history unit 3

why are we still here... just to suffer?

When was the Progressive Era?

1895-1920

Progressives were what and believed that what was an agent of change?

Reformers, the government

Bull Moose Party was founded by

Teddy Roosevelt

The three progressive presidents

Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson

Who was Henry Ford?

Invented the Model T, developed the assembly line

16th Amendment

Personal federal income tax

Who FORWARDED (not voted) the 16th amendment?

William Howard Taft

Who VOTED IN (not forwarded) the 16th amendment

Woodrow Wilson

18th Amendment

Prohibition of ALCOHOL, did NOT work since people were going to drink no matter what

Who is a big leader in education?

John Dewey

19th Amendment

Granted women the right to vote

What two groups did the Republican Party split into?

The Old Guard (led by Taft) and the Progressives

Federal Aid Roads Act

Better roads; first step towards modern highways

What is the ASCAP?

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, guaranteed that these people would get at least a little bit of money from everything they worked on (copyright)

Who were the progressives?

Well educated and practical people, they made enough money to pay the bills and donate to causes they thought were worthwhile.

Who is the top lawyer?

Louis Brandeis

Who is the father of The Wisconsin Idea?

(a progressive movement in Wisconsin) Robert La Follette

Who immigrated during this era?

Germans, Italians, Eastern Europeans

How did immigrants immigrate during this era?

They were processed in Ellis Island, then went to New York, usually going to the Ford Americanization School.

Role of Women

Huge role in political activism during this time, start of women's suffrage movements and more. Had councils like the National Council of Jewish Women and the National Association of Colored Women

What did the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire lead to?

First steps to enforcing fire safety rules, like fire extinguishers, fire exits, etc.

Who were the IWW/the Wobblies?

Stands for Industrial Workers of the World, they were a union that wanted to unite the entire working class.

What led to the downfall of the Wobblies?

They agreed with the Russian Revolution (AKA Communism), so they just end in 1920.

What was the Amoskeag Company?

Company that advocated for their workers with personalized work (team bonding events, company doctors, overall friendly environment). Went under due to the GREAT DEPRESSION, not anything else

Huge Film Director during this time?

D. W. Griffith

Improvements in Businesses and Companies

Well trained workforce, personnel departments (human resources), Cost Accounting, Inventory Control

Who was Teddy Roosevelt before he became president?

Secretary of the Navy, Government of New York, McKinley's vice president

Who wrote a book about Standard Oil?

Ida Tarbell

Teddy Roosevelt believed in the Square Deal for labor, which was basically:

If you want to be a part of a union, then you should be in one, but don’t feel forced

What was "The Jungle?"

Book written by Upton Sinclair, highlighted how gruesome the meat packing industry really was, which led to the Pure Food and Drug Act (food regulations), 1906

Gifford Pinchot

Chosen to be head of the Forestry Division by Teddy Roosevelt

Who started building the Panama Canal?

A French Corporation, but they sell it to the United States (Spooner Act)

Who does Panama initially belong to?

Colombia

Taft-Katsura Agreement

The US agrees to recognize Japan as the controllers of Korea, as long as Japan promises not to invade the Philippines.

Root-Takahira Agreement

1908 agreement between Japan and the US, basically stating that neither of them will pick up any more territories (at least until WW2)

Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine

Said that the US would become the policemen of the world, stepping in if something egregious happened

Henry Ford and the _ dollar workday

$5, Doubles the wages that other companies have in 1914 so that everyone is lined up to work for Ford.

Ups it to $6 in 1919