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| 9224097638 | Underwood Tariff | 1913 Substantial reduction of rates enacted and unprecedented income tax used revenue for receipts | 0 | |
| 9224097639 | Federal Reserve Act | 1913, which created the central banking system of the United States. Established 12 regional banks and a board to regulate banking and create stability | 1 | |
| 9224097640 | federal trade commission | 1914 Oversaw industries engaged in inner state Commerce investigate the legal business practices in Commerce like unlawful competition, false advertising, and misleading goods | 2 | |
| 9224097641 | Clayton Anti-Trust Act | Extended Sherman anti-trust act semi: exempted labor unions and agricultural organizations from anti monopoly constraints, conferred benefits on labor | 3 | |
| 9224097642 | Holding companies | Companies that own part or all of other company's stock in order to extend monopoly control. Often a holding company does not produce goods or services of its own but only exists to control other companies. Clayton anti-trust act sought to clamp down on these companies when they obstructed competition | 4 | |
| 9224097643 | Workingmen's Compensation Act | 1916 Passed by Wilson, granted assistance to federal civil service employees during time of disability, pre cursor for labor friendly by legislation passed during new deal | 5 | |
| 9224097644 | Adamson Act | 1916 Established 8 hour work day for all employees on railroad trains and over time extra pay. 1st law to try To regulate work day | 6 | |
| 9224097645 | Jones Act | 1916 gave territorial status to Philippines - promised independence As soon as Stable government was established. Was not granted until July 4th 1946 | 7 | |
| 9224097646 | Tampico Incident | 1915 But rest of us sailors by Mexican government that pushed Wilson to dispatch navy to Please the port of Vera Cruz in April of 1915. War was avoided but tensions between US and Mexico grew | 8 | |
| 9224097647 | Central Powers | Germany and Austria-Hungary And later joined by Turkey and Bulgaria they were against Allies | 9 | |
| 9224097648 | allies | Great Britain, Russia, France, later joined by Italy, Japan, and the US. They were against the central powers | 10 | |
| 9224097649 | U-boats | German subs proved deadly for allies played major role in World War I | 11 | |
| 9224097650 | Lusitania | British passenger ship sunk in May of 1915 by a German torpedo. Killed 1198 people including 128 US citizens Pushed the US closer to war | 12 | |
| 9224097651 | Zimmerman Note | Secret message written by German Arthur Zimmerman who proposed German Mexico alliance against the US Intercepted and published and cause us uproar and push to join war | 13 | |
| 9224097652 | Fourteen Points | 1918 Woodrow Wilson proposal to ensure peace after World War I, called and to secret alliances, widespread arms reduction, nation of self determination, and the new league of nations | 14 | |
| 9224097653 | Committee on Public Information | 1917 a government office during war known popularly as the Creel committee for its chairman George Creel, it was dedicated to winning everyday American support for the war effort. It regularly distributed pro war propaganda and sent out an army of 4 minute men to rally crowds and deliver patriotic pep | 15 | |
| 9224097654 | Espionage Act | 1917 Prohibited interference with the draft and other acts of national disloyalty Together with the sedition act of 1918, which added penalties for abusing the government in writing, it created a climate that was unfriendly to civil liberties | 16 | |
| 9224097655 | Schneck v. United States | 1919 Supreme Court decision that upheld espionage and sedition acts reasoning that freedom of speech could be curtailed when posed a clear and present danger to the nation | 17 | |
| 9224097656 | War Industries Board | 1917 headed by Bernard baruch, Federal agency coordinated industrial production during war, setting production quotas, allocating raw materials, and pushing companies to increase efficiency and eliminate waste. Under that economic mobilization of the war industries board, industrial production in the US increased 20% during war | 18 | |
| 9224097657 | Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) | Union of radicals and socialists nicknamed the Wobblies Sought to build one big Union, advocated industrial sabotage in defense of goal, could claim a 100000 and support 300000 people, appeal to migratory workers and those who had harsh working conditions | 19 | |
| 9224097658 | Great Migration | Movement of 6 million African Americans from the South to the North for jobs during war | 20 | |
| 9224097659 | 19th Amendment | 1920; gave women the right to vote. (ALL citizens of the US can now vote) Came 70 years after the 1st organization called for women's suffrage at Seneca Falls | 21 | |
| 9224097660 | shephard-towner maternity act | Attempt to appeal to new women voters Expanded government role in family life, provided federally financed instruction in maternity and infant health care | 22 | |
| 9224097661 | American Expeditionary Force (AEF) | led by John J. Pershing Name given to United States army force deployed in Europe, Bought in many key battles in the last year of the war | 23 | |
| 9224097662 | Battle of Chateau-Thierry | June 1918 1st significant engagement of US troops and World War I, the image of fresh young US troops for the French | 24 | |
| 9224097663 | Meuse-Argonne Offensive | 1918- last major offensive by allies; convinced Germany that victory was impossible Led by John pershing and the AEF In effort to cut German railroad lines which supplied the Western front. | 25 | |
| 9224097664 | league of nations | 1919 World organization of national government's proposed by Wilson, worked to facilitate peaceful cooperation of nations The US did not sign do to isolationists creating obstacles | 26 | |
| 9224097665 | Treaty of Versailles | 1919 treaty that ended WWI, Are many was blamed for the war and had to pay heavy reparations to the allies, the Germans thought it was too harsh the French thought it was too lenient and the US rejected it due to obligation to sign into the league of nations | 27 | |
| 9224097666 | Irreconcilables | Leaders were William Borah and Hiram Johnson, Militant isolationists who opposed the league of nations and played a big role in preventing the US participation in the league | 28 | |
| 9224097667 | Louis D Brandeis | Nominated to the Supreme Court by Wilson and was a believer in progressive reform, Was the 1st Jew on the court | 29 | |
| 9224097668 | Francisco Pancho Villa | Attempted to provoke war between Mexico and US by killing US citizens | 30 | |
| 9224097669 | Arthur Zimmermann | German minister who wrote the Zimmerman note trying to ally with Mexico against the US | 31 | |
| 9224097670 | George Creel | Leader on City on public information who was supposed to sell the US on war and sell the world on Wilson's war goals | 32 | |
| 9224097671 | Eugene V. Debs | Socialist who was convicted under espionage act cama sentenced to 10 years in federal prison | 33 | |
| 9224097672 | William D "Big Bill" Haywood | Was the leader of the Industrial workers of the World Convicted under the espionage act | 34 | |
| 9224097673 | Herbert Hoover | Quaker humanitarian who was the head of food and ministration he You Celt relying on voluntary compliance rather than compulsory edicts. He didn't major propaganda for food to help supply the army such as wheatless Wednesday and meatless Tuesday | 35 | |
| 9224097674 | Alice Paul | leader of the National Woman's party, Protested the war | 36 | |
| 9224097675 | Henry Cabot Lodge | Republican Senator who opposed ratification of the Treaty of Versailles And instead came up with the 14 reservations, he wanted to give the US more control in how it interacts with nations and how nations interact with us. | 37 |
