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William Howard Taft

Chapter 28 Test

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Chapter 28 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 43. As one progressive explained, the ?real heart? of the progressive movement was to a. preserve world peace. b. use the government as an agency of human welfare. c. ensure the Jeffersonian style of government. d. reinstate the policy of laissez-faire. e. to promote economic and social equality. 44. Progressives, who were among the strongest critics of injustice in early- twentieth-century America, received much of their inspiration from a. the Federalists. b. the Greenback Labor party and the Populists. c. foreign nations. d. progressive theorists, like Jacob Riis. e. social Darwinists. 45. Match each late-nineteenth-century social critic below with the target of his criticism.

Presidents of the 20th Century

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APUSH 20th Century Exam Review: Presidents Presidents of the 20th Century William McKinley (1897-1900) ? R Assassinated b/c govt was corrupt (T. Roosevelt VP to succeed) Teddy Roosevelt (1901-1908) ? R Big Stick Diplomacy Roosevelt Corollary Great White Fleet ? build up navy to enforce imperialism Progressive Ideals Square-Deal (?3 c?s?) ? control corporations (Hepburn Act, etc.), consumer protection (Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act, etc.), conservationism (National Reclamation Act, Newlands Act, etc.) Hay-Pauncefote Treaty ? ability to construct the Panama Canal Open Door policy in China Hepburn Act ? regulates ICC Meat Inspection Act

Chapter 30Outline

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Chapter 30 Outline The ?Bull Moose? Campaign of 1912 Progressive Republican Party: the third party that Roosevelt was nominated president, Jane Addams even promoted Roosevelt for nominee, Christianity enthralled the Progressive convention; guaranteed Democratic win by Roosevelt and Taft splitting the Republican Party vote; campaigned for woman suffrage and a broad program of social welfare The Promise of American Life: Roosevelt?s New Nationalism strategies, favored continued consolidation of trusts and labor unions, and the growth of powerful regulatory agencies in Washington Election of 1912: gave voters the choice in not only of policies but also political and economic philosophies, Roosevelt was shot so suspended active campaigning for 2 weeks Woodrow Wilson: A Minority President

Chapter 29 Outline

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Chapter 29 Outline Progressive Roots Wealth against Commonwealth: by Henry Lloyd, against the Standard Oil Company The Theory of the Leisure Class: by Thorstein Veblen against ?predatory wealth? and ?conspicuous consumption? How the Other Half Lives: by Danish immigrant journalist Jacob A. Riis, shocked middle-class, depicted the terrors of the New York slums Jane Addams/Lillian Wald: urban pioneers, helped to fuel feminist movement to improve living conditions of the families in cities Raking Muck with the Muckrakers (Culture Exposing) Muckrakers: journalists who worked to get stories of evil- that the people could love to hate Lincoln Steffens: wrote "The Shame of the Cities" which exposed alliance between big business and gov.

Politics in the Age of Enterprise

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Politics in the Age of Enterprise Chapter 19 The Politics of the Status Quo, 1877-1893 5 presidents from 1877-1893 (admirable men although none were very charismatic & didn?t leave a larger mark on history) Rutherford B. Hayes (R, 1877-1881) ? presidency decided by one vote; troops were withdrawn from the South?end of Reconstruction ? era of immigration, industrialization & rise of labor unions ? he tried to run an honest administration but not very successful in terms of getting Congressional support for legislation James Garfield (R, 1881) assassinated ? patronage was still a part of how he appointed gov. employees despite Congressional demands for good civil service laws

imperialism vocabulary

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Imperialism (1885-1920) 240. Pan-Americanism: James G. Blaine sought to open up Latin American markets to the U.S.; rejected by Latin America due to fear of U.S. dominance and satisfaction with European market 241. Yellow journalism (Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst)?? aimed to excite American imperialist interests; media bias, subjective representation of events 242. Jingoism: belligerent nationalism against other threatening nations 243. Secretary of State John Hay: ex-Lincoln secretary; worked to gain Open Door Notes? acceptance from the major powers 244. Open Door Policy: sought to eliminate spheres of influence and avoid European monopolies in China; unaccepted by the powers in mind

Chapter 21 outline out of many

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Chapter 21: Urban America and the Progressive Era (1900-1917) American Communities Lillian Wald was a girl with a good upbringing who moved to NY to become a nurse Wald and Mary Brewster worked as visiting nurses Professional care at home for 10 to 25 cents, info on health care, sanitation, and disease prevention 1895 ? philanthropist Jacob Smith donated house on Henry Street Settlement @ Lower East Side Henry Street Settlement became example for new kind of reform community based on college level women Unlike other moral reformers, they lived alongside the poor and worked from the inside Jane Addams, Lillian Wald, Florence Kelly Henry Street Settlement survived by donations from wealthy NYers

American Pageant Chapter 29 Notes

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Chapter Title: Chapter 29 Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad (due by 12/13) Subheading BIG IDEA QUESTION (think broad and thematic, not narrow) SUPPORTING DETAILS (use phrases) The Bull Moose Campaign of 1912 Were the populace happy with the election results? Wilson runs on New Freedom Platform Roosevelt runs on passion for aggression, and wants Progressive Ideas Taft and TR fight causes Demo win with split Repubs TR wants social reform, no big biz WW wants small biz, pure capitalism, mainly economics Woodrow Wilson: A Minority Candidate Is this the end for the republican party (Of this era)? Progressivism is what people want Socialists barely in election, but more than before Repubs out of politics for 6-8 years

Unit 7 Slurves

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Unit 7 Slurves Jennifer Lyon 4/8/13 1. The progressive movement contributed to a decline in party influence. This resulted in a decline in voter turnout. After 1912, the voter turnout never again reached 70%, when it had regularly been in the 80%s in the late nineteenth century. The power of the parties was replaced by interest groups. 2. Wilson was, in general, a trustbuster. He believed that big business was both unjust and inefficient. He thought that monopoly could not be regulated and thus had to be destroyed. This was the basis of his successful New Freedom program.

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