Ch. 9.1
-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).- fostering efficiency, protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic; Newlands Reclamation Act. Meat Inspection Act
-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?- prohibition is the banning of alcohol. Women wanted prohibition because their husbands would come home drunk all the time
-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country. - they helped out a lot of poor people.
-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?- the 18th amendment was prohibited.
-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States? economic system in which government owns businesses
-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?- Invested newswriters.
-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?
-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?
-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer? -What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor? -What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?- Government passed a law, saying children couldn't work. Since children couldn't work it raised adults pay.
-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?- Kids couldn't work so it let adults make more.
-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?-
Secret Ballot, Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Direct Primary.
-What did the 17th Amendment do?-
the people of the state could vote for there own sentors.
Ch. 9.2
-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.- women were allowed to work outside of the home, and to vote.
-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment. - Women wanted to vote.
-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.- Susan B. Anthony- Three Step Plan. 1. Convince state legislatures to let women vote. 2. pursed court cases to test the 14th amendment. 3. Tried to get a constitutional amendment to let women the right to vote.
Ch. 9.3
-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.- Progeressive reforms to help workers. He was the youngest president that took office.
-Square Deal- Teddy Roosevelt's plan was to help middle class people.
-Breaking up strikes- Teddy Roosevelt didn't like monopolies, he was a trust buster.
-Regulating railroads
-Regulating food and drugs- people wanted to band achole, because people thought achole was moral act.
-Conservation- The meat inspection act was fromed by Roosevelt and it made your meet cleaner.
-Civil Rights-The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
Ch.9.4
-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency- he made a tax on imported goods.
-Payne-Aldrich Tariff- Tax on imported goods. was supposed to lower taxes but it made them higher
-Land disputes
-Breaking up trusts- Congress were trying to take the power about from big coorperations.
-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited
-Break-up of the Republican Party
-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.- caused the parties to splint the republican votes.
Ch. 9.5
-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.- Problems the republican party slip into two parties, this is why Woodrow became president. Wilson passed the Clayton Anti Trust act. Helped labor unions to exist and strikes became legal.
-Breaking up trusts- Clayton Antitrust Act and Federal Trade Act.
-Underwood Tariff
-16th Amendment- Income tax.
-Federal Reserve System- Stronger banks. These banks can issue paper money and help with loans. Banks in the reserve can save others. Bankers Bank.
-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson
Driving Idea: How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
•Imperialism-Why do countries colonize? -- a country takes power over another country
•Militarism -- a country having strong military
•Nationalism -- having strong pride in your country
•Diplomacy -- how we deal with other countries
•Spheres of influence -- where a strong country has control over a weaker country/area
•Protectorate -- a country specifically is controlled by a stronger country
•Arbitration -- settlement of a dispute by a third neutral party
*Alfred Mahan
captain;The influence of sea power in history
*Old vs. New Diplomacy ---
Old Diplomacy -
1783-late 1800s;
non interventionist: don't get involved with other countries;
isolationist: act alone don't work with alliances
passive and reactive: watched and waited, and acted accordingly
weak army and navy
New Diplomacy
Imperialistic: going out and conquering territory to create an empire
stronger army and navy
interventionist: especially in Central and South America; becoming more involved in other countries affairs
Why did the US and other countries look to imperialism?
-bring military power and prestige to your country
-Naval bases and refueling stations
-$$ for natural resources as well as opening new markets to sell your goods(trade)
-Belief in cultural superiority-White Man's Burden; McKinley: "to take them all and to educate the Filipinos and uplift and civilize and Christianize them"
-Taft: we must help our "little brown brothers" on the Philippines
*Main powers in the late 1800's
Great Britain
Germany France
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Russia
United States
Ottoman Empire(Turkey)
Japan
US purchase of Alaska -bought it for 7.2 million dollars from Russia; people didn't really think it was a good idea, but it ended up going good for America; Great Britain were kinda scared cause they thought we would try to get Canada too
US taking of Hawaii - we were interesting in Hawaii for sugar can plantations
Spanish-American War- we had an interest in Cuba cause it was close to America
-Causes -
The USS Maine sinking - main reason why we went to war with Spain
The Yellow Press - instigated the war; United the general public to want war with Spain; made people feel sorry for the Cubans
Butcher Weyler and his treatment of Cubans in the concentration camps
The De Lome Letter
Jose Marti's destruction of US property in Cuba-making it look as though Spain did it
-battles/famous people involved -
-Results/Treaty - U.S. won, about 3,000 died, we got Puerto Rico and Guam, Cuba kind of got
US Control of Puerto Rico -
US Control of Cuba -
US Control of Philippines -
Open Door Policy in China -
Boxer Rebellion in China -
Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize -
Getting control and building Panama Canal -
Roosevelt Corollary and Monroe Doctrine -
Big Stick Diplomacy--"Speak softly and carry a big stick" -
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy -
Wilson's Missionary Diplomacy -
US issues with Mexico -
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