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15 Cards in this Set
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The Act which was designed to prevent adulteration and mislabeling of food and drugs.
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Pure Food & Drug Act
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Act aimed at the rebate evil
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Elkins Act
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It provided for more elasticity of the currency by autorizing national banks to issue emergency currency backed by various kinds of collateral.
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Aldrich Breeland Act
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This zealous apostle of conservation headed the Division of Forestry in the Department of Agriculture
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Gifford Pinchot
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In 1908 he was defeated in his third and final try for the presidency
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William J. Bryan
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This noval was aimed at the nation's heart, but hit its stomach
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The Jungle
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An organization established to protect the national environment
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Sierra Club
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Controversial tariff which came under William Taft presidency.
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Payne-Aldrich
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One of the principal leaders of the "insurgent"revoly in the house, he was at the beginning of a long career spent in representing Nebraska in Congress.
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George Norris
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Successor to Reed as Speaker of the House, he led the Old Guard faction and ruled the roots until Repulican "insurgents" combined with minority Democrats to clip his wings
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Joseph Cannon
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The liner sunk by the Germans in May, 1915, off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
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Lusitania
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In on eof their worst blunders, the Germans executed this english nurse for her part in helping allied soldiers to escape
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Edith Cavell
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He first came to public attention as the efficient administrator of Belgian relief.
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Herbet Hoover
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Germany, Austria-Hungry, Turkey, Bulgaria
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Central Powers
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France, Britain, Russia, Japan, Italy
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Allied Powers
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