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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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2158423461Bull MooseThe unofficial Progressive symbol.0
2158423462Roosevelt's "New Nationalism"Stated that the government should control the bad trusts, leaving he good trusts alone and free to operate.1
2158423463Wilson's "New Freedom"Favored small enterprise, desired to break up all trusts and basically shunned social-welfare proposals.2
2158423464Triple Wall of PrivelegeThe tariff, the banks, and the trusts.3
2158423465Underwood Tariff of 1913Substantially reduced import fees and enacted a graduated income tax (16th Amendment).4
2158423466"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
2158423467Federal 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
2158423468Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914Empowered a president-appointed position to investigate trusts and stop unfair trade practices such as mislabeling and bribery.7
2158423469Clayton 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
2158423470Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916Made credit available to farmers at low rates of interest.9
2158423471Warehouse Act of 1916Permitted loans on the security of staple crops.10
2158423472La Follette Seamen's Act of 1915Required good treatment of America's sailors.11
2158423473Workingmen's Compensation Act of 1916Granted assistance of federal civil-service employees during periods of instability.12
2158423474Adamson Act of 1916Established an 8-hour workday with overtime pay.13
2158423475Louis BrandeisFirst Jew ever nominated to the Supreme Court.14
2158423476Panama Canal Tolls Act of 1912Let American shippers not pay tolls for using the canal.15
2158423477Jones Act of 1916Granted full territorial status to the Philippines and promised independence as soon as a stable government could be established.16
2158423478Francisco "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
2158423479Lusitania AttackGerman U-boats sunk a British passenger liner, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans.18
2158423480Sussex PledgeGermany agreed not to sink passenger ships or merchant vessels without warning.19

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