HW - Chapter 29/30: Bailey

Jacob A. Riis

The Danish NY Sun reporter and author of "How the Other Half Lives" (1890), exposing NYC slums

- Inspired Theodore Roosevelt

Lincoln Steffens

The NY McClure's reporter and author of "The Shame of the Cities" articles that exposed big business/municipal government alliance

Ida Tarbell

The NY journalist and author of the Standard Oil Company Expose

- Muckracking companies payed $3000+ to verify a single Tarbell article

Slums

The NYC neighborhoods and life Jacob A. Riis exposed through photography and writing for the NY Sun

Big Business and Municipal Government

The relationship that Lincoln Steffens exposed through writing for the NY McClure's

Standard Oil

The company that Ida Tarbell exposed and was paid $3000+ plus for verification

Initiative

The progressive idea of voters directly proposing legislation

Referendum

The progressive idea of placing laws on ballots to allow people the final approval of elected officials

Recall

The progressive idea of allowing voters to recall/remove corrupt elected officials

- B/C X big business politicians

Australian Ballot

The ability for voters to vote in secret that X bribery B/C X trust that voters will not betray big businesses

Seventeenth Amendment (1913)

The amendment and year that allowed the direct election of senators

Robert M. LaFollette

The Wisconsin governor and progressive Republican leader who X crooked corporate control and est. public utility regulation w/ Madison State University faculty in secret

Muller V. Oregon (1908)

The SC case and year where attorney Lous D. Brandeis proved the constitutionality of women factory workers having protection laws

- Current progressive V but closed "male" jobs for women in future

Square Deal

The deal by Theodore Roosevelt promoting control of corporations, consumer protection, and natural resource conservation

- Tested w/ Penn. coal mine strike (1902)

Corporations

The first big C under the Square Deal, needing to control these entities

Consumers

The second big C under the Square Deal, needing to protect these people

Conservation

The third big C under the Square Deal, emphasizing the act of this towards natural resources

Elkins Act (1903)

The act and year that placed fines on railroads and shippers who used and accepted rebates

Hepburn Act (1906)

The act and year that restricted free passes, expanded the Interstate Commerce Commission, and authorized the ICC's ability to address public shipper complaints, get rid of existing rates, and negotiate max. rates

Northern Securities Case (1904)

The SC case and year w/ Roosevelt vs. the Northern Securities railroad holding Company that X NSC B/C X trusts

Northern Securities Company

The railroad holding company created by JP Morgan and empire builder James J. Hill

Meat Inspection Act of 1906

The act by Roosevelt stating prepared meat shipped over state lines were subject to fed. inspection from "corral to can"

- Big businesses somewhat accepted B/C "X" competition and earn gov. approval

Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

The act by Roosevelt preventing food and pharmaceutical adulteration/mislabeling

Gifford Pinchot

The head of the Federal Division of Forestry and conservationalist who helped Rooseelt conserve forests/nat. resources

Newlands Act (1902)

The conservationalist act and year allowing the gov. to collect western state public land sale $$ to fund irregation project dev.

Payne-Aldrich Tariff (1909)

The controversial and dough-face tariff passed by Taft placing tariffs on more items instead of decreasing rates

- Nat. Resources were duty free = More purchasing so X Progressives and Conservationalists, split Rep. party

ex. Hides, Seamoss

Progressive "Bull Moose" Party

The third party by Roosevelt after X elected as Eo1912 Rep Candidate that supported trust/labor union consolidation, womens suffrage, and social welfare

Consolidation

The first plank of the Progressive "Bull Moose" Party, advocating for this on behalf of trusts and labor unions

Womens Suffrage

The second plank of the Progressive "Bull Moose" Party, supporting this right for women

Social Welfare

The third plank of the Progressive "Bull Moose" Party, wanting this "socialist" idea for society

ex. Minimum-wage laws

Government Regulation Agencies

The fourth plank of the Progressive "Bull Moose" Party, establishing these agencies to help with managing big business

Triple Wall of Privilege

The name for Wilson's attack on tariffs, banks, and trusts

Tariffs

The first wall of privilege, placing this as an import tax on certain items

Banks

The second wall of privilege, serving as the financial hub of trusts

Trusts

The third wall of privilege, holding investments and property/assets for another person

Sixteenth Amendment (1913)

The amendment and year allowing Congress to place a graduated income tax on incomes $3000+

Currency Elasticity

The money supply that automatically adjusts to changing banking/trading needs

- X in Po1907 B/C banking reserves in NY/big cities X mobilized

Workman's Compensation Act (1916)

The act and year by Wilson granting disability assistance to federal civil-service employees

Strengthening the State

The "real heart of the Progressive movement," promoting socialism through this

Muckrakers

The name for progressive jouranlists who exposed corrupt gov/business/social entities

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911)

The fire and year that happened B/C locked doors and fire code violations, leading to stronger workplace condition laws and shorter working hours

10% and 9 Hours

The change that Roosevelt took as a response to the Coal Strike of 1902 under the Square Deal, negotiating from a 20% pay raise and 9 hour workday

New Nationalism

The idea of Roosevelt that promoted trust/labor union consolidation, government regulation agencies, womens suffrage, and social security

New Freedom

The idea of Wilson that promoted small enterprise, entrepeneurship, and free unregulated/unmonpolitized market W/O social wellfare B/C competition

Lowered

The action that Wilson took regarding the tariff in 1913 and the Sixteenth Amendment

Federal Reserve Act of 1913

The act that created a federal reserve board that helped control the public and created "federal reserve notes" that substituted for paper that put more $$ into circulation

- Promisory notes

Monopolies and Labor Benefits

The two reasons behind the effective Clayton Antitrust Act: M/LB