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Question 0

What was the 1908 White House Conservation Conference?

Answer 0

• established Conservation Commissioners in 41 out of 46 states
• provided for the creation of Panama Canal

Question 1

What was the 1902 Newlands Reclamation Act?

Answer 1

Money from sale in Western states had to be used for irrigation projects

Question 2

Election 1908 Republican? What did he do?

Answer 2

Republicans: William Taft (Ohio)

• interstate commerce
• conservation natural resources
• improving highway systems
• revising to tariffs

Question 3

Election of 1908 Democrat? What did he do?

Answer 3

William Jennings Bryan

• “privileges and monopolies”
• wanted to lower tariff

Question 4

What was the election of 1908 like?

Answer 4

• AFL puts it support for Bryan
• Result:
• -Taft: 321
• -Bryan: 162
• Republicans gained control of both house and senate

Question 5

Where were the 2 reforms under Taft?

Answer 5

Department of Labor and Publicity Act

Question 6

What was the Department of Labor?

Answer 6

• Child labor

- 8 hr/day for federal jobs

Question 7

What was the Publicity Act?

Answer 7

-required political parties to make public the sources and amounts of money spent in campaign

Question 8

What 2 places became states in 1912?

Answer 8

New Mexico and Arizona

Question 9

What was the election of 1912 like?

Answer 9

Roosevelt: progressive party 
Taft: Republicans
 Woodrow Wilson: Democrats
----favored newer progressive ideas 
----idealist

Question 10

What were the results of the election of 1912? (#)

Answer 10

Wilson: 435
Roosevelt: 88
Taft: 8

Question 11

How long was Wilson’s presidency? (Yrs)

Answer 11

1913-1921

Question 12

What did the 17th amendment do?

Answer 12

Called for direct election of US senators

Question 13

What is the Peace Movement?

Answer 13

• Anti-war societies becoming popular in US + Europe
• Industrial Technology brought nations closer
• Pan American Union: delegates from Latin American countries + US