progressive era 1897-1920s

Question 1

what were mckinleys policies 1897-1901 (not progressive)

Answer 1

1897 dingley tariff act= highest protective tariffs
1898 annex haw
1898 treaty Paris= purchase phillipens for 20 million

Question 2

what were Roosevelts policies 1901-1909

Answer 2

busts 44 trusts
1993 department of commerce and labour=power to collect data from business
1904 Panama cannal right
1906 pure food and drug act
1906 Hepburn act= gave goc power to inspect railroad books and set prices

Question 3

what were tafts policies 1909-1913

Answer 3

bust over 80 trusts= standrad oil
1909 Payne and Aldrich tariffs= lowers tariffs to 5% (babd as they just raised prices)
1912 8 hour gov work day

Question 4

what were Wilsons policies 1913-1921

Answer 4

1913 16th ammendment= graduated income tax
1913 17th ammendment= direct election of seneators
1913 federal reserve act
913 Clayton anti trust act
1916 Adamson act
1916 workmans compensation act
1916 federal child labour laws= unconstitutional 2 yrs later
1916 federal farm loans

Question 5

what is progressivsm

Answer 5

middle class wanting sate/ gov level intervention
aims= trust busting, 8 hour work days, big buinsess recognise unions, compensation for those unable to work, child labour laws

Question 6

what was populism

Answer 6

working class needing change
founded by James b weaver 1992 election gained 1 million votes
similar to progressive

Question 7

why USA became progressive

Answer 7

fear of communism/socialism= unions grew
poor living and working condition
mckiney shot leaving his VP Roosevelt in charge
raise in middle class= those who were once poor now had power to chnage
need to break up big business as no comeptaion and markets became stale