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The American Pageant (13th Edition) Chapter 29 Flashcards Flashcards

A list of terms, acts, policies, and more from Chapter 29 of the American Pageant 13th Edition APUSH textbook.

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212703645Bull MooseThe unofficial Progressive symbol.0
212703646Roosevelt's "New Nationalism"Stated that the government should control the bad trusts, leaving he good trusts alone and free to operate.1
212703647Wilson's "New Freedom"Favored small enterprise, desired to break up all trusts and basically shunned social-welfare proposals.2
212703648Triple Wall of PrivelegeThe tariff, the banks, and the trusts.3
212703661Underwood Tariff of 1913Substantially reduced import fees and enacted a graduated income tax (16th Amendment).4
212703662"Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It"Written in 1914 by Louis D Brandeis, exposed the financial problems of America at the time of the war.5
212703663Federal Reserve Act of 1913Created the Federal Reserve Board, which oversaw a nationwide system of 12 regional reserve districts, each with its own central bank, and had the power to issue paper money.6
212703664Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914Empowered a president-appointed position to investigate trusts and stop unfair trade practices such as mislabeling and bribery.7
212703814Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914Lengthened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act's list of practices, exempted labor unions from being called trusts, and legalized strikes and peaceful picketing by labor union members.8
212703815Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916Made credit available to farmers at low rates of interest.9
212703816Warehouse Act of 1916Permitted loans on the security of staple crops.10
212703817La Follette Seamen's Act of 1915Required good treatment of America's sailors.11
212703818Workingmen's Compensation Act of 1916Granted assistance of federal civil-service employees during periods of instability.12
212703819Adamson Act of 1916Established an 8-hour workday with overtime pay.13
212703820Louis BrandeisFirst Jew ever nominated to the Supreme Court.14
212703821Panama Canal Tolls Act of 1912Let American shippers not pay tolls for using the canal.15
212703822Jones Act of 1916Granted full territorial status to the Philippines and promised independence as soon as a stable government could be established.16
212703823Francisco "Pancho" VillaCombination bandit/freedom fighter who murdered 16 Americans in January of 1916 in Mexico and killed 19 more a month later in New Mexico.17
212703824Lusitania AttackGerman U-boats sunk a British passenger liner, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans.18
212703825Sussex PledgeGermany agreed not to sink passenger ships or merchant vessels without warning.19

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