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New Freedom
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Woodrow Wilson's progressive program name, called for a reduction of tariff and elimination of monopoly
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New Nationalism
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TR's program as first introduced at Osawatomie, KS. Called for a regulation of concentrated wealth/power. Bull Moose Party
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Dollar Diplomacy
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Taft's foreign policy that involved aggressive US financial investments in less-developed regions
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Roosevelt Corollary
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In addition to Monroe's Doctrine, the US would intervene in our hemispherical neighbor's domestic affairs if they proved unstable
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Keating-Owens Act
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Wilsonian legislation that outlawed interstate transport of goods manufactured with child labor
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Underwood-Simmons Tariff
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Wilsonians hoped this reduction in tariff levels would lead to greater competition in US markets
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Federal Reserve Act
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Wilsonian legislation that created twelve regional banks to provide stability and new paper currency called Federal Reserve Notes
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Federal Trade Commission
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Wilsonian agency that would help businesses determine in advance if their actions would be deemed acceptable to gov't
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Bull Moose
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TR's political party in the 1912 election
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Eugene V. Debs
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Socialist candidate for president in 1912
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Big Stick Policy
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TR's foreign policy mantra that espouse bold actions/demands and potential use of force to encourage cooperation
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Great White Fleet
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US navy sent on worldwide display of power. Japan in particular was targeted for this show of force.
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Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
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Company bought out by US Steel (created monopoly) with TR's approval; later targeted by Taft
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John Muir
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Influential enviornmentalist, Sierra Club founder
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Northern Securities Company
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TR targeted this Northeastern railroad monopoly helping him earn the moniker "trustbuster"
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