Ch. 9.1
-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals). 1890-1920
a lot of progress. prohibition (alcohol), monopolies, reforming gov to be more efficient
-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? 1901
-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?
investigative journalists, exposed the problems of the society, Upton Sinclair : meatpacking industry, Ida Tarbell : wrote an article about the methods of the standard oil, company. corruption.
-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?
-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?
management to increase efficiency. limiting hours of hours, better paid.
-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?
secret ballot, direct primary,
-What did the 17th Amendment do?
Ch. 9.2
-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.
-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.
trust buster : monopolies + good/bad trusts
coal strike : supported the miners, fair. first time
elkins act : fair prices and practices
conservation map
-Square Deal
-Breaking up strikes
-Regulating railroads
-Regulating food and drugs
-Conservation
-Policy towards African-Americans
Ch.9.4
-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency
chief justice.
-Payne-Aldrich Tariff
reduced tariffs
-Land disputes
-Breaking up trusts
-16th Amendment
income taxes
-Policy towards African-Americans
none
-Break-up of the Republican Party
-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election. several choices for voting (4candidates)
- not liked because:
not energetic, not passionate, not using the bully pulpit
promised lower tariffs but actually increased many
why would the split guarantee a democratic win : split the democrate vote in two
Ch. 9.5
-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.
-Clayton Anti-Trust Act
break up monopolies
-Federal Trade Commission Act/Commission
Power to invastigate possible violations of regulatory statues. against corruption
-Federal Farm Loan Act
created a federated farm loan act, became a law when woodrow wilson was pres.
-Underwood Tariff
reduced tariff rates a lot (first time since civil war)
-Federal Reserve Act
1913. separated the nation into 12 districts and created regional central area banks.
- keating owen act
1916, children under 14 couldn't work. and if they did the goods couldn't be sold. laws for child labor
-Adamson Act
8h work day with additional pay for the overtime.
-US Neutrality in WWI
stayed out but got involved the last year and half.
-Policy towards African-Americans
Woodrow promised he would fight for equality. said that rights were under state jurisdiction.
labor union, strikes, boycotts were given the right to exist.
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