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OCS Progressive Era
Term | Definition |
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Labor unions, reformers, and social movements | Things that worked to fix the problems caused by the Industrial Revolution |
3 Progressive Presidents | T. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson |
Square Deal | Teddy Roosevelt's plan for progressive reforms |
2 laws passed because of Sinclair's book "The Jungle" | Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act |
President Taft | He helped break up monopolies (trusts) and end child labor |
New Freedom | Wilson's domestic program to make the country better |
Clayton Anti-Trust Act | This law gave the federal government more power to investigate monopolies; passed when Wilson was president |
Federal Reserve System | Under Wilson this system created a national bank and regulated currency |
16th Amendment | Provides for an income tax |
17th Amendment | Provides for direct election of Senators |
18th Amendment | Prohibition - prevented the manufacture, sell, and consumption of alcohol |
19th Amendment | Gave women the right to vote |