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Chapter 4, Section 5
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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
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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
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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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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7flSW1P GsA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7flSW1P GsA
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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
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How did prejudice complicate Progressivism?
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