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henry ford
Henry Ford was an American captain of industry and a business magnate, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. -
web dubois
In 1895, he became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Du Bois wrote extensively and was the best known spokesperson for African-American rights during the first half of the 20th century. He co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909. -
interstate commerce act
the railroads became the first industry subject to Federal regulation. In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation -
marcus garvey
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide. -
recall
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. -
prohibition
campaign against the evils of alcohol made little progress until the formation of the Anti‐Saloon League in 1893. -
trustbusting
roosevelt activites break up monopolies -
upton sinclair
Upton Sinclair, American novelist and political writer, was one of the most important muckrakers of the 1900s. His novel The Jungle helped improve working conditions in the meat-packing industry. -
roosevelt square deal
as a set of policies that attempted to prevent further labor abuses and improve workplace safety, protect the natural landscape, and improve the overall health and well-being of Americans. -
federal reserve act
Allows the U.S. government to issue federal notes (U.S. dollars) as legal tender in order to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. -
economic 16 amendment
federal income tax rich had to pay more -
clayton anti trust act
an amendment passed by U.S. Congress in 1914 that provides further clarification and substance to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. The Act focuses on topics such as price discrimination, price fixing, and unfair business practices. -
direct party primaries
An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party's ticket in a subsequent election for public office.
