Progressive Era 1900-1920

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Treaty of Versailles

ended World War I in 1919, imposing harsh penalties and reparations on Germany.

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Panama Canal

connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, completed in 1914, enhancing U.S. global trade and naval power.

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Woodrow Wilson

The 28th U.S. president (1913–1921) and advocate for the League of Nations.

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League of Nations

An international organization formed after WWI to promote peace and prevent future conflicts.

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Established in 1914 to regulate monopolies and prevent unfair business practices.

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Progressive Movement

A reform from the 1890s to 1920 aimed at addressing social, political, and economic inequalities.

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Creel Committee on Public Information

A government agency led by George Creel during WWI to promote pro-war propaganda.

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Roosevelt Corollary

The U.S. right to intervene in Latin America as an extension of the Monroe Doctrine proclaimed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1904.

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Muckrakers

Journalists who exposed corruption and poor working conditions in the early 20th century.

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Article X

A clause in the League of Nations covenant requiring members to defend each other against aggression.

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Fourteen Points

Wilson’s plan for post-WWI peace, including self-determination and the League of Nations.

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Federal Reserve System

The U.S. central banking system, established in 1913 to regulate the economy and provide financial stability.

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Dollar Diplomacy

President Taft’s policy of using economic power to influence Latin America and East Asia.

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Filipino Insurrection

A rebellion against U.S. occupation following the Spanish-American War (1899-1902).

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Referendum

A Progressive Era reform allowing citizens to vote directly on laws.

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W.E.B. DuBois

A civil rights leader who co-founded the Niagara Movement in 1905 to oppose racial discrimination.

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Eugene V. Debs

A socialist leader and labor organizer who ran for president multiple times.

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Upton Sinclair (The Jungle)

A 1906 novel exposing unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.

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Birth of a Nation / D.W. Griffith

A 1915 film that glorified the Ku Klux Klan and depicted racist stereotypes.

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Underwood-Simmons Tariff

A 1913 law that lowered tariffs and implemented a graduated income tax to try and reduce income inequality.

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Zimmerman Note (Telegram)

A 1917 message from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance against the U.S. This gave way for the US to join into WWI

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