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38 Cards in this Set
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Northern Securities Company
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railroad trust formed by very rich people of time.
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Hepburn Act
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gave ICC abaility to raise railroad rates to the maximum which discontinued free pass for loyal shippers.
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The Jungle
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written by upton sinclair, exposed the problems in emat packing industries, led to pure food and drug act.
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Payne Aldrich Act
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lowered tariffs on certain goos coming to the country
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“Bully Pulpit”
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set of ideas for leadership and way roosevelt was going to lead the country
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Ballinger – Pinchot Controversy
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conflict that split republican party.
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Social Justice Movement
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mostly led by women, wanted to equalize everyone in the nation.
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“Bull Moose”
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progressive party, roosevelts party
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New Freedom
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woodrow wilsons idea to create a better industry for america in all aspects
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The New Nationalism
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roosevelts progressive political policy. focused on welfare and property rights.
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American Medical Association
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largest association of physicians and med students in country, first one founded.
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The Jungle / Upton Sinclair
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exposed corruption in meat packing industry in south chicago.
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How the Other Half Lives / Jacob Riis
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talked about bad life of people who lived in tenement houses.
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WCTU
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where for prohibition strongly
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Anti-Saloon League
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teamed up with WCTU and they created a strong organization against prohibition
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“Brandeis Brief”
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was the first legal statement in United States legal history to rely not on pure legal theory, but also on analysis of true data.
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Muller v. Oregon
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justified labor delaing with discrimination and hours for women.
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Pragmatism
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people that claim ideology is true
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Oswald Garrison Villard
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journalist who linked conservation and anti-imperialism.
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Underwood Tariff
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lowered tariffs by 15% on most domestic popular goods.
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Meat Inspection Act
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requires us department of agriculure to inspect all livestock before slaughtering.
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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had to have federal inspection of meat products.. or else.
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FDA
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inspects and make sure all food and drugs are safe. very wide range of food and drugs.
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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prevented non-competitive practices. made less regualtion.
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Mann-Elkins Act
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gave more authority to the ICC and broadened their regualtion to communications.
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“Wisconsin Idea”
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that fosters public universities' contributions to the state: "to the government in the forms of serving in office, offering advice about public policy, providing information and exercising technical skill, and to the citizens in the forms of doing research directed at figuruing out problems that are important to the state and creating different activities
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Tom Johnson
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mayor and governor
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Joe Cannon
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speaker of the house, republican
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Federal Trade Commission
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promtoes consumer protection, prevents non competition.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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regulates all interstate commerce.
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Keating –Owens Act
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prohibited harsh child labor.
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1910 midterm elections
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very controversial election with 4 big candidates.
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1912 Presidential election
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taft v. wilson v. jennings bryan
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1902 Coal Strike
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very big deal threatened coal all over the cities, equivalent of all gas stations going on stirke.
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John Dewey
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ideas were included in social reform
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Robert LaFollette – “Wisconsin Idea”
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congressman of wisconsin created wisconsin idea obviously.
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Thorstein Veblen
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theory of the leisure class. big social reformer.
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Dr. Alice Hamilton
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forst women assigned to staff of harvard, in the health department.
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