assessment 8 Flashcards
Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 election because Roosevelt split the Republican vote by creating which party?
The Progressive Party / Bull Moose Party
What did Wilson call his version of Progressivism
The New Freedom
What Act did Wilson pass that revolutionised the American banking system by splitting it into 12 districts?
The Federal Reserve Board Act
How much of their capital did national and state banks have to give to the Federal Reserve Board in their district in order to receive rediscount rates?
6%
What organisation did Wilson set up to regulate Trusts and Monopolies?
The Federal Trade Commission
What Act did Wilson pass to try and ensure that the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was adhered to?
The Clayton Anti-Trust Act
What did Samuel Gompers compare the Clayton Anti-Trust Act to?
The Magna Carta
What was the name of the Tariff Act that Wilson brought in to reduce the number of products subject to the tariff as well as the tariff rate?
The Underwood Tariff
Why was it not that revolutionary that some of the products were taken off of the list of goods that were subject to the tariff?
All of the products freed from tariffs by the Underwood Tariff Act were produced cheaply in the US and thus didn’t need the protection of tariffs
What did Wilson introduce to make up for the revenue lost by the introduction of his Tariff Act?
An Income tax or the Revenue Acts
Which of Wilson’s Progressive Acts introduced the 8 hour day?
The Adamson Act
Which of Wilson’s Progressive Acts introduced sick pay for federal workers?
The Workman’s Compensation Act
Which of Wilson’s Progressive reforms was repealed after two years?
The Federal Child Labour Act
In which State did Wilson send federal troops in order to break a mining strike?
Colorado
Which proposed legislation that would have protected the lives of African Americans was opposed by Woodrow Wilson?
Anti-Lynching Legislation
What philosophy underpinned Wilson’s foreign policy?
Wilsonian Idealism / moral diplomacy / Wilsonianism
Which part of the World did Wilson initially say he had little interest in during his 1912 election campaign but then proceeded to become more involved there than any other president had done before?
Latin America
Which Act replaced the Mckinley Tariff Act in 1894?
Wilson Gorman Tariff Act
Who did Wilson give $20m in compensation to for the takeover of the Panama Canal in 1903?
Columbia
What type of governments did Wilson prefer in Latin America?
Just Governments
Which populist Mexican President was killed by Huerta in 1913?
Madero
Which president of the US refused to condemn Huerta’s murder of Modero?
William Taft
To whom did Wilson provide armaments to attack Huerta?
Carranza
Where did Wilson first deploy troops in Mexico?
Veracruz