Chapter 4, Section 5
New Freedom - Strict government controls on corporations Triple Wall of Privilege – tariffs, banks and trusts Prevent manufactures from charging high prices ◦ Lower tariff on foreign imports Graduated income tax Federal Reserve Act- national banks under the control of Federal Reserve Board ◦ Hold reserve funds from commercial banks
Federal Trade Commission – named by Pres., monitor businesses that could become monopolies ◦ False advertising Clayton Antitrust Act – listed what businesses should not do Workingman’s Compensation Act – wages to temp. disabled workers Adamson Act – blocked railroad strikes Shot-up Ludlow, Colorado
Government protect Americans’ private lives Gained more control over peoples’ lives Agencies to watch over the economy Provide consumer protection Managing natural resources
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WCTU Woodrow Wilson Settlement house Square Deal Margaret Sanger Federal Reserve Act muckrakers WEB DuBois Gifford Pinchot NAACP Booker T. Washington Clayton Antitrust Act NAWSA Ida B. Wells
How did prejudice complicate Progressivism?