Ap Us Ch. 27-29

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pre 1945 us foreign policy is antt-____ while post 1945 its anti-____

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-colonial
-communist

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william randolph herst is associated with?

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yellow journalism-priased the exploits of imperialism (influences public opinion

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what were some arguements for expansion over seas?

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-missonary work
-it was the only way to solve agrarian unrest
-social darwinism(the US is naturally better and must colonize the world)
-to keep up with europe

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why is Alfred Thayer Mahan important?

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wrote "influence of the sea power on history"-influences US foreign policy (navy)

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in 1900 we annexed ___ in fear of Japan taking it

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-hawaii

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why was cuba a key position?

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it was at the opening of the panama canal

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what event allowed us to interviene into cuba?

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-the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harbor

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why did we declare war on spain?

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it was an attempt to take cuba

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Who gained the fame from the war with spain?

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-TR

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What was the teller amendment?

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said we would not colonize cuba

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what was the platt amendment?

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said that cuba could not conclude its own treties and that it was independent from spain but its foreign policy was ran by the US
-lease could be revoked if both parties agreed to it

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what did the Foracker act of 1900 grant puerto rico?

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gave a limited degree of popular gov to puerto rico, Us citizenship but no rule

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what were the insular cases?

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"the flag outran the constitution"-meaning new people were under american control but they did not have all the rights of the constitution

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what was the result of the philippine insurection?

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the spanish were kicked out and the americans came in

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who ordered the american asiatic squadron to manila to kick the spanish out?

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-TR

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what country is aguinaldo associated with?

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the philippines

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who was the most important american general in the philippines?

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General dewey

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What was the reasoning for the US taking the Philippines?

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if they didnt Japan or Germany would and we needed a pacfic presence

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who became the civilian governer of the philippines?

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Taft

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What role did Marcos play in the philippines?

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became ruler after their independence on july 4th and pocketed US $

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what was the name of the centruy in which china was open to foreign trading the most?

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the century of humiliation

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china was carved into what during the cent. of humiliation?

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spheres of influence

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who called for an open door policy with china in the us?

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John Hay

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what did the spanish war do for the north south relationship?

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it helped it, broght them together

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john Hay described the spanish war as?

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"a splendid little war"

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what 2 countries became perminant american territories from our imperialism?

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guam, puerto rico

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what were some arguements for staying in the philippines?

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-expansion of national glory, extension of american civilization, potential markets in china

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what were some arguements for leaving the philippines?

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-destruction of traditional anti-colonial values, would bring war with japan(true!)

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"speak softly and carry a big stick" is who's foreign policy?

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TR

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"preventative intervention" is assccociated with what?

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the roosevelt corollary

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what the roosevelt corollary?

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makes the US the police force of thr western hemisphere-we collected the debt the south american countries owed to europe so that europe would not come and interfier in the west

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what was the caribbean refered to under the roosevelt corollary?

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"yankee lake"

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what was the clayton-bulwer treaty?

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said Britian and US could not secure exclusive rights to a canal

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what was the hay-pauncefoote treaty?

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gave the US a free hand to build a canal and could fortify the area (Britian was involved in the Boer war)

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what stood in the Us's way to building a canal in Panama?

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it was controlled by Columbia

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what was the hay-bunau-varilla treaty?

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US pays off France and bunau-varilla becomes chief minister of panama

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did taking the canal area hurt or help us and latin america relationships?

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hurt

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what was Tr's role in the Russo-Japanese war?

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TR got to play diplomat

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what was TR's solution to the Russo-Japanese war?

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the Portsmouth treaty

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what did TR recieve for the portsmouth treaty?

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the nobel peace prize

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what was the "yellow perri"?

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the asians in California

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what was the gentlemen's agreement and what sparked it?

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- the segragation of chinese, japanese, and japanese students sparked it.
-the agreement said that japan agreed to stop the flow of workers to california

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what was the root-takahira agreement?

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both the us and japan would respect their territorial possessions in the pacific and uphold the open door policy in china

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according to the progressives, what is the cure to the ills of democracy?

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more democracy

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what was the goal of the progressives?

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to increase the role of government

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what did TR want to do with big business?

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-put it on a leash

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where did the progressives find their roots?

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the greenback labor party and the populists

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what was a rising group during the time of the progressives that eastern europeans brought?

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-socialism

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what was a muckraker?

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a reporter that stirred up trouble and concentrated on the problems of society

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who attacked standard oil?

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ida tarbell

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what did the progressives want to do for the election of senators?

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they wanted the elections to be direct elections

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progressives supportted what in terms of alcohol (for or against?)

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against-prohibition

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who was the flag barer for the progressives before TR?

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lafollette

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TR was seen as the poster child for?

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reform

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what was the settlehouse movement?

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it offered women a side door into public life, women increased their role in politics

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why was florence kelly important?

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she became the first chief inspector of factories and lef the National Consumer's League-was a women and this was unheard of at the time

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what did the case Lochner vs. New York achieve?

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-the supreme court struck down a NY law which limited bakers to a 10 hr day-established that the hrs to be worked was between the emplyer and the employee-a defeat for the progressives

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what was the court case muller vs oregon?

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safer working conditions were needed for women who were weaker and needed protection

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what were the three c's of Tr's square deal?

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-control of corporations
-consumer protection
-conservation of natural resources

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why was the pennsylvania coal strike important?

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it was the first test of the square deal

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what was the result of the pennsylvania coal strike?

