American Pageant 13th edition textbook, Course-notes.
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| 690325654 | Woodrow Wilson | 28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs. At the Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations, won Nobel Peace Prize. | |
| 690325655 | Bull Moose | Roosevelt's party in the 1912 election. He ran as a Progressive against Republican Taft, beating him but losing to Democrat Woodrow Wilson. (Progressive Party) | |
| 690325656 | New Nationalism | Theodore Roosevelt's political theory. More government involvement in regulating "bad" trusts, as well as government intervention to promote "social welfare". | |
| 690325657 | New Freedom | Woodrow Wilson's domestic policy that, promoted antitrust modification, tariff revision, and reform in banking and currency matters. | |
| 690325658 | Minority Presidency | Wilson won over 400 electoral votes, but 41% of the popular vote. Participation of Socialist Party candidate Eugene V. Debs, and Bull Moose candidate Roosevelt, took away votes. | |
| 690325659 | Underwood Tariff | Pushed through Congress by Woodrow Wilson, this 1913 tariff reduced average tariff duties by almost 15% and established a graduated income tax | |
| 690325660 | Federal Reserve Act | created the new Federal Reserve Board, which oversaw a nationwide system of twelve regional reserve districts, each with its own central bank. Gave power to produce paper money, | |
| 690325661 | Pujo Committee | A congressional subcommittee formed to investigate trusts and monopolies. The investigations revealed that financial leaders were abusing public trust to control many industries | |
| 690325662 | Federal Trade Comission Act | Commissioned a president appointed position which investigated the activities of trusts and stopeed unfair trade practices and bribery. | |
| 690325663 | Clayton Anti-Trust Act | New antitrust legislation constructed to remedy deficiencies of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Weakened monopolies, upheld union rights, and protected farmers. | |
| 690325664 | Triple Wall of Privilege | The banks, trusts, and tariffs that Wilson pledged to topple were collectively known as this | |
| 690325665 | Workingmen's Compensation Act | passed under Woodrow Wilson, this law granted assistance to federal civil-service employees during periods of disability. It was a precursor to labor-friendly legislation passed during the New Deal. | |
| 690325666 | Federal Farm Loan Act 1916 | Set up twelve Federal Land Banks, under the control of a Federal Farm Loan Board, that offered farmers loans at low interest rates. | |
| 690325667 | Warehouse Act of 1916 | Authorized loans on "staple crops" because of their stability and the promise of a secure investment. | |
| 690325668 | Adamson Act of 1916 | established an 8-hour work day for all employees on trains in interstate commerce. | |
| 690325669 | Louis Brandeis | progressive lawyer nominated to Supreme Court by Wilson, known for his brilliance and for fighting many public causes, his work earned him the name "the people's lawyer", first Jewish Supreme Court nominee. | |
| 690325670 | Jones Act 1916 | Signed by Woodrow Wilson, law the granted territorial status to the Philippines and promised independence as soon as a "stable government" could be established. | |
| 690325671 | Venustiano Carranza and Pancho Villa | Two individuals the United States supported financially in an attempt to overthrow Huerta's regime in Mexico. | |
| 690325672 | Lusitania | a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war. | |
| 690325673 | Sussex Pledge | Agreement between U.S. and Germany. Pledge stated that Germany would not sink passenger or merchant ships if the U.S. convinced Britain to stop their blockade. Germany broke agreement, led to U.S. WWI involvement. | |
| 690325674 | Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire | |
| 690325675 | Allied Powers | Included France, Britain, Russia, and later, the U.S. | |
| 690325676 | Charles Hughes | Woodrow Wilson's Republican opponent for 1916 re-election. Condemned Wilson's economic policies and the way Wilson dealt with Germany and Mexico. | |
| 690325677 | California | Election of 1916 came down to this state's votes. | |
| 691284965 | Eugene Debbs | Socialist party candidate that received 1 million popular votes in 1912 presidential election. |
