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| Question | Answer |
| election of 1900 | Republicans-mckinley- T roosevelt(vp) democrats- william jennings bryan sept. 1901- Mckinley shot- TR-youngest american president to date |
| Teddy Roosevelt | wealthy "speak softly and carry a big stick" manly americanism "muscular christianity" "steward of the people" |
| the panama canal | -trade route across nicaragua -an 1848 treaty between US and Colombia guaranteed american right of traansit across the isthmus- Washington promises to maintain neutrality of the route to protect trade for all |
| Hay-pauncefote treaty 1901 Philippe Bunau-Varilla | british withdraw objections to US canal -French -US troops stop columbians |
| Panama evolution | 1903 recognized the new government of Panama- allowed the sale of the canal and widened the canal zone- 10 mile strip |
| Col. William C. Gorgas | ended the threat of yellow fever in Havana |
| Col. George Washington Goethals | west point trained engineercompleted the Panama Canal project- $400 million-virtual despot |
| Roosevelt Corollary to the monroe doctrine | "preventive intervention" recognized self-determination for latin american countries But only for nations that acted "with reasonable efficiency and decency in social and political matters." a pattern of rongdoing(such as failure to pay debts) would result in US acting as an "international police power" |
| russo-japanese war 1904-1905 | -Japanese sneak attack on port arthur; destroy russian baltic fleet @ battle of Tsushima(45 mins!) US= friend to both japan and russia Roosevelt mediates a peace @ Portsmouth,NH (Japanese request) |
| treaty of portsmouth 1905 | russia unhappy- feels US favored japan japan recieves Korea, but also unhappy-wants more arms race between japan and the US gets ugly |
| US relations with Japan | fears of "yellow peril" and discrimination against japanese san francisco earthquake 1906 overcrowded public schools segregated japanese insulted-threaten war! roosevelt not amused |
| Gentlemen's agreement 1907-1908 | to stop japanese immigration to US SF desegregated schools |
| "the great white fleet" 1907 | Tr called for 16 battleships, all painted white, to make a world war |
| root-takahira agreement 1908 | US and japan agree to respect one another's possessions in the pacific US and japan stand together to support the open door policy in china goodwill engendered by this agreement will last until after WWI |
| progressivism progressive era 1900-1920 | the power of the government is to be used to bring reform to the social and economic problems caused by the advent of industrialism |
| (1)liberalism | alliance between the people and the government to protect society against the abuses of laissez faire capitalism economic goals:check abuses by large corporations political goals: extend or protect the rights of underrepresented groups protect the peopele against corruption and the abuse of power on the part of politicians |
| (2)liberism | maintaining power in the hands of a small elite class which mtains its privileged status over other classes in american society |
| 1900-1920 progressive era | TR, Taft, and Wilson (rep. and dem.) |
| 1933-1945 new deal | FDR(dem.) |
| 1945-1953 fair deal | Truman (dem.) |
| 1961-1963 new frontier | JFK (dem.) |
| 1963-1969 great society | LBJ (dem.) |
| key progressive ideas | gov't- should be pos for change and reform balence between laissez-faire and radical reforms strong middle class-lead reforms |
| social gospel movement | protestant church sould lead the way in humanitarian reform ex-salvation army and jane addams's Hll House |
| muckrakers | investigative reporters write about the abuse to expose it to the public so that the public can demand change |
| Goo Goo | " good government guys" suppport reform in city government |
| mueller V. Oregon | weaker female bodies deserved "special laws and regulations" to keep them from being asked to do harmful jobs in the factories |
| "referendums" | let the people vote on new laws |
| 17th amendment in 1913 | direct election of senators one of the iggest successes of the progressive movement |
| Robert M. LaFollette of wisconsin | best known progressive polititian wisconsin idea- included "recall" elections, direct election of senators, referendums, and special investigative commision to look into abuses- made Wisconsin the most progressive state |
| TR's Square deal | three C's-control of te corporations -consumer protection -conservation of natural resources |
| united mine workers went on strike | 1902 coal mines shut down demands higher wages, 9 hour work day, union recognition, collective bargaining |
| department of commerce and labor | created by congress as a cabinent lavel office in 1903 |
