CHAPTER 29: WILSONIAN PROGRESSIVISM AT HOME AND ABROAD
The "Bull Moose" Campaign of 1912
Know: Bull Moose, New Nationalism, New Freedom
36. Explain the difference between Roosevelt's form of progressivism and Wilson's.
Woodrow Wilson: A Minority President
37. "The [1912] election results are fascinating." Explain.
Wilson: The Idealist in Politics
38. How did Wilson's personality and past affect the way he conducted himself as president?
Wilson Tackles the Tariff
Know: Underwood Tariff
39. What were the three parts of the "triple wall of privilege?"
Wilson Battles the Bankers
Know: The Federal Reserve Act
40. How was the Federal Reserve System different than the banking system that existed in the U.S. in 1913?
The President Tames the Trusts
Know: Federal Trade Commission Act, Clayton Anti-Trust Act
41. How did Wilson curb the trusts?
Wilsonian Progressivism at High Tide
Know: The Federal Farm Loan Act, Warehouse Act, La Follette Seamen's Act, Workingmen's Compensation Act, Adamson Act, Louis D. Brandeis
42. Describe some of the positive and negative outcomes of Wilson’s progressive legislation and actions.
New Directions in Foreign Policy
Know: Haiti
43. Contrast Wilson's ideas of foreign policy with those of Roosevelt and Taft.
Moralistic Diplomacy in Mexico
Know: Victoriano Huerta, Venustiano Carranza, Francisco ("Pancho") Villa, ABC Powers, John J. ("Black Jack") Pershing
44. Why did Mexico give such trouble to the Wilson administration?
Thunder Across the Sea
Know: Central Powers, Allied Powers
45. What caused Europe to plunge into WWI in 1914?
A Precarious Neutrality
Know: Kaiser Wilhelm II
46. What caused an officially neutral America to turn against the Central Powers?
America Earns Blood Money
Know: Submarine, Lusitania, Arabic, Sussex
47. How did Germany's use of submarines lead to tense relations with the U.S.?
Wilson Wins Reelection in 1916
Know: Charles Evans Hughes, "He Kept Us Out of War"
48. What were the keys to Wilson's electoral victory in 1916?
Varying Viewpoints: Who Were the Progressives?
Know: Richard Hofstadter, New Left Historians
49. Which answer to the question above seems correct to you? Why?