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U2 L2 Notes 4
Events and Laws
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Progressive Era | The period from 1890-1918 where reformers known as progressives pushed to fix the problems caused by industrialization and urbanization. |
| 16th Amendment | Amendment that created an income tax |
| 17th Amendment | Amendment that allowed direct election of senators |
| 18th Amendment | Created Prohibition; amendment banned the manufacturing, sale, consumption and distribution of alcohol |
| 19th Amendment | Amendment that gave women the right to vote |
| Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire | 145 women and girls died in the fire at the garment factory |
| Manss-Elkin Act | Helped to regulate telephone and telegraph communication. |
| Sherman Anti-Trust | This law outlawed monopolies but was not very effective because it was hard to enforce. |
| Clayton Anti-Trust Act | Gave the federal government more power to investigate and prosecute monopolies. |
| Square Deal | President Roosevelt's progressive reforms |
| Pure Food and Drug Administration | Roosevelt developed in response to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle about the unsafe/unsanitary conditions in the meat industry |
| Meat Inspection Act | Roosevelt developed in response to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle about the unsafe/unsanitary conditions in the meat industry |
| Bureau of Corporations | President Roosevelt investigated monopolies and trusts through the creation of this organization |
| Children's Bureau | President Taft developed to investigate and end the use of child labor. |
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