Lesson 4 - Woodrow Wilson Administration

Financial stability was achieved in the regions of ________ and the ________ with the financial and military support of the United States.

-Dominican Republic -Haiti

What were the results of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913? a. created the _____ System b. divided the country into 12 regions with a(n) _____ in each region c. required all _____ to become members of the Federal Reserve System d. established how much money member banks must hold in _____ e. place limits on the amount of money banks could _____ f. controlled credit expansion through control of the _____, which is the amount of interest the Federal Reserve charges member banks on the money they borrow from the Fed g. issues paper currency called _____ Notes

-Federal Reserve -Federal Reserve Bank -national banks -reserve -loan -rediscount rates -Federal Reserve

_____ devised a scheme to get the United States to remove Carranza from power by murdering 18 Americans in northern _____ and blaming Carranza. Then he led a raid across the border into _____, _____.

-Pancho Villa -Mexico -Columbus -New Mexico

After President Madero of Mexico was murdered, _____ took over the government. His rule was determined to be hazardous to American interests, so President Wilson provided arms and munitions to his rivals, Venustiano Carranza and _____.

-Victoriano Huerta -Francisco "Pancho" Villa

On September 26, 1914, Congress created the Federal Trade Commission, which has the authority to: a. investigate businesses involved in _____ b. issue _____ on business practices it determines to be unfair

-interstate commerce -restraints

When the Mexican dictator, Huerta, fled to Europe in the summer of 1914, _______ took over the government and promised to end all hostilities and respect the lives and property of all foreigners.

Carranza

On October 15, 1914, Congress adopted the ___, which made interlocking directorates illegal if directors sitting on the boards of competing companies would form a monopoly if those companies merged. It also enabled the Supreme Court to break up holding companies that were deemed harmful to the economy.

Clayton Antitrust Act

In response to the raid on American soil, President Wilson sent General John Pershing and 15,000 troops to Mexico to attempt to capture _______.

Pancho Villa

Wilson also prompted Congress to pass the ___, which imposed a progressive income tax on wage earners.

Revenue Act of 1913

As the first major tariff revision since the Civil War, the ___ was signed into law by Wilson in order to lower tax rates and even place some items on the tax-free list.

Underwood-Simmons Bill

To prevent a German ship from delivering arms and munitions to Mexico, Wilson ordered American troops to the city of _________.

Veracruz

Which statement is NOT true of Woodrow Wilson?

he was the only President to be elected by an Electoral Commission.

On March 15, 1913, Woodrow Wilson became the first President to give a ___, which is a time when the President meets with journalists and answers their questions.

press conference