muckrakers where Investagative journalist who exposed corruption and working conditions for example Upton Sinclair who wrote The Jungle which caused the pure food and drug act to be passed. Also the social gospel movement which was a religious movement that began to tie salvation with good works toghether. more over there were also reforms such as W.E.B DUBIOUS who help found NAACP
ROOSEVELTS SQUARE DEAL
The 18th Amendment caused a prohibition which banned the slae and manufacture of alcohol
ROLE OF THE THIRD PARTIES/ ELECTION OF 1912
william howard
willson
Roosevelt
The 19th admendment gave women the right to vote, a right known as womens suffrage ratified on agust 18 1920, ending almost a century worth of protest. People such as jane Addamns and SUsan B. Anthony were a big part in paving the way and enlightining the public on womens rights
WOODROW WILSONS NEW FREEDOM
I am going to protect this forest
Theodore roosevelt was the 26th US president, he created the square deal which consisted of conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, consumer protection.
Im going to create the square deal
The role of the third party was to stry away votes from the main two parties and for the other two parties to adopt some of the populist platforms to try and win more votes. The election of 1912 had 3 partys william howard taf on the republican party teddy rosevelt on the progressive party also known as the bull moose party which divided the republican votes and woodrow willson on the democratic party.
During woodrow wilsons precedency he established the national park service to protect natural resources and values for enjoyment and education. In addition wilson signed the Federal reserve act which gave suply of money to federal reserve. He also made the graduated income tax(wealthy getting taxed higher). more over he passed the child labor act( intended to reduce child labor) aswell as deparment of labor which improved conditions for laborers