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Muckraker
The term muckraker was used in the Progressive Era to characterize reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt. -
Food and drug act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. -
Minorities
In sociology, a minority group refers to a category of people who experience relative disadvantage as compared to members of a dominant social group -
Women right to vote
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920) ... Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. -
Prohibition
Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933 -
teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was an American statesman, sportsman, conservationist, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. -
Economic reform
The Progressive Era began at the turn of the 1900s and lasted through World War I. This period represented a time of economic and social reform. -
Open door policy
The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century that would allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally. -
Recall
A recall election is a procedure by which, in certain polities, voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before that official's term has ended. -
17 Amendment
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. -
18 Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution established the prohibition of "intoxicating liquors" in the United States. -
Square deal
The Square Deal was President Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program.
