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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Founded in 1873, this organization was one of the first to feature proactive women that were devoted to social reform. They supported the Anti-Saloon League and prohibition on alcohol and drugs. -
Interstate Commerce Act
This act was passed to regulate railroads (especially to stop monopolies) -
Sherman Antitrust Act
It was to prevent artificial price raises of prices by restriction of trade. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
Founded after WCTU, these women's goals were for women's suffrage and everything that encompassed it. Two of their founders were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton -
How the Other Half Lives
It documented the squalid living conditions in New York City slums. It contained text and photos. -
Ida B. Wells
Ms. Wells was an African American journalist who was an activist that fought lynching. She also formed the National Association of Colored Women (NACW). -
Anti-Saloon League
Founded in Oberlin, Ohio, this league's focus was for prohibition. -
Square Deal Policy
Square deal was proposed by Theodore Roosevelt and had 3 ideals: to protect consumers, control large corporations, and to conserve natural resources. -
Anthracite Coal Strike
The Mine workers of the U.S. wanted higher wages, shorter workdays and the recognition of their unions. -
Ida Tarbell vs The Standard Oil Company
She was one of the first to use investigative journalism. She wrote about the Standard Oil Company and her works were put together in a book. -
Elkins Act
It amended the Interstate Commerce Act and it authorized the ICC to impose heavy fines on railroads. -
Department of Commerce and Labor
It was a Cabinet department of the US government and they were concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. -
Lincoln Steffens and his Battle with Bribery
He was a New York reporter that wanted to expose the bribery and corruption in the U.S. government. His first story was "The Shame of the Cities" -
Northern Securities Antitrust
It was a case heard by the Supreme Court. The Northern Pacific Railroad companies had formed a monopoly, breaking the Sherman Antitrust Act. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
It prevented the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of misbranded or poisonous food, drugs, medicines, and liquors. -
Meat Inspection Act
This act made it a crime to adulterate or mis-brand meat being sold as food -
The Jungle
This novel written by Upton Sinclair, was about the harsh conditions and lives of immigrants in the US in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. It also helped the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act get passed -
Robert La Follette vs Corporate Power
He served as a U.S. senator from 1906 to 1925. During his time, he fought against corporate power holdings and the League of Nations. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The textile building caught fire after the top floors caught on fire. With no way to get out, workers jumped to their deaths and others died from smoke inhalation or just burned to death. -
Rise of the Bull Moose
The Bull Moose was another nickname for the Progressive Party. It called for major reforms with women's suffrage, social welfare assistance, improvements in banking, health insurance in industries, and worker's compensation -
17th Amendment Passed
This amendment gave citizens of the U.S. the right to vote for their state senators -
Underwood Tariff/ Tariff Act
This Act/Tariff re-instated the federal income tax after the 16th amendment was passed. -
Federal Reserve Act
It established the Federal Reserve System and gave it the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
This Act sought to stop anticompetitve actions before they began. -
Federal Trade Commission
The FTC was created by Woodrow Wilson and it administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in pursuit of free and fair competition in the marketplace. -
Democracy and Education
John Dewey was an American philosopher who thought that education was a part of democracy. He believed that young minds work best through interaction and hands-on experiences. -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act /Wick's Bill
This bill prohibited the sale of goods that were made by children, wanting child labor laws to cease. -
Margaret Sanger
She was an activist for women's birth control and she was the first to open a birth control clinic in th US. -
Eugene V. Debs
He was a socialist leader that was sent to 10 years in jail for his opposition to the United States' involvement in World War I. -
18th Amendment Passed
It did not outlaw the consumption of alcohol, but it prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. -
19th Amendment Passes
This amendment stated that no one could deny someone from voting based on sex, this was mainly for women. (Some that would try to deny other genders had to accept this too.)
