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Progressivism And Imperialism Flashcards

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Who were the progressive presidents?

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  • McKinley ?
  • T. Roosevelt
  • Taft
  • Woodrow Wilson
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What factors affected progressivism?

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  • Regulate big buisness
  • Political Reforms
  • Social Justice and Welfare Reforms
  • Influence of Middle Class
  • Religious Influence
  • Influence of Media
  • Left Wing Threat
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When did McKinley serve?

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1897-1901

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When did Roosevelt serve?

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1901-09

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When did Taft serve?

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1909-13

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When did Wilson serve?

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1913-21

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What evidence is there of Progressivism under Roosevelt?

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  • ‘Square Deal’
  • Used Sherman Anti-Trust act to prosecute 24 companies
  • Elkins and Hepburn Act - made railroad rebate prices illegal
  • Abritions to solve disputes between workers and managers
  • Conservation areas
  • Burau of Corporations - investigated trusts
  • Civil Service Jobs on Merit
  • Pure Food and Drugs Act
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What evidence is there of lack of Progressivism under Roosevelt?

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  • Senate and Supreme Court didn’t agree with some acts
  • He divided the Republican Party by creating the Progressive Party
  • Failed to convince to pass more bills
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What was Populism

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  • Negative reaction to laissez Faire approach
  • Made of: Bimetalists, Workers and Farmers
  • Party was founded in 1882
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What did the populist party want to do?

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  • Ocala Demands:
  • Control of railway
  • 8 hr working Day
  • Opposed gold standard
  • Direct election of senators
  • Income Tax
  • Regulation of prices
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Why did the Populist Party end?

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  • Big business and newspapers supported Republicans - spent millions to get McKinley in power.
  • Economy improved after 1896 (tariffs went up by 50%)
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How did Cleveland’s 2nd Term boost Populism?

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  • Panic of 1892 (unemployment)
  • Withdrew Silver Purchase Act
  • Close to J P Morgan
  • Lowered Tariffs
  • Sent troops to strikes
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What did the Dingley Act do?

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  • Raise Tariffs by 50%
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What happened in the 1896 election?

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  • Populist Party sided with the Democrat Candidate - William Bryan
  • Election was first where modern campaigning methods were used
  • Democrats didn’t have enough money as republicans for campaign so he travelled across country.
  • McKinley won by 97 electoral college votes
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What was the Progressive Movements political aims?

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  • Votes for women
  • Change in parties - vote for candidates
  • Greater role of federal Government.
  • More democratic system
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What was the Progressive Movements Economic aims?

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  • Regulate big business - prevent fixed prices
  • Better working conditions (hours, pensions etc)
  • Use of silver and gold coinage
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What was the Progressive Movements Social aims?

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  • Emancipation of women (vote)
  • Better working and living conditions
  • Help African Americans
  • Prohibition
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When and what was the Department of Commerce and Labour Act?

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-1903
- had power to collect data from any business that dealt with interstate commerce (to regulate business)

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What and when was the Hepburn Act?

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  • 1906
  • Gave government power to inspect railroad company books
  • Laid down max rate that could be charged
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What evidence is there of progressivism under Taft?

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  • Continued Ant-Trust Policy’s -broke apart Starndard oil + American Tobacco
    -8 hr day for government jobs
    -16 Amendment - income tax
  • Creates a department to help with work conditions
  • Direct election of senators
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What evidence is there of a lack of progressivism under Taft?

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  • Only reduced Tariffs to 40%
  • Seemed to support Private ownership over conservation
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What happened in the 1912 election?

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  • Roosevelt set up the Progressive Party to challenge Taft
  • Made Republicans seem disorganised (made votes split between both parties)
  • Allowed Wilson (democrat) to win
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What effected the economy in from 1890?

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  • Industrial Growth
  • Depression of 1893
  • Agricultural Discontent
  • Trade Unions
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What six area’s did Wilson change in progressivism?

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  • Banking
  • Trusts
  • Tariffs
  • Tax
  • Social
  • African-Americans
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How did Wilson help banking?

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  • Created the Federal Reserve Act 1913 - centralised banking system
  • Supervised and sent Money to Federal Reserve Board
  • meant money no longer depended on gold
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How did Wilson effect trusts?

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  • Federal Trade commission - investigated unfair prices + corporations
  • Clayton Anti-Trust Act - Gave power to those enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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How did Wilson deal with Tariffs?

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  • Underwood Tariffs
  • Reduced Prices of tariffs
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How did Wilson change Tax?

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  • Income Tax was used to replace government income - taxed businesses and individuals
  • Federal Farm Load Act - reduced farm loan costs
29
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What social changes did Wilson make?

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  • Federal Child Labour Act 1916 (dropped 2 years later)
  • Workmen’s Compensation Act - financial assistance to ill workers
  • Adamson Act - 8 hr work days for railroads
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How did Wilson affect the lives of African Americans?

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  • He didn’t really help then (despite getting their vote)
  • Segreation continued
31
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What countries did the ‘New Immigrants’ come from?

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  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Greece
  • Cuba
32
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What was the Red Scare?

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  • A fear of communism - led to a fear of foreigners in America
33
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What was the 1908 Gentleman’s Agreement?

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  • Between US and Japan
  • Stated neither wanted immigration form either company
34
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4 negative effects of Immigration?

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  • Red Scare
  • Crime
  • Overcrowding
  • Literacy Tests
35
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2 positive effects of immigration?