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TR sided with the workers- shows Big Bus. is on a leash

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TR earned a reputation as a ? (even though Taft did more)

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trust buster

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what was the elkin's act?

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says rebates must be offered to everyone-against the RR's

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what was the court case Northern Securities vs US?

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Tr's first attempt at trust busting-attacked J.P Morgan's RR company Norther Securities-re-established that the US gov could go after trusts with the Sherman Anti-Trust act

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what was the hepburn act?

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gave the interstate commerce commision more teeth to attack unfair RR practices

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What was the political purpose of Sinlair's "the jungle"?

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to show that capitalism was inefective and socialism shoudl replace it

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what did the jungle and inspection act of 1906 bring about?

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The Pure Food and Drug act

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what causes the meat inspection act?

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-the sending of spoiled meat to troops during the spanish american war

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what was Tr's greatest achievement?

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his conservation of natural resource programs

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what was the forest reserve act?

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said the president could set aside public forests as national parks

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what was the carey act of 1894?

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federal land to the states on the condition it be irrigated and settled

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what was the Newlands act of 1902?

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use money from the sale of western lands for irrigation projects

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what did the tennessee valley authority provide?

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electricity for the south

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what was the "roosevelt panic" of 1907?

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a panic that wall street was quick to blame TR for, but then Tr said that wall street created the shortage of cash

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the roosevelt panic paved the way for what?

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the federal resoerve act of 1913

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the square deal was the grandfather of the what?

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new deal

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what was the knock against taft?

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he could never live up to

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Taft using american investments to increase Us influence overseas is known as?

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"dollar diplomacy"

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Taft replaced the big stick with?

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$$$$$

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the US investment in the latin american nations brought about?

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military intervention in the latin american nations

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taft against standard oil had what importance?who lost?

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-taft lost
-established that each case was to be examined individually and no longer based on "precedent"-increases power of big bus

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what created a public fued between TR and Taft?

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Taft attacking US steel (TR had turned the other cheek

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what was the payne-aldrich bill?

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raised tariffs, which went against his promise to not to

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the progressive arm of the republican party believed that taft had become?

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an Old Guard republican

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what party did TR form on his own opposite to Taft?

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the bull-moose party

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when TR returned to the US and urged the national government to increase its power to remedy economic and social problems, this is known as?

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"new nationalism"

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the democratic platform in opposition to Taft and Tr's bull-moose party was known as?

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"new freedom"

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what was the democratic platform of the bull-moose campaign of 1912?

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-stronger anti-trust legislation
-banking reform
-tariff reduction

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what was the key issue of the election of 1912 (bull-moose campaign)?

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what should be used to increase government's role in economic and social aspects? new nationalism or new freedom?

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what were the aspects of new nationalism?

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-consolidation of trusts or labor unions
-growth of powerful regulatory systems in DC
-women's suffrage
-minimum wage laws

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what were the aspects of new freedom?

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-small enterprise
-free functioning of unregulated marketing
-shuned social welfare programs
-economic competition

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How did wilson win?

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because TR and Taft split the republican vote

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Wilson attacked the triple wall of privilege. what was the triple wall of privilege?

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the tariff, the banks, the trusts

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what was the underwood bill?

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a tariff reduction, but enacted a graduated income tax which had higher yields than the tariff did

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what was the federal reserve act (1913)?

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in response to the 1907 panic (roosevelt panic)
-created federal reserve board that oversaw 12 regional reserve banks
-regional banks were member institutions but were controlled by the federal reserve

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what was considered wilson's greatest achievement?

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the federal reserve act-allowed us to move towards the modern economic age

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Lous Brandeis' book : other people's money and how bankers use it did what?

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further the call for reform by wilson

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what was the federal trade commission act of 1914?

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presidential appointments were made to investigate unfair business practices in relationship to interstate trade

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what was the clayton anti-trust act?

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leveled the playing field-didnt give labor or farmers and edge, but gave each a fighting chance-

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what was the "magna carta of labor"?

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the clayton anti-trust act

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what is the morrill land act assocciated with?

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land grant colleges

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what was the workingmen's compensation act?

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lends assistance to federal workers during times of disabilities

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what was the adamson act?

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established an 8 hour work day for all employees on trains in interstate commerce with extra pay for overtime

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wilson did nothing to help what group?

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african americans

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why did wilson purchase the Virgin Islands form Denmark?

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to protect the Panama Canal

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the assassination fo the mexican president and the installment of Huerta caused what?

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an influx of mexican immigrants to texas

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wilson allowed munitions to be given to the mexican rebels under pancho villa, this increased what?

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tension between mexico and the US

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the capturing of the port of vera cruz in mexico did what to US and Mexico relations?

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soured them

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what was pancho villa's purpose for crossing into america and killing americans?

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attempting to start further war between carranza of mexico and Wilson of the US

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what general searched for Villa?

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John "Black-Jack" Pershing

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what were the two sides of WWI?

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the central powers and the axis powers

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what did wilson preach to americans about their involvement in WWI?

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stay neutral

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what brings the US into WWI?

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the end of the sussex pledge and germany's reintroduction of unrestricted submarine warfare (the lusitania

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what was the end of the progressive party?

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when TR refuses to run because he knows it will split the vote (hates wilson and needs him out of there)

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wilson won in 1916 on the saying?

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"he kept us out of war"

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where did wilson find support?

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bull-moose party members who didnt return to the republicans and the working class