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US History Ch 9
Study Guide Part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prohibition | the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment |
| Woodrow Wilson- New Freedom | Woodrow Wilson's domestic policy that promoted antitrust modification, tariff revision, and reform in banking and currency matters. |
| 1912 Election | political candidates, parties, outcome- Theodore Roosevelt split from the Republican party (Bull Moose ) splitting the Republican vote. Wilson (democrat) won. Importance of third party in elections |
| Good Trust vs. Bad Trust | If a trust controlled an entire industry but provided good service at reasonable rates, it was a "good" trust to be left alone. Only the "bad" trusts that jacked up rates and exploited consumers would come under attack |
| 16th Amendment | Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the power to tax income. |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election to the United States Senate |
| 19th Amendments | Gave women the right to vote |
| William Taft | President after Roosevelt. Not as powerful or popular as Roosevelt. Still attacked the trusts, didn't get as much credit. Wanted to lower tax's |
| Seneca Falls Convention | marked the beginning of an organized women's rights movement.Participants unanimously agreed on all major issues except the concept of women's suffrage |
| Workman’s compensation | Gave buisnessmen predictable fee for accidents at workplace.Gave workers guarantee of compensation.Safety measures increased |
| Suffrage | The right to vote |
| Square Deal | Roosevelt declared that he would use his powers as president to safeguard the rights of the worker. Called for reforms like the meat packing |
| Federal Reserve System | country's central banking system, which is responsible for the nation's monetary policy by regulating the supply of money and interest rates |
| 1902 Coal Strike | Roosevelt afraid people would freeze in winter ntervened. It was the first labor episode in which the federal government intervened as a neutral arbitrator |
| Graduated income tax | A graduated income tax is one that imposes a higher tax rate the higher your income. |
| “Fighting Bob” La Follette | He was also known as "Fighting Bob" and he entered US Senate in 1906. Under his progressive Republican leadership, Wisconsin led the way in regulating big business. |
| Alice Paul | helped found the National Woman's Party, which would become the vanguard organization within the more radical wing of the suffrage and later feminist movements |
| Arbitration | settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider |
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