history exam 1

president theodore roosevelt intervened personally to break which strike?

1902 coal strike

the group of journalists who drew attention to the abuses in society and published them in stories were known collectively as

muckrakers

the initiative and referendum were reforms designed to weaken the power of the

political elites

whereas theodore roosevelt's new nationalism plan wanted to ---- trusts, woodrow wilson's new freedom plan wanted to ---- them.

regulate, eliminate

president wilson argued that women's suffrage

should be enacted by the states

president theodore roosevelt's presidential plan was called the

square deal

what incident set off the taft-roosevelt feud?

the ballinger-pinchot controversy

what new method of governing cities was first implemented in galveston, texas, after a hurricane destroyed the city?

the commission system

how was the foundation of the progressive movement different than that of the populist movement?

the progressive movement was based on addressing issues that occurred in urban areas

need for reforming the workplace was brought to national attention in 1911 when a fire broke out at

the triangle shirtwaist factory

wilson's definition of progressivism applied to ----- only.

the white

what ignited the progressive movement?

the worst economic downturn in u.s. history

what reason did wilson give for proposing tariff reform?

to combat misuse of the tariff by corporations

what book brought light the abuses in the united states meatpacking industry in the early 20th century?

upton sinclair's "the jungle"

one way that american socialists differed from european socialists was that

american socialists did not advocate for government ownership of businesses

the sixteenth amendment to the constitution provided for

an income tax

in 1914, what did wilson do to anger progressives?

announced that his new freedom plan was complete

the reason that woodrow wilson won the presidency in 1912 was

because taft and roosevelt split the republican vote

because of the roosevelt-taft feud, theodore roosevelt decided to

break a pledge he had made to not seek another term in office

a system of governance in which a trained administrator was appointed to run a city was called a

city-manager plan