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Legislation II
100
28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize. Name rhymes with Doodrow Brillson.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
100
Wilson's policy that favored the small business, entrepreneurship, and the free functioning of unregulated and unmonopolized markets
What is New Freedom?
100
World War I alliance that included Britain, France, Russia, and later the United States and Italy.
What are the Allied Powers?
100
The most important piece of economic legislation between the Civil War and the New Deal. It created a regulatory agency for banking with 12 regional reserve districts which together control the amount of money in circulation through reserves and interest rates.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
100
It was adopted in 1913 and stated that Congress shall have the power to lay and collect income taxes. This amendment was passed because earlier the Supreme Court had declared that an income tax was unconstitutional. It was part of the progressive movement. It was created to shift the burden of taxes to the wealthy.
What is the Sixteenth Amendment?
200
A prominent reformer and Attorney in "Muller vs. Oregon" (1908) that persuaded Supreme Court to accept constitutionality of laws protecting women workers saying conditions are harder on women's weaker bodies. Wrote book "Other People's Money and How Bankers use it" (1914) that pushed reform within the banks. Nominated in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson for Supreme Court.
Who was Louis D. Brandeis?
200
Platform of Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 Progressive Party presidential bid--favored a more active government role in economic and social affairs--favored continued consolidation of trusts and labor unions and the growth of powerful regulatory agencies in Washington--favored women's suffrage and social welfare programs (including minimum-wage laws and "socialistic" social insurance).
What is New Nationalism?
200
During WWI, these countries included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
What are the Central Powers?
200
This law granted assistance of federal civil-service employees during periods of instability but was invalidated by the Supreme Court.
What is Workingman's Compensation Act?
200
This law created a committee to investigate industries engaging in interstate commerce. It was created to stop unfair trade practices and to regulate and crush monopolies.
What is the Federal Trade Commission Act?
300
Wilson ordered him and an expeditionary force of about 15,000 soldiers into Mexico to capture Francisco "Pancho" Villa dead or alive
Who was General John "Black Jack" Pershing?
300
He was a Republican governor of New York who was a reformer. He was later a supreme court justice who ran for President against Woodrow Wilson in 1916. The Democrats said that if he won then the country would end up going to war. He lost a very close race for the position to Wilson.
Who was Charles Evans Hughes?
300
A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The unrestricted submarine warfare caused the U.S. to enter World War I against the Germans
What is the Lusitania?
300
This law established an eight-hour workday with overtime pay.
What is the Adamson Act?
300
Passed by president Wilson in 1916, it was originally a reform wanted by the Populist party. It gave farmers the chance to get credit at low rates of interest.
What is the Federal Farm Loan Act?
400
He was a member of the House of Representatives best known for chairing the committee which sought to expose an anti-competitive conspiracy among some of the nation's most powerful financial interests.
Who was Arsene Pujo?
400
He was a Mexican military officer and President of Mexico who was also leader of the violent revolution that took place in 1913.
Who was Victoriano Huerta?
400
With the sinking of this British liner in August 1915, the Germans agreed not to sink unarmed ships without warning
What is the SS Arabic?
400
The act that granted the Philippines territorial status and promised independence as soon as stable government was achieved
What is the Jones Act?
400
This helped to control monopolies by lengthening the Sherman Act's list of business practices that were objectionable (interlocking directorates). It exempted labor and agricultural organizations from antitrust prosecution; legalized strikes and peaceful picketing.
What is the Clayton Act?
500
Political theorist that argued that the government should use its regulatory and taxation powers to promote the welfare of its citizens.
Who was Herbert Croly?
500
He became president of Mexico in 1914. He succeeded the harsh President Huerta. He at first supported Wilson's sending General Pershing into Mexico to look for the criminal Pancho Villa, but when he saw the number of troops he became outraged and opposed Wilson.
Who was Venustiano Carranza?
500
Germany agreed not to sink unarmed passenger ships with out warning. They violated this in 1916 when they torpedoed this French passenger ship. Wilson threatened to break diplomatic relations because of this.
What is the Sussex?
500
This 1915 law required decent wages, treatment, and food for those in the merchant marine
What is the Seaman's Act?
500
This law substantially reduced import fees.
What is the Underwood Tariff Bill?
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