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  • Consumers
  • ## Cheap and plentiful supply of labour
36
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How much did American Manufactored exports grow by from 1908 to 1913?

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77%

37
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Economically what was the period from 1890 to 1920 known as?

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Second Industrial Revolution

38
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3 Reasons for Americas quick economic growth?

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  • Immigration
  • Laissez Faire
  • Organised business
39
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What were the two major strike between 1890 and 1912?

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  • Homestead Steel works 1892
  • Pullman Strike 1894
40
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What were 3 problems with Agriculture from 1890-1912?

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  • Debt
  • Increased Prices
  • Drought
41
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Why was 1890 -1920 known as the ‘golden age’ for some farmers?

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  • White farmers benefited from War as prices rose and exports increased
42
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How did American Industry benefit from WW1?

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  • Increased exports (of steel, weapons etc)
  • Loans given to Allies
43
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What 4 things did the Governemt do to the economy during the war?

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  • Stopped strikes by talking to unions
  • Took over railroads
  • Fixed wheat prices
  • National War Labour Board
44
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How did WW1 improve the lives of African Americans?

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  • Encouraged civil rights movement (went abroad and saw democracy)
  • Migrated North
45
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What evidence is there of the lives of African American’s getting better from 1890 - 1920?

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  • WW1 encouraged civil rights.
  • a Minority made economic improvements
  • Brooker Washington worked for Civil Rights
  • NAACP investigated racism.
  • Education increased
  • Many moved north for jobs (no segregation)
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What evidence is there that the lives of African Americans got worse?

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  • Discrimiated (even in north) and segregated
  • Censorship on black newspapers
  • Lived in poverty
  • Plessy v Ferguson = segregation
  • Southern states introduced rules to stop from voting (tax, grandfather clause, literacy test etc)
  • Lynching Campaignes grew
  • Revival of KKK (Birth of a Nation
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What and when was the Pullman Strike?

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  • 1894
  • National Strike that paralyse Railroads
  • Pullmans cut wages so ARU went on strike.
  • Cleveland sent troops (killed 4)
  • Ended as a failure
48
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What was the Omnibus Indictment Act?

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  • Permitted the legal banning of strikes
  • Remained till 1930’s
49
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What and when was the Pittsburgh Steelworkers Strike?

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  • 1892
  • Wage cutes - refused to speak to unions
  • Private detectives and strike breakers were brought in to stop strike
  • After 5 months with no wages, strikers began to starve and their actions collapsed
50
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What caused the Depression of 1893?

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  • Reading Railroad declared bankruptcy
51
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What happened during the Depression of 1893?

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  • 24 businesses failed per day
  • Triggered a 4 year depression
  • 15,000 companies and 600 banks closed
  • Unemployment reached 20%
52
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What did the 1893 Depression cause?

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  • Repeal of the Silver Purchase Act (boosted business confidence)
  • Rise in progressivism
53
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What 5 factors allowed America to become more Expansionist?

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  • Accidental Empire
  • Progressive Imperialism - Help others and spread Christian values
  • Preculsive Imperialsim - stop European colonies
  • Need For Market - more exports
  • End of the Frontier - needed to expand once they couldn’t go west
54
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What were the causes of the Spanish-American War?

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  • 1898
  • USA felt Spain was treating Cuba too harshly - 200,000 deaths in concentration camps
  • Empasised by Yellow Press - Blamed Maine Explosion on Spanish
  • Public Opition
55
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What happened during the Spanish American War ?

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  • 17000 troops sent to Cuba.
  • US defeated Spanish fleet in Battle Of Santiago
56
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What did the Treaty of Paris conclude?

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  • Cuba Remainded independent
  • US could keep troops there (withdrew in 1902)
  • Dominated by Cuban sugar trade
  • US gained Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
57
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How did Hawaii effect foreign Policy?

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  • US marines tried to overthrow queen in 1893 - Cleveland vetoed this
  • Was annexed in 1898 and became an important Pacific Naval Base
58
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What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

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  • 1904
  • US to intervene in South America to prevent European colonisation
59
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What was Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy?

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  • to further economic interest
  • promoting stability and excluding foreign powers
  • Guaranteeing loans with Foreign companies to promote trade
60
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How did the Panama Canal affect foreign policy?

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  • Improved access to trade
  • 1915 - 1000 ships passed through
  • Completed in 1914
61
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What was the open door policy with china?

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  • presence free trade
62
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What was America’s Navy like from 1890’s?

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  • by 1900 US had 3rd largest Navy
  • Great White Fleet Travelled across the whole world to show dominance.
63
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What were the reasons behind neutrality for WW1?

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  • Moral Dipolmacy - Wilson wanted to be the peacemaker.
  • Public option - Not their war (Europe)
  • Williams Jennings Bryan - Critic of the war
  • Britain and Freedom of the sea - British stopped US ships from entering Germany (upset big business)
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What were the reasons against neutrality for WW1? (Before 1916)

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  • Shared Values with British - Wilson was an Anglo-Phile
  • Anti-German Properganda - Yellow Press
  • Trade - Greater with Britain
  • Unrestricted submarine warfare 1915 - Germany began to sink US ships going over the Atlantic.
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Why did the USA enter the war in 1917?

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  • Resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare - German began to sink boats again. US broke of diplomatic relations
  • Zimmerman Telegram and German Activity in US - states they wanted Mexico to invade America on Germany’s side
  • Russian Revolution - had a temporary government, meant US would be on side of democracy

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