Chapter 29 Flashcards

1
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lowered tariffs and reintroduced federal income tax

A

Underwood Tariff

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2
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established Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the US

A

Federal Reserve Act

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3
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establishes FTC to regulate unfair business practices and enforce consumer protection laws

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Federal Trade Commission Act

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4
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prohibited unfair business practices and promoted fair competition

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Clayton Anti-Trust Act

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5
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businesses that own and control other companies by holding majority of stocks; targeted by Clayton Act

A

Holding Companies

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6
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financial assistance to federal employees that are ill or injured

A

Workingmen’s Compensation Act

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7
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eight-hour workday for railroad workers

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Adamson Act

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8
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regulated shipping between U.S. ports and coastal waters; granted Philippines territorial status

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Jones Act

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9
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an arrest of American sailors by the Mexican government; Wilson to dispatches the American navy

A

Tampico Incident

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10
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a military alliance of countries that fought in World War I

A

Central Powers

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11
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group of countries that fought against the Central Powers

A

Allies

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12
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German submarines

A

U-boats

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13
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British passenger liner with Americans inside

A

Lusitania

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14
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secret message sent by Germany to Mexico; intercepted by the US

A

Zimmermann Note

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15
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a set of guidelines proposed by President Woodrow Wilson to end World War I and establish a more peaceful world

A

Fourteen Points

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16
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an independent agency of the US government that was created to influence public opinion in support of World War I

A

Committee on Public Information

17
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criminalized activities that were considered disloyal or dangerous during wartime

A

Espionage Act

18
Q

determined when the government can limit free speech rights under the First Amendment

A

Schenck VS United States

19
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a US government agency that helped the country mobilize for World War I

A

War Industries Board

20
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labor union founded in Chicago in 1905 that aimed to unite all workers across industries into “one big union” to fight against capitalism and the wage system

A

Industrial Workers of the World

21
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the large-scale movement of approximately six million African Americans from the rural South to urban areas in the North, Midwest, and West of the United States between roughly 1910 and 1970

A

Great Migration

22
Q

gave women the right to vote

A

19th Amendment

23
Q

law that provided federal funding for maternal and infant health care

A

Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act

24
Q

United States Armed Forces that fought in World War I

A

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

25
Q

World War I battle that took place on July 18, 1918

A

Battle of Chateau-Thierry

26
Q

final Allied offensive of the war

A

Meuse-Argonne offensive

27
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A

League of Nations

28
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A

Treaty of Versailles