Progressivism
Many Progressive activists started as these, a term for reporters who expose abuse and corruption.
What are muckrakers?
This term describes Roosevelt's use of force, or the threat of force to gain concessions for foreign countries
This document led to the United States officially entering World War I
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This movement saw the widespread propagation of Jazz and black art into mainstream America.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
What is the First 100 Days?
The 17th Amendment made this idea, originally championed by the Populist Party a reality.
What is a national income tax?
Taft's foreign policy, called this, marked a retreat from imperialism toward using the promise of loans and grants to gain diplomatic concessions.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
This treaty, which ended World War I was rejected by the United States Senate in favor of isolationism.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This Amendment passed in the 20s outlawed the production of alcohol, leading to the rise of organized crime.
What is the 18th Amendment?
Roosevelt championed this program as a universal pension for the elderly.
What is Social Security?
This Progressive President's "Square Deal" made trustbusting a cornerstone of policy
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
As part of his moral diplomacy, this president promised that the U.S. would not claim, "one more foot" of foreign territory.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This organization was created by Wilson in order to produce pro-war propaganda, including "spontaneous" speeches by four minute men.
What is the War Information Board?
This radical organization, known for their protests during World War I, finally succeeded in 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment
Who are the Suffragettes?
This term refers to a series of programs passed by the Roosevelt administration to put people back to work
What are the alphabet soup agencies?
This Progressive Amendment led to the direct election of Senators
What is the 16th Amendment?
Wilson's 14 Points speech argued for the creation of this super-national organization to settle disputes without war
What is the League of Nations?
This government organization nationalized industries and production, requiring all Americans to ration food and basic goods
What is the War Industries Board?
This law was designed to limit immigration from Eastern Europe as part of the Red Scare
This program was designed to restore faith in the banks by promising consumers that, should banks fail, they would not lose their money
What is the F.D.I.C.?
This Progressive reformer became famous after starting a program to house and train single mothers and children.
Who is Jane Addams?
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This law resulted in the jailing of socialists like Eugene Debs for advocating strikes during World War I
What is the Espionage Act?
What is Laissez Faire Capitalism?
This law passed under the New Deal gave unions the legal right to organize and engage in collective bargaining.
What is the Wagner Act?