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Which act did TR use frequently to bust trusts

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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Used it 44x

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What did TR black the formation of in 1902

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Northern Securities

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What did the Hepburn act do and when was it

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1906
Regulated railroads and strengthened the ICC

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Which famous strike did TR take the side of the workers on and when

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1902 Anthracite strike

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What did TR do to help food quality

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1905 FDA and 1906 meat inspection act

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How many national parks did TR establish

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5

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which party had majorities in the house and senate during McKinley’s presidency

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republicans

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when was the Dingley Tarriff act and what did it do

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1897
made tarriffs very high

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When was the Alaska-Yukon gold rush

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1897-99

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When was the Currency Act and what did it do

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1900- committed the US to the gold standard

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how many millionaires in the US by 1901

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4,000

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How much was Standard Oil worth 1901

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$200m

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when did Rockerfeller become the first billionaire

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1913

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when was the financial panic

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1907

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15
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what did JP Morgan do during the 1907 panic

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injected millions into the stock market

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16
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who did Taft sack

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Pinchot

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17
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what did Taft do for tariffs

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Payne-Aldrich tarriff act
raised tariffs
made reformers in the party angry but more conservative republicans were happy

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what happened in 1910 which shows dissatisfaction with Taft

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progressive republicans and democrats worked together to overthrow tghe conservative Speaker of the House- Joseph Cannon

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what did the rebellious wing of the republican party do in 1910 ish

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organised the National Progressive League

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20
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When did TR make his political comeback

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1911

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21
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which midterm elections were bad for the Reoublicans

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1910

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When did TR take over the National Progressive (bull moose) party

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1912

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what % of the world’s oil manufacturing did standard oil control in 1890

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90%

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what trust-busting act did Wilson introduce and how many cases did he launch

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Clayton Antitrust act
100 cases

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what did wilson set up to regulate bussinesses in 1914
Federal Trade Commission
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what did wilson introduce to help workers' rights
Workmen’s Compensation Act and 1916 Adamson Act to regulate interstate trade and introduce an 8hr working day for railroad workers
27
what did the 17th Amendment do and when was it
direct election of senators 1912
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what was the 18th Amendment and when was it
prohibition 1917 (ratified 1919)
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what was the 19th amendment and when was it
women's suffrage 1919
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when was the Bureau of corporations set up and what did it do
1903 investigated bussinesses
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how many times did Taft use antitrust measures
80
32
which huge monopoly did Taft bust
US steel
33
describe income tax
introduced with the 16th amendment passed 1909 ratified 1913 For those with income over $4,000/yr which was 10x that of the average industrial worker
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what did Taft do for conservation
removed millions of acres of federal land from public sale
35
when was the Bureau of mines act and what did it do
1910 organised investigations into mine safety
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how many cease and desist case orders did the FTC order under Wilson
400
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when was the revenue act and what did it do
1916 expanded income tax to business profits and estates
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success of income tax by 1917
earned more on income tax than they ever did on tariffs
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when was the federal reserve act and what did it do
1913 created a central banking system 12 banking districts created and each put under the supervision of a Federal Reserve Board regulated banking to stabilise the economy and kept smaller banks in business
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how many children under 16 in work 1916
2m
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when was the Federal Child Labour Act passed
1916
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when was the Workmen's compensation act and what did it do
1916 ensured that federal employees who were not in work because of illness or injury were financially compensated
43
weakness of the FTC
did not have enough power intervened little
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limitations of Federal Child Labour Act
ruled unconstitutional 1918
45
what happened at the strike in Colorado and when was it
1913 a company refused workers demands and evicted workers from company housing workers set up tents outside and were fired upon and 26 people were killed Wilson sent in federal troops to break up the strike rather than support the mistreated workers
46
which racist film did Wilson watch
the birth of a nation
47
what were the aims of TR's square deal
protection of the consumer, control of large corporations, and conservation of natural resources
48
when was standard oil broken up
1911 by Taft
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what act did Taft pass in 1910 to extend the powers of the ICC
Mann-Elkins Act
50
who did Taft introduce an 8hr working day for
workers with federal contracts
51
when was the Children's Bureau created and what did it do
1912 by Taft investigate and report on children's welfare
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when was the Payne-Aldrich tariff act
1909
53
what % lived in cities by 1900
40
54
wage growth in the steel industry 1914-1917
doubled
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what % of the world's oil did the US produce by 1920
70%
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what fraction of the world's wheat and corn did the Midwest supply by 1920
⅓ of the world's wheat and ⅔ of its corn
57
how many companies and banks closed from 1893-97
15,000 companies and 600 banks
58
unemployment in Michigan and NY after the 1893 panic
45% in Michigan & 35% in NY
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Irish population in NY vs Dublin 1914
double in NY
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what was Wilson's policy called
new freedom
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when was Wilson president
1912-1920
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successes and limitations of Wilson's banking reform
by 1923 70% of banking resources were part of the Federal Reserve System stocks and shares not regulated- crashes not prevented
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what did Wilson do for African Americans
in 1912 supported the NAACP but said anti-lynching laws were state business appointed segregationists to senior positions

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