Progressive midterm test Flashcards
Frederick W, Taylor
Was an efficiency expert
The originator of the “Wisconsin Idea” of efficient government was
Robert M La Follette
The National child Labor Committee pushed
For federal laws banning the widespread employment of young children
At the triangle shirt waste company in 1911
Workers died as a result of a fire
During the coal strike
Pres. TR won support for his use of the “Big Stick” against big business
The Hepburn act of 1906
Authorized the interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum rates for railroads
The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry
The jungle
In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt
Used to Forest reserve act to protect over 170,000,000 acres of forest
Who became the chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1921
William Howard Taft
The 17th amendment
Author rise the popular election of US senators
Woodrow Wilson was a
College president
A major factor in Woodrow Wilson’s victory in 1912 presidential campaign is the fact that
The Republican Party had split in two
The underwood Simmons Tariff
Lower the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson
The Clayton antitrust act
How about price discrimination and interlocked directorates
Louis D Brandeis
Was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court
