progressivism

Question 1

how did secret ballot influence roosevelt’s election?

Answer 1

meant he had to act in the interest of the people which meant progressivism

Question 2

how did the 1893 recession effect people?

Answer 2

• 12% increase in unemployment
• wage cut
• banks collapse
• small farmers can’t compete
• bad working and living conditoins
• discontent with parties

Question 3

how did discontent with big business cause progressivism?

Answer 3

• business controlled politics
• need to regulate monopolies
• hostilities towards individuals like barons
• trade unions becoming stronger
• fear of revolution increasing

Question 4

how did influence of the media cause progressivism?

Answer 4

muckrakers point out issues bad working conditions and big business
- sell 750,000 copies per edition

Question 5

when did roosevelt instruct know to start proceedings against northern securities?

Answer 5

1902

Question 6

when was northern securities found illegal?

Answer 6

1904

Question 7

when was the department of commerce and labour act by roosevelt?

Answer 7

1903

Question 8

what did the department of commerce and labour act do?

Answer 8

vital in regulating big business monopolies and showing price fixing

Question 9

when was the hepburn act by roosevelt?

Answer 9

1906

Question 10

what was the hepburn act?

Answer 10

gave government commissioner the power to inspect rail books and set maximum rates

Question 11

when did roosevelt intervene in the anthracite coal strike?

Answer 11

1902

Question 12

what did roosevelt do for conservation of land?

Answer 12

ordered 150 million acres of forest for federal reserve

Question 13

how many anti trust prosecutions did taft do?

Answer 13

90 (including american tobacco and standard oil in 1911)

Question 14

who introduced mine safety legislation?

Answer 14

taft

Question 15

who gave power to interstate commissioners to set railroad rates?

Answer 15

Taft

Question 16

what did the payne aldrich act do (taft)

Answer 16

very little to lower tariffs

Question 17

when did wilson to the federal reserve act?

Answer 17

1913

Question 18

what was the federal reserve act?

Answer 18

set up federal reserve system that banks contributed to for bail outs

Question 19

who reorganised the department of agriculture?

Answer 19

wilson

Question 20

when did wilson do the federal farm loan act?

Answer 20

1916

Question 21

what was the federal farm loan act?

Answer 21

made loans cheaper and more available for farmers

Question 22

what was the underwood tariff act by wilson?

Answer 22

lowered tariffs

Question 23

when was the underwood tariff act by wilson?

Answer 23

1913

Question 24

when did wilson introduce graduated income tax in the 16th ammendment?

Answer 24

1913

for those earning over 4,000

Question 25

when was the federal labour act by wilson?

Answer 25

1916

ruled unconstitutional 2 years later

Question 26

what was the federal labour act?

Answer 26

made children go to school instead of working

after lots of children under 10 were found not to go to school

Question 27

when was the workmen compensation act by wilson?

Answer 27

1916

Question 28

when was the damson act by wilson?

Answer 28

1916

Question 29

what was the damson act?

Answer 29

introduced 8 hr working day for rail workers

Question 30

when and what was the coal miners strike where wilson showed little sysmpathies for workers?

Answer 30

• 1913

- strike in colorado where the national guard was sent in and 26 were killed