Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt Flashcards
social gospel
religious version of progressivism
muckrakers
editors who feed the public hate about trusts and corruption
initiative
want to directly propose legislation themselves
referendum
places on the ballot that need a final approval by the people
recall
allows the people to impeach elected officials
Australian Ballot
voters are left alone for voting
Muller v. Oregon
Gives women factory workers special rights
Lochner v. New York
invalidated New York law asking for ten hour workdays
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
agressive women’s progressive league
Elkins Act
Heavy fines can be placed on rails
Meat Inspection Act
meat shipped over state lines have to be inspected
Pure Food and Drug Act
wants to prevent mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals
Hetch Hetchy Valley
Controversy of utilizing natural resources or keeping for beauty
dollar diplomacy
precursor to economic imperialism, pertained mostly to Panama, China and other developing countries.
Payne-Aldrich Bill
big tariff
New Freedom
Wilson’s progressive system, anti trust, tariff and banking reform
New Nationalism
TR’s progressive system, called for management of trusts
Underwood Tariff
substantial reduction of Tariffs, Wilson appears to talk
Federal Reserve Act
Nation wide system of twelve regional reserve districts
Federal trade commission Act
large companies such as meat packing have searchlight turned on them
Clavton Anti-Trust Act
lengthened list of objectionable business strategies
holding companies
when CEOs own more than one business
Workingmen’s Compensation Act
gives service to federal employees during depressions
Adamson Act
eight hour workday for all employees on trains
Jones Act
gives Philipines Independence when stable government has been established
Tampico Incident
helps to adevert mexican incident
Central Powers
Germany and Austria
Allies
France, Britain and Russia
U-Boats
German submarines
Lusitania
First US boat sunk
Zimmermann note
Germany tells Mexico US lands
Committee On Public Information
headed by George Creel, censors info and crates propaganda
Espionage Act
Tries to make German culture more American
Schneck v. United States
Argues Freedom of speech can be revoked if it poses danger to the nation
War Industries Board
sets precedent of economic planning in times of war
National Labor Board
Lead by Taft, tries to settle labor disputes peacefully
Industrial Workers of the World
Wobblies, inflict industrial sabotage
Ninteenth Amendment
gives women independence
Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act
helps mothers take care of family
Chateau-Thierry
first real American encounter with German troops
Meuse-Argonne offensive
large military operative, cuts German lines and engages 6 million American troops
irreconcilables
want isolation
Henry Demarest Lloyd
attacked standard oil in Wealth against Commonwealth
Thorstein Veblen
wrote the theory of the Leisure Class
Jacob A. Riis
How the Other Half Lives
Robert M. La Follette
progressive Wisconsin governor
Hiram W. Johnson
gov of Cali, breaks Pacific Rail’s dominance
Florence Kelley
femminist, National Consumers League
Frances E. Willard
helped pass 18th ammendment
Gifford Pinchot
Proponent of conservation movement
John Muir
naturalist and conservationist
Herbert Croly
progressive leader
Louis D. Brandeis
First Jew in supreme court
Victoriano Huerta
kills President and takes control of Mexico
Francisco Pancho Villa
revolutionary. Killed US soldiers to provoke USA into fighting Mexico
John (“Black Jack”) Perishing
asked to attack Mexicans, but revoked when legality questioned
Charles Evans Hughes
Republican candidate to run against Wilson
Arthur Zimmermann
German foreign secretary
George Creel
Employed to promote war effort
William D. Haywood
Leader of IWW, convited under Espionage act
Bernard Baruch
Head of War Industries board
Herbert C. Hoover
head of Food Administration, wheat wednesdays and meatless Tuesdays
Henry Cabot Lodge
made 14 reservations, option group 2
Big Four
Lloyd George, Victorio, Clemenceau and Wilson