Progressive Era

This movement aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life. Its goal was to protect social welfare, promote moral improvement, create economic reform, and fostering efficiency.

Journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life in mass circulation magazines during the early 20th century became known as this.

The case involved four railroads that crossed the northern plains: the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific, which both ran from Minneapolis to the Pacific; the Union Pacific, from Omaha to Ogden, Utah; and the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy, crossing the prairies of Illinois and Minnesota and running parallel to the Union Pacific to the Rockies.

This strictly limited the distribution of free railroad passes, a common form of bribery. It also gave the ICC power to set maximum railroad rates. Although Roosevelt had to compromise with conservative senators who opposed the act, its passage boosted the government's power to regulate the railroads.

Was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania. The strike threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply to all major cities (homes and apartments were heated with anthracite or "hard" coal because it had higher heat value and less smoke than "soft" or bituminous coal).

What is the planned management of natural resources, involving the protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others for the common good?

Was a work stoppage involving silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey. The strike, which involved demands for establishment of an eight-hour day and improved working conditions. The strike began on February 1, 1913, and ended six months later, on July 28, 1913.

In the summer of 1907, the American economy was showing signs of weakness as a number of business and Wall Street brokerages went bankrupt. In October, the respected Knickerbocker Trust in New York Cityand the ¹Westinghouse Electric Company both failed, touching off a series of events known as

Like Theodore Roosevelt, this man claimed progressive ideals, but he had a different idea for the federal government. He believed in attacking large concentrations of power to give greater freedom to average citizens. He said, "There can be no fair play between individuals and such powerful institutions as the trusts. Freedom today is something more than being let alone.

Re-imposed the federal income tax following the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment and lowered basic tariff rates from 40% to 25%, well below the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909. It was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on October 3, 1913,

As America's new elected president, Wilson moved to enact his program, the _____ ___________, and planned his attack on what he called the triple wall of privilege: the trusts ,tariffs and high finance.

Is the Act of Congress that created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States of America, and granted it the legal authority to issue legal tender. The Act was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson.

The second major antitrust measure. This watchdog agency was given the power to investigate people violations of regulatory statutes, to require periodic reports from corporations, and to put an end to a number of unfair business practices.

Sought to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. This act prohibited corporations from acquiring the stock of another if doing so would create a monopoly; if a company violated the law, its officers could be prosecuted.

Refers to changes in city governments made to encourage greater efficiency, honesty, and responsiveness.