1. 17-5: Wilson’s New Freedom

2. Federal Trade Act Federal Trade Act: Set up the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) an agency with power to investigate possible legal violations by corporations and unfair business practices The (FTC) also had power to issue orders to “cease and desist” unfair practices making the commission the “watchdog of big business”

3. Clayton Antitrust Act: The Clayton Antitrust Act strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act by declaring certain business practices illegal, but protected labor unions and farm organization from antitrust laws This law also prohibited most injunctions against strikers = makes strikes, peaceful picketing and boycotts legal

4. Underwood Tariff: The Underwood Tariff: substantially reduced tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War (President Wilson believed that high tariffs encouraged the formation of monopolies)

5. Sixteenth Amendment (With less money coming in from tariffs, the government needed another source of revenue). It turned to an income tax. Sixteenth Amendment (1913): Legalized a federal income tax. This tax gave the government a percentage of all workers income and business profits.

6. Federal Reserve Act Federal Reserve Act: Established the Federal Reserve System, a decentralized banking system under federal control. The Federal Reserve System divided the country into 12 districts, each with a federal reserve bank. This system controlled the money supply and made credit more easily available.

7. 6. Three New developments that brought the success of the woman’s suffrage movement within reach 1.Increased activism of local and grass roots suffrage groups. (examples: rallies and campaigning door to door) 2.The use of bold new strategies to build enthusiasm for the suffrage movement (examples: heckling govt. officials, hunger strikes, picketing the White House until jailed 3.Regeneration of the movement under Carrie Chapman Catt (President of NAWSA)7. 7. Which constitutional amendment recognized women’s right to vote? The nineteenth Amendment

8. How did Wilson retreat on civil rights? Wilson opposed anti-lynching legislation Wilson appointed segregationists to his cabinet Wilson failed to oppose the re-segregation of federal offices.

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