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U.S. History Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Muckrakers | early 20th century journalist who brought attention to many of the nations problems |
Direct Primary | election in which voters cast ballots to select nominees for upcoming elections |
Recall | process by which voters can remove a public official from office before the next election |
17th Amendment | provides for the direct popular election of U.S. senators |
Temperance Movement | urged people to voluntarily reduce or stop alcohol consumption |
Trust-busting | breaking up monopolies or trusts |
18th Amendment | outlawed the manufacture and sale of Alcohol |
Hepburn Act | passed to strengthen the Interstate Commerce Commission |
Upton Sinclair | published The Jungle in 1906; which described unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry |
Meat Inspection Act | required federal inspection of meat |
Pure food and Drug Act | prohibited the manufacture or sale of impure or falsely labeled food and drugs |
Payne-Aldrich Tariff | originally supposed to reduce taxes, by the time it passed congress; it had raised them |