| "trust-bust" | control of corporations strengten interstate commerce commission by giving it the means to enforce the laws |
| elkins act of 1903 | railroads can only charge published rates for travel and shipping |
| hepburn act of 1906 | ICC can set maximum rates for railroads |
| bureau of corporations in 1903 | investigate anti-trust violations |
| northern securities v. US 1904 | railroad monopoly in NW JP morgan & james hill SCOTUS dissolved the monopoly- wall street was not happy |
| conservation movement and TR | motivated by TR's love for outdoors and time spent in the west |
| Newlands act of 1902 | federal funding for water projects in west |
| sierra club | conservation group founded in 1892 sponser: John Muir- to reclaim land to preserve the vanishing frontier but split- Giffard Pinchot and others wanted the wilderness left in pristine state |
| panic of 1907 | wall street blames TR's "trust Busting" short lived- leads to creation of federal reserve in 1913 |
| william Howard Taft (1909-1913) | gov. of philipines loved law- hated presidency laer became chief jusice of SCOTUS "i dont remember i ever was president" he distrusted change |
| Taft's Dollar diplomacy | substitude economic ties for military alliances with the idea of increasing American influence called indirect imperialism- financial big stick taft busted mor trusts than TR |
| "rule of reason" | only those business combination that "unreasably" restrained trade were illegal |
| Us steel in 1911 | most famous case JP morgan- bought steel from carnegie TR had encouraged US steel to buy failing comp. Taft sues US steel TR |
| Pane-Aldrich Bill 1909 | Conservative Taft splits the Republican party raised something by 40% |
| pinchot v. ballinger | taft and sec. of the interior, richard ballinger opened up public lands in wyoming, montana, and alaska for development in 1910 pinchot protested-taft fires him-infuriates TR, progressives, and conervationists |
| Bull Moose Party | TR and progressive republicans- progressive party-election |
| election of 1912 | the "bull mooses" election dem.- woodrow wilson- pro small business rep.- Taft bull moose party- TR-3rd party- progressive party Wilson wins! |
| wilson's new freedom | supporting business and free enterprise no more trusts fragmentation of the big corporations would propel the economy better standard of living for everyone |
| Tr's new nationalism | regulation of business more trust-busting votes for women minimum wage laws very similar to the new deal ideas of FDR |
| woodrow wilson(1913-1921) democrat | american e! ideals(jeffersonian dem.-faith in the educated mases) + "city on a hill" foreign policy= naivete(ineptness), europe(WI) effective in getting legislation passed |
| wilson's domestic policy | vowed to fight "triple wall of privilege:tariff,banks,trusts,"- first pres. to adress joint houses of congress in person |
| underwood tarrif bill 1913 | lowered the tarrif for the first time in 50 years-more efficient business=better goods=more competitive abroad |
| 16th amendment | allows for a graduated income tax(populist idea) |
| 1913 federal reserve act | most important piece of economic legislation between the civil war and the new deal decentralized bank in gov't hands nation's currency too inflexible for industrial economies 12 regionl banks issues paper currency- federal reserve notes |
| federal trade commission act of 1914 | authorized presidentially appointed commissions to investigate and regulate monopolies |
| clayton anti-trust act of 1914 | strengthened the regulatory practices of the gov't and made unions and picketing legal |
| federal farm loan act of 1916 | low-interest loans available to farmers |
| workman's compensation act of 1916 | provisions for disabled federal workers |
| adamson act of 1916 | eight hour work day for railroad workers |
| louis d. brandeis | first jewish justice of the supreme court-nominated by wilson big limitation of progressives but wilson continues a national pattern of ignoring segregation and limiting of civil rights for blacks |
| wilson's foreign policy | irony: wilson disliked TR's "big stick" and Taft's "dollar diplomacy" but he uses both |
| panama canal toll act | repealed it exempted american shipping from paying tolls now US ships must pay! |
| jones act of 1916 | promises people of philippines their independence when they had a stable gov't-that would be in 1946 |
| "yankee lake" | the caribbean protecting the approaches too the panama canal wilson sends US marines to Haiti after revolution in 1915 until 1934 also sends them to dominicn repulic US purchased the virgin islands from denmark-1917 |
| Revolution in mexico | just study this in notes, i dont want to type it all out... |
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