APUSH Chap 28 & 29 – Flashcards

He wrote the book "Wealth Against Commonwealth" in 1894. It was part of the progressive movement and the book's purpose was to show the wrong in the monopoly of the Standard Oil Company.

A Danish immigrant, he became a reporter who pointed out the terrible conditions of the tenement houses of the big cities where immigrants lived during the late 1800s. He wrote "How The Other Half Lives" in 1890.

A leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption ofJohn D. Rockefeller's oil industry with her 1904 work "A History of Standard Oil"

Governor of Wisconsin nicknamed " Fighting Bob" who was a progressive Republican leader. His "Wisconsin Idea" was the model for state progressive government. He used the "brain trust", a panel of experts, to help him create effective, efficient government. He was denied the nomination for the Republicans in favor of Theodore Roosevelt.

wrote "The Jungle". While intending to reveal the plight of the worker, he revealed the unsanitary conditions where meat was created, which prompting Roosevelt to pass the Meat Inspection Act.

went on a campaign for awareness of the environment; inspired creation of Yosemite National Park; became president of the Sierra Club, which was devoted to conservation

First director of National Forest Service. Chief forester of Theodore Roosevelt known for reforming the management and development of forests in the U.S. Advocated the conservation of the nation's reserves by planned use and renewal.

Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters

A state-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed constitutional amendment.

Procedure for submitting to popular vote the removal of officials from office before the end of their term.

This term applies to newspaper reporters and other writers who pointed out the social problems of the era of big business. The term was first given to them by Theodore Roosevelt.

1913 constitutional amendment allowing American voters to directly elect US senators

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920 that prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages

a fire in New York in 1911 killed 146 people, mostly women. They died because the doors were locked. Dramatized the poor working conditions and led to federal regulations to protect workers.

28th President of the United States; Created the federal reserve and the Clayton Anti-trust Act; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)

Was a United States Supreme Court Justice from 1916 to 1939. Before he was on the Supreme Court, as a lawyer he fought against powerful corporations, monopolies, public corruption, and mass consumerism, all of which he felt were detrimental to American values and culture. Wilson nominatied him to supreme court making him the first jew of the position.

A Mexican peasant rebel leader who sought to overthrow the Mexican government and stop Venustiano Carranza from taking it over first, gathering an army in Northern Mexico, he terrorized Americans in Mexico and burned Columbus, New Mexico.

Ordered by Wilson to lead an American expeditionary force across the Mexican border after Villa but never found him.

This was passed in 1913 to battle the tariff part of the triple wall of privilege, and provided a substantial reduction of tariff rates. It reduced import fees and was a landmark in tax legislation because it tied into the sixteenth amendment. First ever implementation of a graduated income tax on incomes $3000+

The constitutional amendment adopted in 1913 that explicitly permitted Congress to levy an income tax.

Foriegn Policy idea by Taft to make countries dependant on the U.S. by heavily investing in their economies

It established a national banking system composed of twelve regional banks, privately controlled but regulated and supervised by the Federal Reserve Board, appointed by the president.

law that empowered a presidentially appointed commission to restrict industries engaged in interstate commerce by crushing unfair trade practices such as unlawful competition, false advertising, mislabeling, adulteration and bribery

New antitrust legislation constructed to remedy deficiencies of the Sherman Antitrust Act, namely, it's effectiveness against labor unions. Weakened monopolies, upheld rights of unions.

granted assistance to federal civil-service employees during periods of disability

British passanger ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915; 1200 people died and 128 Americans died.

a name given to the progressive party, formed to support Theodore Roosevelt's candidacy for the presidency in 1912

The banks, trusts, and tariffs that Wilson pledged to topple were collectively known as this

He ruthlessly seized power in Mexico in 1913. President Wilson objected to his murderous methods and refused to extend diplomatic recognition to his government. He abdicated in 1914.

a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards where many immigrants lived