Turn of the Century Progressivism
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| William Taft | The 27th President of the United States, a leader of the progressive wing of the Republican Party in the early 20th century, a pioneer in international arbitration, and a staunch advocate of world peace that verged on pacifism. A big man 6 ft. tall 350 lb
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| Dollar Diplomacy | The US policy of sending dollars instead of guns into unstabe situations in foreign countries, especially in the Western Hemisphere. A policy introduced by William Taft.
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| The Progressives | A third party put forth by Teddy Roosevelt in the 1912 presidental election. This caused a split in the Republican votes which allowed Wilson to win the election for the Democrats.
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| Woodrow Wilson | The 28th President of the United States, he was a leading intellectual of the Progressive Era. He was not only an idealist but also a progressive, and was president during World War I.
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| Federal Reserve Act | One of the most important pieces of legislaton in US history. It created a board made up of 12 districts each with a bank. The board could determine how much money would be put into circulation. This would go a long way toward economic stability.
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| Federal Trade Commission Act | It created an organization that had the power to investigate businesses, industries, and corporations to search for violations of federal antitrust laws. This act was created by Wilson to topple trusts.
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| The Clayton Act | It made shady business practices formally illegal. It also gave labor unions many rights, such as legal striking and picketing, as long as they remained peaceful.
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| Pancho Villa | An outlaw who tired to start a war between the US and Mexico by crossing into New Mexico and killing Americans. Wilson sent in General "Black Jack" Pershing to find him, but he avoided capture.
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| Gavrillo Princep | A Serbian nationalist who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand and started World War I.
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| Isolationism | American policy to remain neutral during the first part of World War I.
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| The Lusitania | When German U-boats sunk this boat, killing 128 American civilians, many Americans became ready for the US to join the Allies in World War I.
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| Zimmerman telegram | It stated that if Mexico would ally itself with Germany and attack the US that it could have Texas, New Mexico and California back. A reason why many Americans supported joining World War I.
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