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2 Goals during the Progressive Era

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  1. Use government power to controll the truss

2. Lessen the socialist threat by improving the lives and working conditions of the common man.

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4 Things the government was opposed to during the Progressive Era

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  1. Monopolies
  2. Slums
  3. Corruption
  4. Prostitution
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4 of the Governments methods to accomplish their goals

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  1. Direct primary elections in every state.
  2. direct elections of us senators
  3. Initiative
    - allows voters to propose laws
  4. Referendum
    - allows voters to vote on laws
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What are Muckrakers

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Writters who will attack social ills in their writtings

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Author of How the Other Half Lives

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John Rus

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Who wrote the exposé on Standard Oil?

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Ida Tarbell

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Author of “The Shame of the Cities”

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Lincoln Stevens

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Author of Bitter Cry of the Children

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John Spargo

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Leaders of the National American Women’s Suffrage Association

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Susan B. Anthony

Lucy Stone

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Minor VS Happersett

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  • Women are citizens.

- the state can withhold the right to vote.

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19th amendment

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Gives women the right to vote.

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Temperance

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Wanted to limit alcohol, especially liquor.

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Anti-Saloon league

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Kerry Nation

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18th Amendment

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Prohibition amendment

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Bolsters Act

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Enforces prohibition

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Square Deal

-3 C’s

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Controll of the corporations
Consumer protection
Conservation of natural resources

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Elkins Act

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Made it illegal for railroads to take or give secret rebates for freight charges to favorite customers.
Everyone will be charged the same

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Hepburn act

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Prohibited free passes

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Trust Busting

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Govt must prove that big business doesn’t run the country.

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First company broken up by the new trust busting laws

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The Northern Securities Company

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Coal strike

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  • Wanted more pay and 8 hour work day.

- T.R. Invites both parties to White House to settle dispute.

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Leader of United Mine Workers Union

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John Mitchell

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Department of Commerce and Labor

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Helps settle labor disputes

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Meat Inspection Act

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Any mets shipped over state lines is subject to federal inspection.

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Author of the Jungle

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Upton Sinclair

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Pure Food and Drug Act

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To prevent mislabeling and adulteration of food and drugs

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Desert Land Act

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Arid public land sold to individuals at a low price if they agree to irrigate it for 3 years

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Forest Reserve Act

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Authorized the president to set aside public forest as national parks

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Carey Act

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Public land given to states on condition that it would be irrigated and settled

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Newlands act

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Public lands would be sold to public and the revenues used to develop irrigation projects

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Aldrich- Vreeland act

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National banks can issue emergency currency backed by various kinda of collateral.

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What was Tafts foreign policy called?

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Goals of Dollar Diplomacy

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  • Protect Panama Canal and surrounding Area.

- Lessen European Power in Latin America

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How would Dollar Diplomacy Accomplish its goals?

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  1. Encourage business to invest in areas of strategic importance.
  2. Use foreign policy to protect American lives and property abroad.
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Domestic Policy under Taft

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  • Payne-Aldrich Act- Tariff is raised.

- Mann-Elkins Acts - Extended ICC’s jurisdiction to telephone and telegraph companies.

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Uncle Joe Cannon

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  • Republican Party split to the progressives and conservatives.
  • Progressives teamed with democrats to break the power of the speaker.
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16th Amendent

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Graduated Income Tax

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17th amendment

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Direct election of US senators

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Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act

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Lowered tariff and enacted income tax

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Federal Reserve Act

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Puts nations banks under public controll.

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Harrison Act

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Regulated the distribution and use of narcotics.

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Clayton anti-trust Act

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Exempted labor unions from anti trust laws and legalized strikes, picketing, and boycotts

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Federal Trade Commission

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Establish federal trade commission

-outlawed false advertising and mislabeling.

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Federal Farm Loan Act

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Low interest loans for farmers.

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Wilson’s Sec of State

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Wm Jennings Bryan

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Woodrow Wilson

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Anti-imperialism, anti-dollar diplomacy

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Panama Canal tolls act

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Must pay a toll to go through the Panama Canal

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Jones act

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Sets in place a plan to grant independence to the Philippines

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Virgin Islands

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U.S. Purchased from Denmark

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Mexico

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  • Wilson was very inconsistent in who he supported in Mexico.
  • Villa attacks Columbus, NM. Causing US to send in troops resulting in bad relations with Mexico.
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Elkins Act

A

Made it illegal for railroads to take or give secret rebates for freight charges to favorite customers.
Everyone will be charged the same

51
Q

Hepburn act

A

Prohibited free passes

52
Q

Trust Busting

A

Govt must prove that big business doesn’t run the country.

53
Q

First company broken up by the new trust busting laws

A

The Northern Securities Company

54
Q

Coal strike

A
  • Wanted more pay and 8 hour work day.

- T.R. Invites both parties to White House to settle dispute.

55
Q

Leader of United Mine Workers Union

A

John Mitchell

56
Q

Department of Commerce and Labor

A

Helps settle labor disputes

57
Q

Meat Inspection Act

A

Any mets shipped over state lines is subject to federal inspection.

58
Q

Mexico

A
  • Wilson was very inconsistent in who he supported in Mexico.
  • Villa attacks Columbus, NM. Causing US to send in troops resulting in bad relations with Mexico.
59
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Virgin Islands

A

U.S. Purchased from Denmark

60
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Jones act

A

Sets in place a plan to grant independence to the Philippines

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Panama Canal tolls act

A

Must pay a toll to go through the Panama Canal

62
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Woodrow Wilson

A

Anti-imperialism, anti-dollar diplomacy

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Wilson’s Sec of State

A

Wm Jennings Bryan

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Federal Farm Loan Act

A

Low interest loans for farmers.

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Federal Trade Commission

A

Establish federal trade commission

-outlawed false advertising and mislabeling.

66
Q

Clayton anti-trust Act

A

Exempted labor unions from anti trust laws and legalized strikes, picketing, and boycotts

67
Q

Harrison Act

A

Regulated the distribution and use of narcotics.

68
Q

Federal Reserve Act

A

Puts nations banks under public controll.

69
Q

Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act

A

Lowered tariff and enacted income tax

70
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17th amendment

A

Direct election of US senators

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16th Amendent

A

Graduated Income Tax

72
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Author of the Jungle

A

Upton Sinclair

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Pure Food and Drug Act

A

To prevent mislabeling and adulteration of food and drugs

74
Q

Desert Land Act

A

Arid public land sold to individuals at a low price if they agree to irrigate it for 3 years

75
Q

Forest Reserve Act

A

Authorized the president to set aside public forest as national parks

76
Q

Carey Act

A

Public land given to states on condition that it would be irrigated and settled

77
Q

Uncle Joe Cannon

A
  • Republican Party split to the progressives and conservatives.
  • Progressives teamed with democrats to break the power of the speaker.
78
Q

Domestic Policy under Taft

A
  • Payne-Aldrich Act- Tariff is raised.

- Mann-Elkins Acts - Extended ICC’s jurisdiction to telephone and telegraph companies.

79
Q

How would Dollar Diplomacy Accomplish its goals?

A
  1. Encourage business to invest in areas of strategic importance.
  2. Use foreign policy to protect American lives and property abroad.
80
Q

Goals of Dollar Diplomacy

A
  • Protect Panama Canal and surrounding Area.

- Lessen European Power in Latin America

81
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What was Tafts foreign policy called?

A

Dollar Diplomacy

82
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Aldrich- Vreeland act

A

National banks can issue emergency currency backed by various kinda of collateral.

83
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Newlands act

A

Public lands would be sold to public and the revenues used to develop irrigation projects

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