Wilson's New Freedom 1912-20

Question 1

Give 3 progressive social policies Wilson put in place

Answer 1

18th Amendment 1919 - Prohibition
19th Amendment 1920 - Women get the vote
Adamson Act 1916 - Railroad workers are given the 8 hour day

Question 2

Give 3 progressive economic policies to regulate big business

Answer 2

Federal Reserve Act 1913 - created a central bank under public regulation and all banks had to join a regional branch supervised by the Federal Reserve Board (prevents economic crashes)
Federal Trade Commission - regulated business and unfair practice
Clayton Anti-Trust Act 1914 - extended the Sherman Anti-trust act and stopped price discrimination

Question 3

Give 3 further progressive economic policies to aid farmers/regular people

Answer 3

16th Amendment - creates new higher income tax for high earners
Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act 1913 - Slashed tariffs by 20%
Federal Farm Loan Act - gave farmers long term access to loans

Question 4

Give 1 progressive political change Wilson did

Answer 4

17th Amendment 1913 - made it compulsory that all senators were elected by direct popular vote

Question 5

In what ways was Wilson not progressive?

Answer 5

He did not support the advancement of African-Americans, mostly due to his Solid South support. He opposed federal Anti-Lynching legislation, had segregationists like Josephus Daniels in his cabinet and screened the KKK film ‘Birth of a nation’ at the White House in 1915.