AMH-2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Gilded Age, Dollar Diplomacy
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The progressives: white, protestant, middle class, urban professionals, clai(cid:373) to represe(cid:374)t (cid:862)the people(cid:863) This only makes sense if you are just like the rest of the progressives. Anyone else is considered an interest group: progressive during this lecture only means that the legislation/policy was put forth by the progressives, opposed to: All problems that occurred during gilded age. Political machines: how do they operate. Something they think is causing a problem. Was ad(cid:448)ised to set aside la(cid:374)d that (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e (cid:862)(cid:373)essed (cid:449)ith(cid:863) (natio(cid:374)al. Forests/forest reserves: some of this land was the land allotted during allotment act. Before this, there had been little attention given to food regulations etc. Works with congress to pass the pure food and drug act: required the makers of food and drugs to allow government inspection. Election of 1904: roosevelt wins election on his own, with the help of large corporations. Then he turns on them: roose(cid:448)elt"s ad(cid:373)i(cid:374)istratio(cid:374) tarted (cid:862)trust (cid:271)usti(cid:374)g(cid:863) to (cid:271)reak up monopolies.
