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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Combated the influence of alcohol on families and society. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. -
How the Other Half Lives
Published by Jacob Riis, it documented the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Backed by Pres. Roosevelt, it outlawed monopolistic business practices, particularly those of the Northern Security Company. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Formed to advocate in favor of women's suffrage in the U.S. -
Ida B. Wells
Black journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade.. -
Anti-Saloon League
Promoted National Prohibition in the U.S. -
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist party's founder and presidential candidate for five terms. -
John Dewey
Formulated progressive education with "learning by doing" principles. -
Robert La Follette
Established a strong personal following as the governor who won the passage of the "Wisconsin Idea" -- a series of progressive measures that included a direct primary tax, tax reform, and state regulatory commissions. -
Square Deal Policy
Policy based on three ideas: protection of the consumer, control of large corporations, and conservation of natural resources. -
Anthracite Coal Strike
Coal miners were granted a 10% wage increase and hour reductions in working days. -
Lincoln Steffens
Unmasked the corrupt alliance between big businesses and municipal government with "The Shame of the Cities." -
Elkins Act
The Interstate Commerce Commission was granted greater authority to stop railroads from granting rebates to favored customers. -
Department of Commerce and Labor
Short-lived Cabinet department that was concerned with controlling the excesses of big businesses. -
Ida Tarbell
Muckraker who wrote a serious about The History of the Standard Oil Company. Set a standard for the deluge of muckraking that followed. -
Northern Securities Antitrust
In Northern Securities Co. v. United States, the Supreme Court held that a holding company formed to create a railroad monopoly violated the Sherman Antitrust Law. -
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair book that described in horrifying detail the conditions in the Chicago stockyards and meatpacking industry. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Forbade the manufacture, sale, and transportation of adulterated or mislabeled food and drugs. -
Meat Inspection Act
Provided that federal inspectors visit meatpacking plans. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Opened the nation's eyes to poor working conditions. -
Progressive (Bull Moose) Party
Formally the Progressive Party, it was a dissident political faction that nominated Theodore Roosevelt as its pres. candidate. -
17th Amendment
Required that all U.S. senators be elected by popular vote. -
Underwood Tariff
Substantially lowered tariffs for the first time in 50 years. -
Federal Reserve Act
Provided the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
Strengthened the provisions for the Sherman Antitrust Act for breaking monopolies. -
Federal Trade Commission
Took action against any "unfair trade practice" in every industry except banking and transportation. -
Margaret Sanger
Advocated birth-control education, which eventually became Planned Parenthood. -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Sought to prohibit the sale in interstate commerce of goods produced by factories that employed children under 14. -
18th Amendment
Imposed the federal prohibition of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
Extended the right to vote to women.
