Progressive Presidents
He became president after McKinley’s assassination in 1901 and was known for the "Square Deal
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
Roosevelt’s foreign policy was summarized by the phrase “Speak softly and carry a big stick".
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
Harding’s campaign slogan promised this: “Return to ______.”
What is normalcy?
This major scandal under Harding involved oil reserves and government corruption.
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
In 1912, Roosevelt and Taft split the Republican vote, allowing this Democrat to win.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This president’s "New Freedom" program aimed to break up monopolies and reform the banking system.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Wilson’s plan for peace after World War I was called this.
What are the Fourteen Points?
Calvin Coolidge famously said, “The business of America is ______.”
What is business?
Taft angered progressives by supporting this high tariff in 1909.
What is the Payne-Aldrich Tariff?
Harding was elected president in this year.
What is 1920?
Roosevelt’s policy that encouraged fairness between workers, businesses, and consumers was called this
What is the Square Deal?
Taft’s policy that encouraged American business investment abroad, especially in Latin America.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
The economic collapse that began in 1929 during Hoover’s presidency is known as this.
What is the Great Depression?
This 1919 event damaged President Wilson’s reputation when the Senate refused to ratify his major peace treaty
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Hoover defeated this Democratic candidate in the 1928 election.
Who is Al Smith?
This president was known for his trust-busting and conservation efforts, creating national parks and forests.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The U.S. entered World War I in this year.
What is 1917?
Wilson established this system in 1913 to regulate the nation’s money supply.
What is the Federal Reserve System?
During the 1920s, Attorney General Harry Daugherty was accused of taking bribes in exchange for selling government favors under this president.
Who is Warren G. Harding?
Roosevelt’s 1912 campaign promised to give everyone a “New _____.”
What is Nationalism (New Nationalism)?
Roosevelt left the Republican Party in 1912 and ran under this new party name.
What is the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party?
Wilson wanted to create this international organization to prevent future wars, though the U.S. never joined.
What is the League of Nations?
Hoover believed in this economic idea that government should not interfere much in business.
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
President Hoover faced public outrage for his handling of this 1932 protest, when World War I veterans demanding early bonuses were driven out by the U.S. Army.
What is the Bonus Expeditionary Force?
This president was the first to deliver his inaugural address over the radio.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?