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| 504955997 | john rockefeller | founder of the oil company, started in ohio, often regarded as the richest person in history, charged with monopolizing the oil trade which was also one of the largest monopolies in history. after rockefeller retired, the clayton anti trust act was enacted which prohibited monopolizing | |
| 504955998 | eugene debs | Leader of the American Railway Union, he voted to aid workers in the Pullman strike in chicago which was a nonviolent strike that brought down most of the railways in the west. Debs went in strike against the pullman palace car co. by not using pullman cars because the leader of the company lowered wages but refused to lower rent. | |
| 504955999 | bob la follete | previous wisconsin governor; challenging the state's long-dominant business interests, he and his administration adopted the direct-primary system, which required members of the political party to elect a candidate for office, set up a railroad regulatory commission, increased corporate taxes, and limited campaign spending | |
| 504956000 | alice paul | head of the National Woman's party that campaigned for an equal rights amendment to the Constitution. She opposed legislation protecting women workers because such laws implied women's inferiority. Most condemned her way of thinking.she went to europe to gain experience on how to lead women's suffrage, then came back to america to fight for american women's suffrage | |
| 504956001 | ida tarbell | muckraker who targeted the unfair practices of big business, and specifically targeted john rockefeller's abuse of power. Her articles about the standard oil company led to demands for tighter controls on trust. | |
| 504956002 | upton sinclair | a mucraking journalist who in 1904 visted chicago to do research for a novel exposing the truth about the meat packing industry. for seven weeks in lived in a town called packingtown. there he interviewed workers and wrote one of the most famous of all immigrant stories. the result was the first national government regulations on the purity of food but did not inspire public outrage concerning the plight of immigrant workers in american factories like sinclair intended. | |
| 504956003 | theodore roosevelt | wanted to change the conditions of the workplace which were exposed to him through the jungle. led the rough riders which was a group of volunteers to go to war in cuba during the spanish american war. saw presidency as a bully pulpit from which he could influence the news media and shape legislation. created square deal policy | |
| 504956004 | william taft | 27th president of the U.S.; he angered progressives by moving cautiously toward reforms and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff which moderated high tarrifs; he lost Roosevelt's support and was defeated for a second term. | |
| 504956005 | woodrow wilson | 28th president of the United States, racist, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, and women's suffrage reluctantly. | |
| 504956006 | jane addams | progressive; the founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes | |
| 504956007 | john muir | progressive; went on a campaign for awareness of the environment; inspired creation of Yosemite National Park; became president of the Sierra Club, which was devoted to conservation | |
| 504956008 | federal meat inspection act | enforced some federal inspection and mandated sanitary conditions in all companies selling meat in interstate commerce; helped restore public confidence in meat packing industry and raise profits; hurt smaller companies somewhat | |
| 504956009 | pure food and drug act | the act that prohibited the manufacture, sale, or shipment of impure of falsely labeled food and drugs | |
| 504956010 | federal reserve act | This act created a central banking system, consisting of twelve regional banks governed by the Federal reserve Board. It was an attempt to provide the United States with a sound yet flexible currency. The Board it created still plays a vital role in the American economy today. | |
| 504956011 | clayton act | New antitrust legislation constructed to remedy deficiencies of the Sherman Antitrust Act, namely, it's effectiveness against labor unions. Weakened monopolies, upheld rights of unions. | |
| 504956012 | square deal | Economic policy by Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers | |
| 504956013 | underwood tariff act | accomplishment of woodrow wilson; substantially reduced tariff rates under the payne aldrich law and enacted a graduated income tax under the aprroval of the 16th Amendment | |
| 504956014 | child labor act | Placed a 10% tax on profits of child employing companies. it was struck down by the Supreme Court | |
| 504956015 | initiative | a procedure by which a legislative measure can be originated by the people rather than by law makers | |
| 504956016 | referendum | a procedure by which a proposed legislative measure can be submitted to a vote of the people | |
| 504956017 | recall | a procedure for removing a public official from office by a vote of the people | |
| 504956018 | 17th amendment | provides for election of senate by people rather than legislators | |
| 504956019 | 16th amendment | Power of Congress to tax incomes | |
| 504956020 | 18th amendment | Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages | |
| 504956021 | 19th amendment | women's suffrage | |
| 504956022 | booker t | Believed African Americans should try and gain white respect and acceptance by succeeding economically | |
| 504956023 | w.e.b. dubois | He believed that African Americans should strive for full rights immediately. helped found the NAACP. |
