Chapter 28 - Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Was a large anti-alcohol group, which consisted of women

Aldrich-Vreeland Act of 1908

Allowed national banks to issue emergency currency in the event of a currency shortage

Robert La Follette

________ took control from the corrupt corporations and returned control to the people.

Hiram W. Johnson

Helped in breaking grip of the Southern Pacific Railroad on California politics

Henry Lloyd

Was a critic of the Standard Oil Company in 1894 with his book, Wealth Against Commonwealth

Jacob A Riis

________ published his book, How the Other Half Lives in 1890.

Muckrakers

Were reform-minded journalists who wrote articles that exposed corruption and scandals

Taft

Brought 90 lawsuits against trusts during his term in office

Roosevelt

________ convinced Congress to pass the Newlands ACt of 1902 which allowed the federal government to use money from the sale of public lands in the western states to develop irrigation projects.

Congress

Passed the Elkins Act in 1903 which fined railroads that gave rebates and the shippers that accepted said rebates

Progressives

Had two goals: to use state power to control trusts and to improve the common persons conditions of life and labor

Japan

________ and Russia controlled railroads in manchuria with Taft fearing that this monopoly would eventually have negative effects on American merchants.

Forest Reserve Act of 1891

Was more successful with it authorizing the president ot set aside public forests as national parks and other reserves

National Progressive Republican Leage

Was formed with La Follette as its leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1911

Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

Was designed to prevent adulteration and the mislabelling of foods and pharmaceuticals

Panic of 1907

Was a short economic downturn with it resulting in financial reforms

Republican Party

________ chose William Howard Taft as their candidate for the election of 1908 while the Democratic Party chose William Jennings Bryan.

federal reserves

In 1900, Roosevelt set aside 125 million acres of land in ________.

Taft

Won the Republican nomination after Roosevelt Republicans refused to vote at the 1912 Republican convention, claiming fraud

Roosevelt

________ was a supporter of the progressive reform.

Congress

________ passed the Hepburn Act of 1906 which restricted free passes while expanding the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Taft

________ encouraged Wall Street bankers to invest in foregin areas.

Roosevelt

________ was re- elected as president in 1904 with him making it known that he wouldnt run for a third term.

Taft

________ signed the Payne- Aldrich Bill in 1909.