progressive era reform Flashcards
Margret Sanger
founded Planned Parenthood; educated urban poor about the benefits of family planning through birth control
Booker T. Washinton
former slave, founded the Tuskegee Institute, focused on teaching African Americans trade skills to earn a living and gain the trust of white society
W.E.B. DuBois
founder of the NAACP, need for a traditional liberal arts education for African-Americans. fought directly against white supremacy
City commissioner plan
cities hired experts in different fields to run a single aspect of city government
city manager plan
a professional city manager is hired to run each department of the city and report directly to the city council
newsstands reclamation act
encouraged conservation by allowing the building of dams and irrigation systems using money from the sale of public lands
Elkins Act
Outlawed the use of rebates by railroad officials or shippers
pure food and drug act
required that companies accurately label the ingredients contained in processed food items
meat inspection act
in direct repsonse to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. Requires meat processing plants be inspected to ensure the use of good meat and health-minded procedures
Hepburn act
strengthened the interstate commerce commission, allowing it to set maximum railroad rates
federal reserve act
created 12 district federal reserve banks. each able to issue new currency and loan member bank funds at the prime interest rate. (established by the federal reserve board)
Clayton antitrust act
strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act by outlawing the creation of a monopoly through any means, and stated that unions were not subject to antitrust legislation
federal trade act
established the Federal Trade Commission, charged with investigating unfair business practices including monopolistic activity and inaccurate product labeling
16th amendment
granted congress the power to tax income
18th amendment
prohibited making, selling, or transporting alcohol
