Suffrage=right to vote.
Socialism= Government owns businesses.
Capitalism=Individuals own businesses.
Ch. 9.1
-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals). Protecting social welfare, Promoting moral improvement, Creating Economic Reform, Fostering Efficiency.
-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition? Banning of alcohol.
-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? Muckrakers got rid and tried to stop the big businesses that were driving others out of business such as Standard Oil. Oppose corruption. Brought about change. They wrote newspapers.
-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? They started by making children work in factories due to there little hands, and ambition.
-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? They had more people working at longer times.
-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic? 17th amendment, secret ballot so you have privacy when you vote.
-What did the 17th Amendment do? In 1913 this allowed the people to vote for the Senators.
Ch. 9.2
-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era. A lot of women stayed home and did farm work until jobs came about in the city, most women went to work but some did stay.
-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment. During this amendment we got the right to vote witch really brought the women up in the world, that is what we wanted!
-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. The square deal, breaking up monopolies, and the meat inspection act.
-Square Deal= Getting equal, everyone on the same term. Conserving natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
-Breaking up strikes
-Regulating railroads- Making it so transportation was easier, safe, and faster.
-Regulating food and drugs- Meat inspection, true labels.
-Conservation-Saving natural resources and managing our things we need.
-Civil Rights
Ch.9.4-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency- Pursued a progressive agenda. He still felt like Roosevelt was president. He was not energetic and a great speaker like Roosevelt was.
-Payne-Aldrich Tariff
-Land disputes
-Breaking up trusts-Getting it so big business wouldn't jack up their prices to drive others out of business.
-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited
-Break-up of the Republican Party-They republicans split into two groups. Old-guard and Progressive republicans.
-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.
Ch. 9.5
-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President. Worked as a lawyer. Passed the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, broke up monopolies, 17, 18th and 19th Amendments were passed during his term, Women's vote, and many more.
-Breaking up trusts=Making it so business didn't break up other big businesses. Federal trust
-Underwood Tariff- Tariff= tax on imported goods.
-16th Amendment-Collect on income tax.
-Federal Reserve System-Storage banks, (Bankers bank.) Designed to save banks in panic or depressions. Still around today! This helps with loans, and is banks that reserve and can help save others.
-Limits to Progressiveness under Wilson- He brought his program called the New Freedom where he planned his attack.
SECRET BALLOT
INITIATIVE
RE-FREEDOM
DIRECT PRIMARY.
Know the FTC.
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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