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US History #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Elkins Act | Fines were given to the railroads that gave rebates and on the shippers that accepted them |
| Meat Inspection Act | Meat or food shipped over state lines would be subject to federal inspection |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | Prevented the adulteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticles |
| NAACP | The National Association for the Advancement of Colaord People, pushed for the dismantling of the legal underpinnings of segregation |
| Triangle Shirtwaist Fire | A company had a fire and because of the locked doors, and other law violations, many people died. this incident raised stronger laws and a better work environment |
| 16th Amendment | The US constitution authorizes income tax without going overboard |
| Underwood Tariff | Ratified the 16th amendment and lowered basic tariff rates from 40% to 25% |
| Federal Reserve System | A process that the government controls money and backs it up. The central bank has four main roles. conducting the nations monetary policy, supervising and maintaining banking institutions, maintaining stability of the economy, and prov |
| 17th Amendment | Provides the direct election of senators by the people of the state rather than their election or appointment by a state legislature |
| Clayton Anti-Trust Act | Federal law outlawing practices harmful to the consumer |
| Ludlow Massacre | Happened at the attack of the Colorado National Guard on 1200 striking coal miners, 20 people died |
| Ida Tarbell | Known as one of the leading muckrakers of her day, was an author and journalist |
| Florence Kelley | Was the state of illinois first chief factory inspector and one of the nations leading advocates for improving factory conditions |
| Jones Addams | Visited England and established the Hull House which was the most prominent American settlement house |
| Louis Brandeis | Persuaded the supreme court to accept the constitutionality of laws protection women workers by presenting evidence of the harmful effects of factory labor to womens weaker bodies |
| Jacob Riis | Used his photography and journalist skills to help the less fortunate, for example New Youk slums |
| John Dewey | Set fourth the principals for "learning" which was doing, he was an american philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer |
| Eugene Dubs | A labor leader and founder of the international labor union |
| Gifford Pinchot | The first chief of the united states forest services |
| W.E.B. Du Bois | An American civil rights activist, educator, historian, exc. who became a naturalized citizen of Ghana in 1963 at 95 years old |
| Mother Jones | The most dangerous women in america, who lost her husband and got involved in the labor movements |
| "Big Bill" Haywood | A prominent figure in the american labor movement, and founding leader of the industrial workers of the world |
| Muckraker | A person who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that violate widely held values |
| Social Justice | It is based on a society which gives individuals and groups fair treatment |
| City Beautiful Movement | The intent to use beauty and monuments to counteract the perceived moral decay of poverty sicken urban environments |
| Niagara Movement | A group of 32 African americans led by W.E.B. Du Bois, John Hope, and William Monroe Trotter, they called for full civil liberties and an end to racial discrimination, and recognition for human brotherhood |
| New Nationalism | Human welfare versus property rights, Theodor Roosevelt's speech |
| Conservation | Political and social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including plant and animal species and habitats for the future |
| Preservation | Strict setting aside of natural resources, to prevent the use of contact with humans |
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