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