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38 Cards in this Set
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Northern Securities Comany
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controlled the massive rail networs of the Northern Pacific, Great Nothern, and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads.
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Hepburn Act
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strengthened the rate-making power of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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The Jungle
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a book written by Upton Sinclair.
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Payne Aldrich Act
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called for higher rates than the original House bill.
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"Bully Pulpit"
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a forum of ideas and leadership for the nation.
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Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy
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obscured Taft's important contributions to conservation.
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Social Justice Movement
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focused national attention on the need for tenement house laws, more stringent child labor legislation, and better working conditions for women.
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"Bull Moose"
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Progressive party that named Roosevelt for president at its convention.
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New Freedom
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Wilson's program that emphasized business competition and small government.
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New Nationalism
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demanded a national approach to the country's affairs and a strong president to deal with them.
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American Medical Association
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a modern national professional society.
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The Jungle/Upton Sinclair
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brought to public attention the scandals of the meatpacking industry knowingly selling diseased meat and the filthy, disease-ridden, dangerous conditions in which the workers toiled for their subsistence wages.
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How the Other Half Lives/Jacob Riis
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written about tenement houses.
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WCTU
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pressed to abolish alcohol and the places where it was consumed.
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Anti-Saloon League
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a group that joined the WCTU.
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"Brandeis Brief"
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Evidence that Brandeis had gathered for the Muller v. Oregon case.
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Muller v. Oregon
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Case in which women fought for the 10 hour day.
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Pragmatism
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a new doctrine that emerged in the ferment of ideas.
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Oswald Garrison Villard
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a leader of the NAACP.
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Underwood Tariff
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lowered tariff rates about 15% and removed duties from sugar, wool, and several other consumer goods.
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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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it represented a pioneering effort to ban the manufacture and sale of adulterated, misbranded, or unsanitary food or drugs.
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FDA
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Federal Distribution Association
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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completed Wilson's initial legislative program.
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Mann-Elkins Act
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gave the ICC power to set rates, stiffened long and short haul regulations and placed telephone and telegraph companies under ICC.
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"Wisconsin Idea"
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one of the most important reform programs in the history of state government.
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Tom Johnson
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demonstrated an innovative approach to city government.
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Joe Cannon
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Republican speaker of the House.
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Federal Trade Commission
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composed of 5 members who could demad special and annual reports, investigate complaints, and order corporate compliance, subject to court review.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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investigated and oversaw railroad activities.
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Keating-Owens Act
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first federal child labor law.
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1910 Midterm Elections
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were a major setback for Taft and Republicans.
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1912 Presidential Elections
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Democrat Wilson won and Democrats also won outright control of both houses.
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1902 Coal Strike
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Mine workers demanded wage increases, 8 hour work days, and the company recognition of the union. When the companies refused miners walked off the job and mines were closed.
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John Dewey
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the most influential educator of the Progressive Era.
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Robert LaFollette
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most famous reform governor, put together the "Wisconsin Idea".
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Thorstein Veblen
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Social critic.
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Dr. Alice Hamilton
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devoted her life to helping the less fortunate.
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