History ch 29 Flashcards
(43 cards)
“The overshadowing question of the 1912 [Presidential] campaign:”
The overshadowing question of the 1912 campaign was which of two varieties of progressivism would prevail.
What concept, idea was the big winner in the 1912 Presidential election?
The concept that was the winner was Wilson’s which promted small enterprise and entrepreneurship.
How did the election of 1912 demonstrate the dominance of the Progressive Movement in American Politics?
It showed that Wilson’s New Freedom was the way that Americans wanted it.
What handicaps did Wilson face as he came into office, does your author suggest?
He was the first man from a former Confederate state to reach the White House since Zachary Taylor, sixty-four years earlier.
How did Wilson’s domestic and foreign policies demonstrate his Progressive ideology?
Wilson wanted “New Freedom” which involved small enterprise, entrepreneurship,
What was the “triple wall of privilege”? \
The triple wall of privilege was tariff, banks, and trusts.
What was an important reason for Wilson’s successes, both as governor and President—who did Wilson reach out to for his source of support?
Wilson earned the enmity of business people and bigots. Brandeis
The “Federal Reserve Act” was the most important piece of economic legislation between the Civil War and the New Deal. What power did this act give to the Federal Reserve Board?
The power that was given was to oversee reserve districts, and substantial measures of public control.
What seemed to be the limit of Wilson’s progressivism?
Wilson’s progressivism had its limits, and it clearly stopped short of better treatment for blacks.
What was the major tool of the progressive movement
Congressional support and Anti- war promotion were the tools.
What effects did Wilson’s foreign policy have on Latin America’s relations with the US?
The American government would no longer offer special support to American investors in Latin America and China.
What were the issues that led to the American military incursion into Mexico?
Rifle bullets crossed the Southern border, and American capitalists had sunk about a billion dollars into the underdeveloped country.
Was it clear at the outset that the US would join the war? Why, why not? Was it clear which side it would join if it did join?
Yes, Wilson wanted everyone to remain neutral but the British liked America. Not many Americans liked the Germans, so the allies seemed like the better option.
What do the authors mean by their subtitle “America Earns Blood Money”?
So America won “blood money” by making Germany enemies and the Allies closer.
Did the sinking of the Lusitania send the US to war?
No, because Wilson still wanted America to stay neutral after the sinking happened.
Whose campaigning on behalf of the GOP complicated Hughes’ candidacy?
The Taft-Roosevelt split in the GOP Republican ranks
“Bull Moose Party”:
A progressive party that was put on Roosevelt after he lost the election
Eugene V. Debs:
the hero of the Pullman Strike
Underwood Tariff Bill:
lowered tariff and instituted a graduated federal income tax
Sixteenth Amendment:
enacted income tax
Louis Brandeis:
progressive minded Massachusetts attorney
Federal Reserve Act:
An act to regulate banking and create stability
Federal Trade Commission Act:
this law empowered false advertising, and mislabeling of goods.
Clayton Antitrust Act:
further pushed out monopolies
