Today we did presentation on 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, and 9-5Ch. 9.2-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.many more women were getting an educationmany became teachershelp push for the passing of the 18th and 19th Amendments to the US Constitution-prohibition-women's suffrage-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.more independent women out westgo state by statechallenged 14th amendment20+ years to get 19th Amendment passed-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.Cari Nation- Hachet attackWCTUMembers of WCTU:Susan B. AnthonyElizabeth Katie StantonCh. 9.3-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.interstate commerce acthepburn act-Square Dealtreated everybody the same wayhelped the common person-Breaking up trusts"trustbuster"break up bad trustskeep an eye on the good trustsbroke up coal strike-Breaking up strikesCoal minors-They wanted 20% raiseInstead he gave workers a 10% raise and lowered hours from 14 hours to 10 hours-Regulating railroadsinterstate commerce act-prohibited wealthy railroad owner to fix a high prices by dividing the business in a given areahepburn act-made railroads charge rich, poor, big business, and farmers the same amountmade railroads fair-Regulating food and drugspassed Meat Inspection Act- 1906\passed the Pure Food and Drug Act- 1906-Conservation-Civil RightsCh.9.4-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency-Payne-Aldrich Tariff-Land disputes-Breaking up trusts-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited-Break-up of the Republican Party-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.Ch. 9.5-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.-Breaking up trusts-Underwood Tariff-16th Amendment-Federal Reserve System-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson
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