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What was the name of teddy roosevelts presidency

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Square deal

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What was the name of Woodrow Wilsons presidency

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New freedom

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What political party was teddy

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Republican that changes to progressive/bull moose

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What political party was Taft

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Republican

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What political party was Wilson

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Democratic

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What was teddys early life

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Sickly asthmatic kid, boxer, governor of NY. Youngest president ever

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How did Taft become president

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Hand picked by Roosevelt, used the slogan “vote for Taft this time, you can vote for Bryan any time”

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How did Woodrow Wilson become president

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Republicans split so all republican votes were split, only one democrat so the votes weren’t split and he won

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What was teddys regulation of big businesses

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Northern securities Corp.
Trust busting
Elkins and Hepburn

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What did teddy do with northern securities Corp

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Sued them, Supreme Court ordered them too big and they had to dissolve
First trust bust

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What did teddy do with trust busting

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Filed over fourth more suits including Tabasco

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What did teddy do with Elkins and hepburn acts

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Created them for federal interstate commerce to regulate max fees railroads could
Charge

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How did William Taft regulate big businesses

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Trust busting, busted 90 trusts in a four year term

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How did Wilson regulate big businesses

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Clayton antitrust act and federal trade commission

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What was the Clayton antitrust act

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Prohibited corps from squiring the stock from another if doing so would create a monopoly, if violated would be prosecuted. Union and farm organizations wouldn’t be subject to antitrust laws, made strikes, picketing boycotting legal

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What was the federal trade commission

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Watch dog, given the power to investigate possible violations of regulatory statues, require periodic reports from corps, and put an end to a number of unfair business practices. Under Wilson it administeredballots 400 cease and desist orders to companies engaged in illegal activity

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How did teddy organize labor unions

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1902 coal strike (supported arbitration)

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What was the 1902 coal strike and what did the president do

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Called both sides to White House, made them agree to arbitration commission, where a third party would work with both sides to mediate dispute. Roosevelt demonstrated that in public welfare federal gov was expected to intervene

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How did Taft organize labor

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Established the department of labor

20
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How did Wilson organize labor

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Keating own act

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What did the keating Owen act do

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Prohibited the transportation across state lines of goods produced with child labor. Two years later was declared unconstitutional due to interference with state rights to regulate labor

22
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How did teddy deal with consumer protection

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Created the pure food and drug act

Meat inspection act

23
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What was the pure food and drug act

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Made companies list contents of food and drugs in things, no preservatives, couldn’t lie about what was in it

24
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What was the meat inspection act

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Federal inspectors would now garentee safe and sanitary meat
( no rats and poison bread)

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How did Taft deal with consumer protection

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Continuation of Teddys policies

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How did Wilson deal with consumer protection

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Continued teddys policies

And the 18th amendment-banned sale of alcohol

27
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What was the 18th amendment

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Prohibition, restricted the sale of alcohol

28
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How did teddy deal with environmental protection

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Conservation

29
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What was environmental conservation

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Supervising national forests
140 million acres set aside
National parks

30
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How did Taft deal with environmental protection

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Increased national forest reserves Gifford Pinchot affair

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What was the Gifford Pinchot affair

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Ballinger removed 1 million acres of forest and mining lads from the reserves list and returned it to public domain, Pinchot accused ballinger of letting commercial interests exploit natural resources rightfully belonging to the public. Taft sides with ballinger and fired Pinchot

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How did Wilson deal with environmental protection

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Continued teddys policies

33
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How did teddy deal

With economic policies

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Supported graduated income tax

Supported workmen a compensation laws

34
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How did Taft deal with economic policies

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16th amendment

Payne Aldrich tariff

35
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What was the 16th amendment

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Gave congress the power to collect income tax

Six tax

36
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What was the Payne Aldrich tariff

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Signed to compromise that only moderated the high rates of Aldrich bill. This angered progressives

37
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How did Wilson deal with economic policies

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Underwood tariff and federal reserve system

38
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What was the underwood tariff

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Substantially reduced tariff rates since civil war, Wilsons use of pulpit made senate cut tariffs more than the house

39
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What was the federal

Reserve system

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Divided the nation into 12 districts and established a regional central bank in each. These reserves could issue new paper currency in emergency and could transfer funds to member banks in trouble. Saved banks from closing and protected consumer savings

40
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How did teddy deal with political and civil rights

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Relationships with African American community, invited booker T to White House, but other than that faced opposition from others like W E B For his accommodation of segregationists and for blaming black poverty on blacks and urging them to accept discrimination

41
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How did Taft deal with political and civil rights

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NAACP, not by Taft but formed during his presidency

42
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How did Wilson deal with political and civil rights

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African American rights
17th amendment
19th amendment

43
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What was wilsons relationship with African Americans

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He opposed anti lunching legislation, Capitol and federal offices resumed segregation, had promised the black community but then turned his back on them and continued public segregation, they felt betrayed

44
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What was the 17th amendment

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Direct election for senators

Seventeen senators

45
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What was the 19th amendment

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Woman suffrage, gave women the right to vote

46
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Who is directly affected by the 16 and who is by 17

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Gov for 16 because tax

People for 17 because have their own say

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