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Robert M. La Follette
Because of Follette, Wisconsin led the way in regulating big business. He targeted the railroad industry. He taxed the railroad industry the same rate as other businesses. He set up a commission to regulate rates, and forbade railroads to issue free passes to state officials. He also campaigned for child labor laws, social security, and women's suffrage -
Upton Sinclair "The Jungle"
Muckraker Journalist wrote a book, and he focused on the human condition in stockyards in Chicago. He wanted to reveal "The breaking of human hearts by a system that exploits the labor of men and women for profits" The book was best known for describing the horrible conditions of the Meatpacking Industry. -
Lawrence Textile Strike
A strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers. Lower wages, and shorter hours made them go on strike. The strike spread rapidly through the town, growing to more than twenty thousand workers at nearly every mill within a week. The strike lasted more than two months. -
Seventeenth Amendment.
The Seventeenth Amendment was passed on May 13, 1912 and ratified in 1913. It declared that voters could elect their senators directly. -
Eighteenth Amendment
The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, transport, import, or export of alcoholic beverages. -
Nineteenth Amendment
All citizens Have the right to vote. No person can take that right away because of their sex.In other words women now, have the right to vote.
