Lap 6 Flashcards
What is the long term and immediate causes of the Progressive Movement?
Long term: Industry Growth, Immigration, Urbanization
Immediate: Panic of 1893
What was the new law created to regulate business monopolies?
Clayton Act
How is the National Park Service a Business regulation?
- Tells companies where they can/cant go
- Tells them what they can do
Why is Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson labeled as progressives?
- More hands on (not laissez-faire)
- Supports progressives
How is imperialism different from earlier US expansion? (1600s - 1800s)
- The US would rule other places without settling in them
- Completely displace natives there
What was the first territory gained by US to become an imperial power?
Alaska & Hawaii
What were the (democratic/economic/military) causes and length of the Spanish-American War?
- Length: 3 months
- Military: Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
- Economy: Protect U.S. business interest in Cuba
- Democratic: America’s supporting the ongoing struggle of Cubans & Filipinos VS Spanish rule
What territories did the US gain from the Treaty of Paris? (1898)
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
What were 2 modern improvements the US made to new territories?
- education
- railroad reforms
Progressivism
A movement for social change through political reform
Food & Drug Act
FDA monitoring the conditions during food production
Trust Busting
Deputy of Justice punishing corporations for violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Federal Reserve
A new system to reform banking and stabilize American currency
19th amendment
guaranteed women’s suffrage
Recall & Initiative
Recall: The citizens right to remove someone from office
Initiative: The Public can propose laws
