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| W.E.B. DuBois | One of the founders of the N.A.A.C.P.; editor of "The Crisis" |
| N.A.A.C.P. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
| "The Crisis" | Journal of the N.A.A.C.P. |
| Talented Tenth | Influencial essay by DuBois; suggested that blacks needed classical education to reach their full potential |
| Middle Class Reformers | Hoped to make the world a better place; rejected Social Darwinism in favor of Social Gospel |
| Social Gospel | Idea that people had a moral responsibility to help the less fortunate |
| Muckrakers | Exposed corrupt activities of political bosses; describe horrible working conditions, child labor, impure food and drugs |
| Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair | Muckrakers |
| Progressive Amendments | 16th and 17th |
| Trust Busting | efforts to break up large monopolies that dominate an entire industry |
| Northern Securities Case | Roosevelt's Justice Department sued the Northern Securities Company for violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and won |
| Bureau of Corporations | Conducted investigations of corporations and issued reports; if corporation was improperly runned Sherman Anti-Trust Act would be used. |
| Hepburn Act | increased powers of Interstate Commerce Commission; fixed rates for interstate railroad commerce and passengers |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | provided for federal control of the quality of most food and drugs and for supervision of slaughterhouses |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive Era President; Hepburn Act and Pure Food & Drug Act passed during his presidency |
| William Howard Taft | Progressive Era president; further increased power of Interstate Commerce Commission; attacked "bad" trusts |
| Interstate Commerce Commission | regulate trade between states |
| Woodrow Wilson | World War I president; during his term 16th Amendment, Federal Reserve Act and Clayton Anti-Trust Act enacted |
| Underwood Tariff | Allowed food products, iron, steel, agricultural machinery that could be produced more cheaply in U.S. to enter without tariffs |
| 16th Amendment | provided for a federal income tax |
| 17th Amendment | provided for the direct election of U.S. senators |
| Federal Reserve Act | Established 12 Federal Reserve Banks - "banks for banks" |
| Federal Reserve Board | Board established by Federal Reserve Act; could regulate amount of money in circulation |
| Clayton Anti-Trust Act | Strengtened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act; addressed price discrimination, price fixing and unfair business practices |
| Federal Trade Commission | Deals with complaints that are filed regarding unfair business practices such as scams, deceptive advertising and monopolistic practices |
