USHC 4.6
Gilded Age
Mark Twain's nickname for the flamboyant lifestyle of the wealthy during the late 1800s
The Jungle
Novel by Upton Sinclair that described unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive POTUS who advocated restrictions on trusts - first POTUS to support rights of workers
Sherman Anti-trust Act
act intended to prevent the creation of monopolies by prohibiting the restraint of trade
8 hour work day
approved in the Wilson administration
16th amendment
authorized a progressive income tax
Federal Reserve System
created in 1913 to regulate the supply of money - still serves that purpose and attempts to prevent economic downturns
Clayton Anit-trust Act
exempted labor unions from anti-trust legislation
Interstate Commerce Commission
government agency that regulated the railroads in the progressive era - first agency to regulate one industry
progressive movement
groups of concerned citizens who organized in to solve problems created by urbanization and industrialization of the late 1800s
Pure Food and Drug and Meat Inspection Acts
laws passed in response to The Jungle - purpose was to protect consumers against unsanitary conditions in plants producing food, meat and drugs
"bully pulpit"
nickname Teddy Roosevelt gave to the presidency - means everyone pays attention to whatever a President says
worker's compensation
pays for injuries suffered when on the job - first passed in the Wilson administration
Woodrow Wilson
progressive elected POTUS in 1912 & 1916 - pushed for worker's rights but discriminated against African-Americans
17th amendment
provided for direct election of US Senators
Child Labor Act
restricted the use of children in the workplace
Progressive Party
third party formed by Teddy Roosevelt and his supporters in 1912. Nicknamed the Bull Moose Party - spit the Republican Party in 1912
