![]() United States: Schenck was convicted for mailing pamphlets urging potential army inductees to resist conscription, and it was concluded Congress could restrict speech if it caused harm where it was spoken.Ĭommittee on Public Information: propaganda committee that built support for the war effort in Europe among Americans. Sedition Act: covered a broader range of offenses than the Espionage Act, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light War Industry Board: made to coordinate the purchase of war supplies.Įspionage Act: banned critical speaking towards the government. However, Germany broke this promise and sunk the Lusitania without warning, causing a diplomatic uproar. Lusitania and Sussex: Sussex was an agreement to not torpedo passenger ships without warning. Outbreak and neutrality: At the start of the war, the United States decided to stay neutral. World War I: 1914 to 1918, "War to End all Wars." Labor Laws: during this time period there were many labor laws regarding both women and children in the workplace and even more. Recall: let voters remove an official from office. Referendum: let voters enact a law or give opinions on a measure. Robert La Follette: Progressive Wisconsin governor who attacked machine politics and pressured the state legislature to require each party to hold a direct primary.īallot initiative: a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can bring about a public vote on a proposed statute or constitutional amendment. Jane Addams: a middle-class woman dedicated to uplifting the urban masses. Margaret Sanger: she opened the first birth control clinic in America. Nineteenth Amendment: " The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." Niagara Movement: Du Bois was at this meeting, they met at the falls to create a list of demands regarding colored people. Washington: In 1881, he founded the Tuskegee Institute, a black school in Alabama devoted to training teachers. ![]() ![]() His self-help approach to solving the nation's racial problems was labeled "accommodationist" because it stopped short of directly challenging white supremacy also avoided the issue of social equality.īooker T. Washington Carver: taught in 1881 at the black normal and industrial school at Tuskegee, Alabama. DuBois: fought for immediate implementation of African American rights. NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, to ensure equalities. Exempted labor unions from being called trusts, legalized strikes and peaceful picketing by labor union members.įederal Reserve System: central banking system, consisting of twelve regional banks governed by the Federal Reserve Board. New Federalism, however, wanted the transfer of power back to the states.įederal Trade Commission: Established to preserve competition by preventing unfair business practices and investigate complaints against companies.Ĭlayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914: Lengthened Sherman Anti-Trust Act's list of practices. New Federalism: New Nationalism wanted active federal involvement to promote social justice and economic welfare. Was one of the major conflicts under Taft's presidency.Įlection of 1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft, Debs Went on to become Chief Justice.ĭollar Diplomacy: this idea is the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.īallinger-Pinchot: November 1909, dealt with Alaskan land deals. William Howard Taft: our 27th President of the United States. Sherman Anti-Trust: antitrust law, this act basically went to prohibit monopolies. He was very Progressive and sought to fight back to big business during his presidency. Theodore Roosevelt: 26th President of the United States. He has writings including McTeague and The Octopus. Frank Norris: an American journalist and sometime novelist during the Progressive Era, whose fiction was predominantly in the naturalist genre.She was a teacher, author, and journalist, and was a big role in the Progressive movement. Ida Tarbell: said to have pioneered investigative journalism.Focused on targeting the abuses in the food and meat packing industry. Upton Sinclair: wrote The Jungle in 1906. Lincoln Steffens: muckraker reporter who launched a series of articles in McClure's that later turned into a book. ![]() ![]() Their writing was often vivid, and ultimately truthful. Muckrakers: Writers who exposed abuses in American society, due to the results of laissez-faire. Progressives: Progressive reformers often originated from the middle class, they sought to curb trusts and improve life conditions. ![]()
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