veblen
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Social critic who saw economic laws as a mask for human greed. Analyzed the upper class and the way they lived.
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Dr. Alice Hamilton
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Devoted her life to medicine going to medical school. She was appointed to the Commission of Occupational Diseases. Caused the passing of laws compensating workers for diseases caused at the work place.
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