Unit 11

laissez-faire capitalism

the “let-alone policy” with minimal government regulating the market.

social gospel

a christian progressivist movement

Initiative

direct primary elections. Progressivist solution to boss-bought state legislatures

Referendum

placing laws on the ballot so that people can vote on them; progressivist solution to boss-made decisions

Recall

when voters can take people off the ballot

Australian ballot

secret ballots

Muller v. Oregon

supct case in 1908 that protected the women workers

Lochner v. NY

1905 supct case: 10-hr day for bakers

Women’s Christian Temperance Union

collection of women that mobilized other women and didn’t like alcohol

Elkins Act

legislation that gave federal courts the authority to end rate discrimination

Meat Inspection Act

1906 legislation that instated federal inspection of meat traveling over state lines.

Pure Food and Drug Act

1906 legislation that prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce

Hetch Hetchy Valley

a dam in Yosemite national park

dollar diplomacy

taft’s approach to foreign policy; using American investments to boost US political interests abroad

limited welfare state

a state where the government is not solely responsible for welfare

Jacob A. Riis

a danish immigrant and reporter for the NY sun, wrote “how the other half lives”

Robert M. La Follette

governor of Wisconsin and militant leader. gave control from corporations to the people.

Hiram W. Johnson

progressive governor, established recall and other reforms, joined with TR to establish the progressive party

Florence Kelley

former resident of the Hull House, state of IL’s first factory inspector, took control of the nat. consumers’ league

Frances E. Willard

founded women’s Christian temperance union

Gifford Pinchot

the political lorax; tripled national forests

John Muir

founder of the modern conservation movement

New Nationalism

Roosevelt’s policy of governmental involvement to protect human welfare

New Freedom

Wilson’s policy that calls for more antitrust legislation, baking reform, and lower tariffs

Underwood tariff

1913; legislation lowering of tariff rates

Federal Reserve act

legislation instating reserve districts owned by member financial institutions

Federal Trade Commission Act

1914 legislation; presidentially appointed commission to search interstate commerce, to crush monopoly and root out unfair trade practices

Clayton Anti-trust act

1914; legislation that increased sherman’s list of objectable business practices, specifically trusts

holding companies

adamson act

legislation that made 8-hour day for all employees on trains in interstate commerce requred, with paid overtime

jones act

legislation that made the phillippines’ territorial status stay but promised independence as soon as stable government could be established

tampico incident

Mexican sailors took 21 Americans hostage and Wilson congressionally used force

central powers

germany, austria-hungary, and the ottoman empire

allies

france, Britain, russia

francisco villa and John pershing

a prominent Mexican military leader a us military leader that led an attack on mexico

fourteen points

wilson’s ideas to stop ww1

committee on public information

an organization that tried to mobilize people’s minds for war by propoganda

espionage act

1917; legislation that reflected fears about Germans, punished people for having opposite opinions that were “disloyal”

schenck v. US

when sc argued that freedom of speech can be revoked, in reaction to sedition act

war industries board

wilson’s attempt at economic order; a committee that tried to plan economics

national war labor board

an organization that tried to head off labor disputes that might hamper war efforts

sheppard-towner act

1921; federally financed maternity leave

league of nations

wilson’s attempt to gather the nations, rejected in treaty of versailles

treaty of versailles

treaty that addressed the end of war with germany, disaming them, making them pay reparations, giving up overseas c

16th amendment

legislation for graduated income tax

17th amendment

legislation for direct election of the senate

18th amendment

legislation for temperance

19th amendment

legislation for women’s sufferage