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us history study #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bull moose party | a name given to progressive party, formed to support roosevelt candidacy for presidency in 1912 |
| clayton antitrust act | a law enacted in 1914, that made certain monopolistic business practices illegal and protected rights of labor unions and farm organizations |
| conservation | the planned management of natural resources involving the protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others for the common good |
| federal reserve system | a national banking system, established in 1913 that controls US banking supply and the availability of credit to the country |
| federal trade commission | a federal agency established in 1914 to investigate and stop unfair business practices |
| NACW | national association of colored women - social organization founded in 1896 |
| NAWSA | national american women suffrage association - an organization founded in 1890to gain voting rights for women |
| meat inspection act | a law, enacted in 1906, that established strict cleanliness requirements for meatpckers and created a federal meat inspection program |
| NAACP | national association for advancement of colored people - an organization founded in 1909 to promote full racial equality |
| payne aldrich tariff | a set of tac regulations, enacted by congress in 1909, that failed to significantly reduce tariffs on manufactured goods |
| pure food & drug act | a law enacted in 1906 to halt the sale of contaminated foods and drugs and to ensure truth in labeling |
| square deal | president theodore roosevelt program of progressive reforms designed to protect the common people against big business |
| suffrage | the right to vote |