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The Antitrust Act was enacted by Congress to get rid of monopolies that interfere with trade and reduce economic competition. This act outlaws both formal cartels and attempts to monopolize any part of commerce in the U.S.

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The legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic drinks in the U.S. from 1920 to 1933.

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Political party that was started by Teddy Roosevelt for the 1912 election. This party was started because Teddy didn't agree with Howard Taft's policies.

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Federal law that widened the scope of what is considered objectionable. It legalized strikes. It defined unethical business practices like price fixing and monopolies.

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National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA)

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National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA)

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Women's right group created by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Their goal was to get a constitutional amendment to allow women to vote. The group also supported multiple reforms that aimed to make women equal members of society.

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Reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the U.S. who exposed corruption in established institutions.

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Roosevelt said that his motto was to "speak softly and carry a big stick." This policy asserted United States domination where dominance was considered the moral imperative. The "speak softly" referred to carefully mediated negotiations and the "big stick" referred to the unspoken threat of a powerful military.

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The Jungle was written by Upton Sinclair. The book focuses on the tragic events of a Lithuanian immigrant family. This family moved to America to get the opportunity they believed the U.S. would provide, but they ended up living a life of extreme poverty and bad conditions. The book calls out the horrible and unsanitary working conditions of the meat packing industry in Chicago. This book later sparked the creation of the 1906 Meat Inspection Act.

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June 30, 1906 - Meat Inspection Act of 1906

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June 30, 1906 - Meat Inspection Act of 1906

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This Meat Inspection Act was in response to the Jungle. This Meat Inspection Act was passed in Congress to address the conditions of meat distributed to the American people. During this time, meat was contaminated and not kept sanitary. People often got food poisoning. Overall, the Meat Inspection Act prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock. It also ensured that the livestock were slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.

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March 25, 1911 - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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March 25, 1911 - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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This factory fire led to the deaths of 146 workers, most were young immigrant women. The factory was overcrowded and unsafe. This factory fire brought attention to the sweatshop conditions that many factory workers worked in.

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The Nineteenth Amendment gave all women citizens the right to vote in United States elections. This amendment ended almost a century of protests. Women were able to have a say in the government. This amendment also empowered women to pursue a broad range of political interests as voters.

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Roosevelt was president from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt fought corruption and the power of monopoly trusts. He was active in signing legislation aimed at progressive ideals. He endorsed his "Square Deal" domestic policies, breaking of trusts, regulation of railroads, promising the average citizen fairness, and pure food and drug.

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He was a Democrat and leading progressive. While he was president he passed many progressive bills. These bills included a graduated income tax, anti-trust legislation, Federal Reserve Act, and federal support for agriculture and the beginnings of welfare state. Laws on prohibition were passed during his presidency.

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He was president from 1909 to 1913. Taft legislated against monopoly trusts and furthered other progressive causes. He served as Chief Justice after his presidency. He also supported the ideal of international peace.

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Jane Addams was a philosopher, social worker, and a leader of the women's suffrage and peace movement. She was awarded the Nobel peace Prize for her work. She is also considered the founder of American social work.

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He was a Danish-American social reformer and journalist. he hoped to expose squalid social conditions by photographing and writing about the poverty of New York. He wrote How the Other Half Lives. He investigated corruption in politics.

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“The rich people not only had all the money, they had all the chance to get more; they had all the knowledge and the power, and so the poor man was down, and he had to stay down.” -Upton Sinclair, The Jungle

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“The rich people not only had all the money, they had all the chance to get more; they had all the knowledge and the power, and so the poor man was down, and he had to stay down.” -Upton Sinclair, The Jungle

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“Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.” -Jane Addams

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“Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.” -Jane Addams

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Although there were still large social issues like anti-immigration sentiment and poor working conditions, the Progressive Era was a time of major reform because of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, technological advancements like airplanes and automobiles, and the United States becoming a large player in the international market. 

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Although there were still large social issues like anti-immigration sentiment and poor working conditions, the Progressive Era was a time of major reform because of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, technological advancements like airplanes and automobiles, and the United States becoming a large player in the international market. 