Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)

Underwood Tariff Act

1913; substantially reduced import fees and enacted a graduated income tax under the aprroval of the 16th Amendment

18th Amendment

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages

Federal Reserve

the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units

Treaty of Versailles

the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans

William H. Taft

(1909-1913) The 16th Amendment is passed by Congress in 1909 and added to the Constitution in 1912. The 17th Amendment is passed by Congress in 1912.

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

- created Federal Trade Commission (investigate companies for unfair trade practices

Woodrow Wilson

..., 28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

..., First federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions

Theodore Roosevelt

1858-1919. 26th President. Increased size of Navy and Great White Fleet. Added Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine and Big Stick policy

Malaria

A disease caused by mosquitoes implanting parasites in the blood.

Fourteen Points

A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.

Allied Powers

Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II.

19th Amendment

Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections.

Central Powers

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

The Panama Canal

Buit to make passage between Atlantic and Pacific oceans easier and faster because there were many Navy ships that needed to get from Gulf of Mexico out to the Pacific to help protect American islands in case of invasion; built by Roosevelt

17th Amendment

Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures.

"Bull Moose Party"

Roosevelt broke away forming his own Progressive Party (or Bull Moose Party because he was "fit as a bull moose...").

"New Freedom"

Woodrow Wilson's domestic policy that, promoted antitrust modification, tariff revision, and reform in banking and currency matters.

Yellow fever

a rise in the temperature of the body

The Federal Trade Commission

a special assignment that is given to a person or group

Alcoholic beverages 18th amendment

a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

William C. Gorgas

an American expert on tropical disease, nearly wiped out yellow fever and malaria and reduced malaria in Panama

League of Nations

an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations

Monopolistic

having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant

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