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Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species which led to the widespread belief that the poor were responsible for their own troubles and the government shouldn't help.

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Civil War ends, North wins. This lowered the poverty rate because there was a higher demand for work.

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1887- Interstate Commerce Act- progressive

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1887- Interstate Commerce Act- progressive

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Government now has to regulate new forms of transportation.

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1889- The Gospel of Wealth- laissez-faire

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1889- The Gospel of Wealth- laissez-faire

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In 1889, Andrew Carnegie published the Gospel of Wealth, a book all about his philosophy on the wealth in America. Carnegie was a part of the wealthy class, and believed the wealthy should work to give back to the lower class and those who were willing to help themselves. This leads more towards a laissez-faire because he believed the wealthy should want to do this, rather then being forced by the government.

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1890- Sherman Anti-Trust Act- progressive

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1890- Sherman Anti-Trust Act- progressive

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This brought wealth away from the individual company bosses.

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When the hourly wage was cut for workers, they rebelled, and received no support from the government,

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1902- Roosevelt "trust busting"- progressive

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1902- Roosevelt "trust busting"- progressive

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Roosevelt pushes for companies violating the Sherman Antitrust Act to go to court.

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1905- Lochner vs. New York- laissez-faire

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1905- Lochner vs. New York- laissez-faire

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States are forbidden from interfering in businesses and working hours.

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Majority of the reforms in the progressive era take place in the early 1900s, starting the Progressive Era. This causes an increase in protesting and fighting for equality.

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This ensures that railroads can't raise rates without government approval.

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1913- 16th Amendment is ratified- progressive

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1913- 16th Amendment is ratified- progressive

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This now gives a federal income tax . This causes the wealthy to be taxed more by the government.

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US enters World War 1.

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World War 1 ends

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1920- 19th Amendment ratified- progressive

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1920- 19th Amendment ratified- progressive

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Women now have the right to vote.

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1920- 18th Amendement is passed- progressive

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1920- 18th Amendement is passed- progressive

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The 18th Amendment is passed- prohibition. This banned the consumption, manufacturing, or selling of alcohol. This caused more crime and fights against the government.

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The Ford Model T car becomes cheaper and easier to get for workers. Most Americans have a car.

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Tulsa Massacre and other lynchings of black Americans

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August 1923- Coolidge takes over- leads to more laissez-faire

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August 1923- Coolidge takes over- leads to more laissez-faire

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Harding dies and Calvin Coolidge takes over the presidency which leads to an increase in power of big businesses.

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1923- Calvin Coolidge leads to increasing the wealth gap 

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1923- Calvin Coolidge leads to increasing the wealth gap 

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Coolidge believed in big business control, so this led to a bull market.. which caused the stock market crash to be much worse.

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The Great Mississippi Flood- shows the lack of government stability

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Stock Market Crash

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President Hoover did not implement many policies to help with the suffering of the Great Depression. Everyone waited for his term to end and the next president to take office.

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Between 1929-1931- Banks closed- laissez-faire

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Between 1929-1931- Banks closed- laissez-faire

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4,000 banks closed and the number was increasing. This shows the "hands off aproach" to government because the panic caused the people to question thier government's lack of policies

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1932- Reconstruction Finance Corporation-    kinda progressive

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1932- Reconstruction Finance Corporation-    kinda progressive

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Provided people's trust back into the banking system

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The Great Depression. The unemployment rate was at an all time high and people saw poverty and homelessness everywhere. Banks everywhere were failing and in need of a change.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt takes office. Roosevelt inherited a struggling economy and country. He worked to fix this economy.

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1933- US comes off the Gold Standard- laissez-faire

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1933- US comes off the Gold Standard- laissez-faire

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Roosevelt hoped people would begin spending money again and the Depression would "heal itself" without government help

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Provided loans to farmers struggling.

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1933- Federal Emergency Relief Act- progressive

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1933- Federal Emergency Relief Act- progressive

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Gave money to those under government set up jobs

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Relief, Reform, Recovery. First step taken by the government to pull the economy out of the Depression.

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1933- Roosevelt's first fireside chat- progressive

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1933- Roosevelt's first fireside chat- progressive

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Roosevelt has a "fireside" speech to the American people to address his new plans and end the panic

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1935- Roosevelt wins the second election by a landslide

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1935- Roosevelt wins the second election by a landslide

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Basically provided resources for the less fortunate such as the older and younger people, as well as women and the unemployed.

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1938- Fair Labor Standards Act- progressive

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1938- Fair Labor Standards Act- progressive

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Set a bunch of "rules" for businesses to follow, such as minimum and working hours.