Autumn and I presented!
Ch. 9.1
-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).
- protecting social welfare.
- promoting moral improvement
- creating economic reform
- fostering efficacy
-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?
- They wanted alcohol to be banned.
-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.
-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?
- prohibition
-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?
-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?
- Exposed problems in society, brought change
- Big impact
-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?
got the Supreme court to banned child labor.
-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?
-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?
-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?
- Secret ballot- voting without letting people know.
- Initiative- allow people to decide laws for state.
- Referendum- allows people to vote to decide if a bill should be passed.
- Recall- allows people to get a Representative out of business.
- Direct Primary- allows voters to select candidates to run for office.
-What did the 17th Amendment do?
- Allowed people to directly vote for senators
Ch. 9.2
-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.
- working
-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.
-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.
Ch. 9.3
-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.
- Went to Harvard
- Boxed
- Wrestles
- Youngest president
-Square Deal;
- Plan to give everyone fair deals. Equal deals.
-Breaking up strikes
- Trust Buster
-Regulating railroads-
- Elkels act
-Regulating food and drugs-
- Pure food and drug act
-Conservation
-Civil Rights
Ch.9.4
-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency
-Payne-Aldrich Tariff
- Compromise that only moderated the high rates of the Aldrich Bill.
-Land disputes
-Breaking up trusts;
-16th Amendment
- Income tax
-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited
-Break-up of the Republican Party
- After Roosevelt came out of presidency
- Caused democrats to have their chance to get the white house
-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.
Ch. 9.5
-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.
-Breaking up trusts-
- Clayton antitrust act.
-Underwood Tariff
- substantially reduce tariff rates for the first time since the Civil war. z
-Federal Reserve System
-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson
Key Topics:
Driving Idea: How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
*Old vs. New Diplomacy
*Main powers in the late 1800's
US purchase of Alaska -
US taking of Hawaii -
Spanish-American War-
-Causes -
-battles/famous people involved -
-Results/Treaty -
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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