Monday-Mr. Bruns goes over Weekly Blogs, and some of his own Chapter 9 presentation, Tuesday-We finish Chapter 9's presentation and Mr. Bruns goes over his Chapter 9 presentation some more, Wednesday-Mr. Bruns finishes his chapter 9 presentation
Chapter 9-5-
Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President. Established Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission,Negotiated peace treaty for League of Nations, won Nobel Prize, Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Clayton Anti-Trust Act Broke up monopolies, enforced by Federal Trade Commission, allowed labor unions
Federal Trade Commission Act/Commission Prevents unfair methods of competition, Investigating companies for monopolies
Federal Farm Loan Act Provides loans to farmers, allows smaller farmers to be competitive
Underwood Tariff Charged US manufacturers to ship overseas, Extremely lowered
Federal Reserve Act Divided US into 12 districts, backs could issue paper money in an emergency, helped other banks from closing
Keating–Owen Act-Wicks bill, prohibited purchase of product produced by child labor, soon declared unconstitutional
Adamson Act Established 8hr work day for railroads, extra pay for overtime, violation is considered a misdemeanor
US Neutrality in WWI Neutrality was ended when Germans sunk US trading ships
Policy towards African-Americans Unfair and treated badly
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