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Progress Era PT. 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what reasons caused the progressive era to end? (2) | a majority of the populist party's goals were accomplished, and the beginning of world war I distracted the US |
| what was the zimmerman telegram? (1) | a german communique in which germany encourages mexico to go to war with the united states, telling mexico of their support for them |
| why did the election of 1912 end the way it did? (1) what candidate showed explicit support for women's suffrage? (1) | the progressive party/bull moose party with roosevelt split the republican party in voting for a president; TR |
| what was the primary goal of the bull moose party? (1, 2) what other goals are there? (2) | working to give the gov strong regulations and to further regulate businesses (lowering tariff, fair trust busting); worker and women's rights; human welfare is more important than property rights |
| what did the federal reserve act of 1913 create? (1) what did it bring back? (1) what did it control and hope to do later? (1, 1) | Federal Reserve; brings back the central bank to control money supply better and to end economic panics |
| what did the underwood tariff act of 1913 (revenue act) do? (2) what percentage paid a certain something? | it reduced the tariff to almost half and introduced income tax; only 3% of the american population had to pay income tax |
| what was the clayton-anti trust act of 1914? (1) what did it establish? (1) what did it prohibit? (1) what did it state in regards to corporations? (1) what did it say would prosecute what? (2) | act improved sherman anti-trust act; established regulations of monopolies/businesses; prohibited uncompetitive price discrimination; separate corporations cant share same board of directors; federal trade commission to prosecute monopolies and businesses |
| what did the federal commission act of 1914 improve? (1) | an act that improved the powers of the ICC (interstate commerce commission) |
| as WWI began, what did the US declare? (1) when did the US declare war? (1) what were three causes of the US entry into WWI? (3) | neutrality; april 1917; the british interception of the zimmerman telegram, US private investors investing $2 billion in the allies, the germans returning to unrestricted submarine warfare |
| MAIN -- what caused WWI? | militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism |
| what did wilson's first term propose? (1) what did it resemble? (1) why was he reelected? (1) | "new freedom"; a continued protection of the US in regards to not involving the nation in europe's political affairs; "he kept us out of the war" |
| william howard taft - what did he continue? (1) what amendments were proposed during his term? (2) what was the manns-elkins act? (1) | trust busting--80 lawsuits; 16th/17th; an act increasing the power of the ICC to regulate railroad rates |
| what was the 16th amendment? (1) what was the 17th amendment? (2) | the amendment that resulted in income tax for certain US citizens; direct election of senators, an expansion of democracy |
| what was taft's major economic policy's name? (1) what did it do? (1) what was economic imperialism, and what did that lead to? (1, 1) | dollar diplomacy; use investments, not military force, in asia and latin america; loaning nations money, leading to military intervention in nicaragua 1912 |
| what was the postal savings system act of 1910? (2) | postal banking system following the panic of 1907; poor people have a savings account through the post office |
| FORD MODEL T (1) + RADIO (1) | 1908 is the first affordable car Ford Model T being invented; 1910 is the first radio music broadcast |
| how did wilson feel in regards to racism? (1) | he was a segregationist who had no intention of ending the jim crow laws |
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i.lundin