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15 Cards in this Set
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Four-footed symbol of Roosevelt's Progressive third party in 1912 |
bull moose |
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A fourth political party, led by a former union leader, that garnered nearly a million votes in 1912 |
Socialist Party |
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Wilson's political philosophy of restoring democracy through trust busting and economic competition |
New Freedom |
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A twelve-member agency appointed by the president to oversee the banking system under a new federal law of 1913 |
Federal Reserve Board |
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New presidentially appointed regulatory commission designed to prevent monopoly and guard against unethical trade practices |
Federal Trade Commission |
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Wilsonian law that tried to curb business while permitting labor and agricultural organizations |
Clayton Anti-Trust Act |
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Wilsonian reform law that established an eight hour day for railroad workers |
Railway Labor Act |
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Troubled Caribbean island nation where a president's murder led Wilson to send in the marines and assume American control of the police and finances |
Haiti |
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Term for the three Latin American nations whose mediation prevented war between the U.S. and Mexico in 1914 |
ABC Powers |
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World War 1 alliance headed by Germany and Austria-Hungary |
Central Powers |
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The coalition of powers- led by Britain, France and Russia - that opposed Germany and its partners in WWI |
Allies |
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New underwater weapon that threatened neutral shipping and seemed to violate all traditional norms of international law |
submarine |
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Large British passenger liner whose sinking in 1915 prompted some Americans to call for war against Germany |
Lusitania |
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Germany's carefully conditional agreement in 1916 not to sink passenger and merchant vessels without warning |
Sussex pledge |
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Key electoral state where a tiny majority for Wilson tipped the balance against Hughes in 1916 |
California |
