FEDERAL REFORM (SOCIAL) (jan 1, 1906 – jan 1, 1933)
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---In 1906, 107 people died from their bodies being poisoned after they ate meat that had not been properly inspected
---This lead to the Meat Inspection Act which stated that animals raised for human consumption must be inspected before they are killed.
---The purpose of the Pure Food and Drug act was to prevent adulteration. Adulteration was when they would add poisonous color or flavors to things to hide what was actually in the food.
---The 18th Amendment was the ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol as a result of Prohibition.
---The 21st Amendment appealed the 18th Amendment. It legalized the sale and consumption of alcohol and allowed states to determine there own laws on alcohol.
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