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21 Cards in this Set
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SUFFRAGE
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THE RIGHT TO VOTE
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NAWSA (NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION)
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GROUP FOUNDED IN 1890 THAT WORKED ON BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS TO EARN WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE
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NINETEENTH AMENDMENT
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT GAVE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE
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AMERICANIZATION
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BELIEF THAT ASSIMILATING IMMIGRANTS INTO AMERICAN SOCIETY WOULD MAKE THEM MORE LOYAL CITIZENS
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NIAGRA MOVEMENT
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GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN THINKERS FOUNDED IN 1905 THAT PUSHED FOR IMMEDITAE RACIAL REFORMS, PARTICULARLY IN EDUCATION AND VOTING PRACTICES
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NAACP (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE)
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INTERRACIAL ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1909 TO ABOLISH SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION AND TO ACHIEVE POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS
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URBAN LEAGUE
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NETWORK OF CHURCHES AND CLUBS THAT SET UP EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES AND RELIEF EFFORTS TO HELP AFRICAN AMERICANS GET SETTLED AND FIND WORK IN THE CITIES
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ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
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ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1913 TO DEFEND JEWS AGAINST PHYSICAL AND VERBAL ATTACKS AND FALSE STATEMENTS
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MUTUALISTAS
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ORGANIZED GROUPS OF MEXICAN AMERICANS THAT MAKE LOANS AND PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNTIY
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SQUARE DEAL
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PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S PROGRAM OF REFORMS TO KEEP THE WEALTHY AND POWERFUL FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE POOR
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HEPBURN ACT
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1906 LAW THAT GAVE THE GOVERNMENT THE AUTHORITY TO SET RAILROAD RATES AND MAXIMUM PRICES FOR FERRIES, BRIDGE TOLLS, AND OIL PIPELINES
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MEAT INSPECTION ACT
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1906 LAW THAT ALLOWED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INSPECT MEAT SOLD ACROSS STATE LINES AND REQUIRED FEDERAL INSPECTION OF MEATA PROCESSING PLANTS
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PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT
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1906 LAW THAT ALLOWED FEDERAL INSPECTION OF FOOD AND MEDICINE AND BANNED THE INTERSTATE SHIPMENT AND SALE OF IMPURE FOOD AND THE MISLABELING OF FOOD AND DRUGS
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NATIONAL RECLAMATION ACT
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1902 LAW THAT GAVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE POWER TO DECIDE WHERE AND HOW WATER WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE BUILDING AND MANAGEMENT OF DAMS AND IRRIGATION PROJECTS
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NEW NATIONALISM
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PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S PLAN TO RESTORE THE GOVERNMENT'S TRUST-BUSTING POWER
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PROGRESSIVE PARTY
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POLITICAL PARTY THAT EMERGED FROM THE TAFT-ROOSEVELT BATTLE THAT SPLIT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN 1912
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NEW FREEDOM
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WOODROW WILSON'S PROGRAM TO PLACE GOVERNMENT CONTROLS ON CORPORATIONS IN ORDER TO BENEFIT SMALL BUSINESSES
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SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT
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1913 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT GAVE CONGRESS THE AUTHORITY TO LEVY AN INCOME TAX
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FEDERAL RESERVE ACT
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1913 LAW THAT PLACED NATIONAL BANKS UNDER THE CONTROL OF A FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, WHICH RUNS REGIONAL BANKS THAT HOLD THE RESERVE FUNDS FROM COMMERCIAL BANKS, SETS INTEREST RATES, AND SUPERVISE COMMERCIAL BANKS
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC)
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GOVERNMENT AGENCY ESTABLISHED IN 1914 TO IDENTIFY MONOPOLISTIC BUSINESS PRACTICES, FALSE ADVERTISING, AND DISHONEST LABELING
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CLAYTON ANTITRUST ACT
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1914 LAW THAT STRENGTHENED THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT
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