Chapter 21

Who were some prominent muckrakers?

Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, Upton Sinclair and Samuel McClure

To raise money for the war effort, the federal government started a program of

Liberty Loans

Who wrote "The Shame of the Cities?"

Lincoln Steffens

What legislation's were passed during Theodore Roosevelt's administration?

Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act, National Reclamation Act and Interstate Commerce Act

The overall goal of President Wilson's Fourteen Points was to

create a lasting peace

During World War I, American ground troops

saw combat that was relatively brief but intense

In his political program known as the "New Freedom," Woodrow Wilson believed trusts

should be destroyed

What did President Wilson mean by the phrase "peace without victory?"

that fighting should end with neither side claiming victory

"no man's land"

the area between the lines of fighting in warfare

The immediate cause of war in Europe in 1914 was

the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Which belief was held by most Progressives?

the government should be more accountable to citizens

What was the result of the deadly fire at New York's Triangle Shirtwaist Company in March, 1911?

the implementation of many new workplace protections

An underlying (long range) cause of World War I was

the web of alliances European nations created for their defense

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson believed the Paris Peace Conference treaty

was a success because of the acceptance of the League of Nations

American foreign policy between 1903 and 1920

was aggressive and nationalistic

In the election of 1908, William Howard Taft

was hand-picked by Theodore Roosevelt to succeed him

The American contribution in World War I

was minor when compared to that of the Allies

When he assumed the presidency in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt

was the youngest American ever to hold the office

The Americans responded to the Selective Service Act

with enthusiasm

Which reform did the Nineteenth Amendment enact

women's suffrage

Ida Tarbell

"muckraking" author

Doughboys

"nickname" for American soldiers in World War I

John J. Pershing

commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces during World War I

In 1919, who was at the Paris Peace Conference?

Georges Clemenceau of France, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States

U-boat

German submarine

Bull Moose Party

Progressive Party in the 1912 Presidential Election

Eugene Debs

Socialist Candidate in 1912 Presidential Election

Whose comment gave the Progressive Party its "Bull Moose?"

Theodore Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

U.S. President during World War I

Which agencies were created during World War I?

War Industries Board, Food Administration, and War Labor Board

William Jennings Bryan

Wilson's first Secretary of State

Progressivism was halted by

World War I

As an environmental conservationist, President Theodore Roosevelt

added extensive areas of land to the national forest system

The Federal Reserve System regulates

banks

armistice

cease-fire between opponent in a war

By war's end, many Americans directly involved in the war had become

disillusioned by the realities of war

The focus of Upton Sinclair's research and writing was

filth in meatpacking plants

Teddy Roosevelt

first "trust-busting" President

During the Progressive Era many states

gave women work rights equal to those of men

Compared to Roosevelt, William Howard Taft

had less faith in the government's ability to impose reform

Samuel Gompers

headed the American Federation of Labor

Theodore Roosevelt did not run for another term as president in 1908 because

in 1904 he had promised not to run again

During World War I, the United States military effort in Europe

lasted only a few months but suffered light casualties compared to the other combatants

J.P. Morgan

leading financier in the U.S. in the early 1900's

During the Progressive Era, government became

more active

Robert La Follette

most famous Wisconsin "reform" governor

What was the term for the journalists who investigated American life and sought to expose corruption and questionable business practices?

muckrakers

reparation

nation's payment for economic injury suffered during war/conflict

Regarding the Treaty of Versailles, the United States Senate decided in 1919 to

not ratify it

Woodrow Wilson won the election of 1912 because

of the split in the Republican Party