The Progessive Era: The Big Stick
This was TR's slogan for foreign policy
What is, "Keep calm and carry a big stick"
This was President Taft's idea and way of dealing with a foreign policy specifically with Latin America
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
This author wrote The Octopus about the corruption in the railroad industry. (Hint: he has the same last name as our favorite APUSH guru!)
Who Was Frank Norris?
This watershed act allowed for the government to be responsible to increase and decrease the money supply
What was the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
These countries were the negotiators with Wilson after the conflict with Mexico
Who were Argentina, Brazil, and Chile? (ABC Powers)
These things were the cornerstone of Teddy Roosevelt's Administration and the main issues he wanted to face (bonus for the names)
What were the Three C's (Consumer Protection, Corporate Regulation, Conservation of Natural Resources)?
Three things legalized in the progressive era that allowed for citizens direct involvement in government
What were Initiative, referendum, and recall?
This photographer took photos in How The Other Half Lives exposing the poor living conditions in the cities especially for migrants
Who was Jacob Riis?
This bill allowed for the investigation of trust and issued cease and desist orders to unfair trade practices (bonus if you name a system that it made illegal)
What was the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914? (Interlocking Directorates)
These two things were the reason that the US entered world war one
What were unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of the Lusitania and the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram?
This major catastrophe caused an uprising in women's rights revolts leading to many reforms. (Bonus if you can name a court case that goes along with this)
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory? (court cases: Muller v. Oregon)
A hurricane in Galveston, Texas led to this important development in American urban life
What are city managers?
This author wrote a book that exposed the meatpacking industry and led to the Pure Food and Drug and Meat Inspection Acts. (Bonus for the book title)
Who was Upton Sinclair? (The Jungle)
This act made the 8-hour workday max on interstate trains with paid overtime required
What was the Adamson Act?
This was Wilson's slogan in 1916 election
What was "He kept us out of war"
At this event, TR sided with the union workers and threatened to close mines and use military force to run them
What was the Anthracite Coal Strike?
This court case led to the legalizing of the 10hr work day and overtime requiring extra pay
What was Lochner v. New York?
This leading muckraker was a journalist who wrote about the harsh treatment of small companies by the standard oil company
Who was Ida Tarbell?
This act gave teeth to a past bill and excluded the prosecution of unions or agricultural groups
What is the Clayton Anti-Trust Act?
This Mexican rebel shot and killed Americans and Wilson sent this general to go and find him
Who was Fransisco "Pancho" Villa?
Who was General John J. Pershing?
This act gave more power to the interstate commerce commission and restricted and nullified existing rates of the railroad industry
What is the Hepburn Act?
Discribe why the Progressive Era could be viewed as either effective or ineffective. Give two points (points go to the best answer.)
EFFECTIVE: reforms in child and women's labor, increased participation in politics, 17-19th amendments, IRR, trusts broken
INEFFECTIVE: Lack of civil rights reform, 19th amendment came WAAAY late, prohibition means crime rose
This progressive governer proposed and championed the protest for direct election of senators, and the secret ballot, etc
Who was Robert La Follete?
This act assisted federal civil service with compensation when in periods of disability?
What was the Working Men's Compensation Act?
This act promised the Philippines independence as soon as a stable government was established
What was the Jones Act?