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History 9.3

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What did teddy Roosevelt do for the 1902 coal strike
He called both sides to the White House to settle the strike into acccept arbitration
What else did Roosevelt do for the coal strike
Set principle of federal intervention one strike threatens public
What did Roosevelt do to solve the problem of trusts
He wanted to curb trust that hurt public interest
What legislation help solve the problem of trust
The Sherman antitrust act
What was the Sherman antitrust act
It prevented the creation of monopolies by making it illegal to establish trusts that interfered with free trade
What did Roosevelt do to solve the problem of unregulated big businesses
He tried to stop abuse of power with railroads and regulate the railroad
What legislation help solve the problem of unregulated big businesses
The Elkins act the interstate commerce act The Hepburn act and the interstate commerce commission
What was the Elkins act
Railroad could not change rates without notifying the public
What was the interstate commerce act
Prohibited wealthy railroad owners from conspiring to fix high prices by dividing the business in a given area
What was the Hepburn act
Limits passes, the ICC power to set maximum rate
What was the interstate commerce commission
It's set up to enforce new law but had little power
What did Roosevelt do to solve the problem of dangerous foods and medicines
He appointed a commission of experts to investigate the meatpacking industry
What did Roosevelt do solve the problem of shrinking wilderness and natural resources
Set aside forest reserves sanctuaries and national parks
What legislation help solve the problem of shrinking wilderness and natural resources
Conservation preserved for the public in the national reclamation act
What was the national reclamation act
Money from the sale of public lands in West funded large scale irrigation project
What legislation help solve the problem of dangerous food and medicines
The meat inspection act and the pure food and drug act
What was the meat inspection act
It dictated sanitary requirements and created federal meat inspection program
What was the pure food and drug act
Required truth in labeling and halted the sale of contaminated food and medicine
What did Roosevelt do for racial discrimination
He didn't do anything to support it
What legislation help solve the problem of racial discrimination
The NAACP
What was the NAACP
The national Association for the advancement of colored people
What did the NAACP do
Tried for full equality among races
What was the square deal
Roosevelts progressive reform or the change he wanted to make or did
What was the jungle
A book about the meat inspection
What was Upton Sinclair
Unsanitary conditions in meatpacking cause a push for me inspections and investigations
What jobs did Theodore Roosevelt do in his lifetime
He was the New York City police commissioner, the assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy and the vice President
What was Theodore not
The US senator
Roosevelt began a presidential precedent by intervening in a 1902 strike by the what
The coal industry
What act required truth in labeling numerous products
The pure food and drug act
What was Roosevelt criticized by some for not doing enough to champion
Civil rights
Roosevelt lead the effort to reform the meatpacking industry after reading what
The jungle
Roosevelt was persuaded to set aside millions of acres of forest reserves by the naturalist and writer who
John Muir
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