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Ch. 9.1
-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).
to protect social welfare, large manufactures were no regulated, promote moral improvment- led to prohibhition, some problems for immigrants due to prohibition. to create economic reform many people were becoming socialists. came from hatred for big business. foster efficiency cleaning up local government
state reforms, Secret Ballot, Initiative, Referendum, Recall, Direct Primary
Federal Reserve Act created 12 district federal reserve banks that could issue money
-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?
-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.
-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?
-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?
-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?
-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?
-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?
-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?
-What did the 17th Amendment do?
Ch. 9.2
-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.
during civil war women had to work in their house.
-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.
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Ch. 9.3
-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.
born into wealthy family, 26th president leader of republican party passed food and drug act in 1906
railroad regulations.
sherman anti trust act was hard to enforce,
went to harvard. youngest president. Trust Buster broke up monopolies. Meat Inspection Act.
-Square Deal
Teddy Roosevelt's plan to help the middle class people
-Breaking up strikes
-Regulating railroads
-Regulating food and drugs
-Conservation
-Civil Rights
wanted civil rights but failed
Ch.9.4
-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency
promised to lower tariffs but actually raised them.
Took land out of circulation.
-Payne-Aldrich Tariff
-Land disputes
-Breaking up trusts
-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited
-Break-up of the Republican Party
Republicans split and formed the progressive party.
-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.
Ch. 9.5
-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.
-Breaking up trusts
-Underwood Tariff
-16th Amendment
-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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