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17th AmendmentState senators are elected by the voters instead of state legislatures
19th AmendmentWomen's’ right to vote
SegregationEnforced separation of racial groups in schooling, housing, and other public areas.
Federal Trade CommissionSet up to control unfair business practices under Wilson. It was not very powerful
Booker T. WashingtonBelieved equality could be achieved through vocational education. He accepted social separation of races.
W.E.B. DuBoisBelieved in full political, civil, and social rights for African-Americans
The JungleBook by Upton Sinclair revealing the practices in the meatpacking industry
16th AmendmentGave the government the right to tax income
18th AmendmentOutlawed the sale and consumption of alcohol
"Jim Crow" LawsRegulations passed in the South to institutionalize a system of legal segregation to discriminate against African-Americans.
Pure Food and Drug ActPassed under Roosevelt to regulate the food and medicine industries. Companies had to list ingredients on packages
Reserve ActPassed under Wilson to regulate the banking industry. Created the Federal Reserve system.
Tammany HallThe name of meeting place of New York’s political machine under "Boss" William M. Tweed
Upton SinclairWrote The Jungle, a book about the practices in the meatpacking industry
Boss William TweedHe ran the political machine in New york City and was a very corrupt politician

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