Achievements in the Progressive Era Part 2
This deck covers key reforms and acts from the Progressive Era, focusing on policies and initiatives led by Theodore Roosevelt and other leaders to promote fairness, conservation, and economic regulation.
Square Deal
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National Conservation Commission
This commission was created in 1908 by Theodore Roosevelt to achieve more efficient and responsible management of the nation's resources. Roosevelt...
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Square Deal | President Theodore Roosevelt's plan for reform; all Americans are entitled to an equal opportunity to succeed. Favored fair relationships between companies and workers. |
U.S. Forest Service | Roosevelt set aside millions of acres of national forests and created the nation's first wildlife sanctuaries. |
American Antiquities Act | In 1906 it gave limited protection to some sites mostly those being destroyed, not invoked very often. |
Newlands Reclamation Act | 1902 act authorizing federal funds from public land sales to pay for irrigation and land development projects, mainly in the dry Western states. |
National Conservation Commission | This commission was created in 1908 by Theodore Roosevelt to achieve more efficient and responsible management of the nation's resources. Roosevelt was upset when Congress stopped funding the commission because the nation was not yet interested in environmental conservation. |
88 Anti Trust Cases | William Howard Taft - Standard Oil - U.S. Steel (Carnigue) - Securities. |
Mann-Elkins Act | (1910) extended the regulatory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission to telephone and telegraph companies. |
Payne-Aldrin Tariff | Tax regulations enacted by congress, that failed to significantly reduce tariffs on manufacturing. |
Children's Bureau | Investigated and publicized problems with child labor. |
Department of Labor | 1913 the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States. |
Pinchot-Ballinger Affair | A Power struggle between Gifford Pinchot and Richard Ballinger, SSecretary of the Interior. Ballinger had removed 1 million acres of forest and mineral land from the reserved list, which betrayed conservation policy. Taft supported Ballinger and dismissed Pinchot when he asked Congress to investigate the matter. The congressional committee also pardoned Ballinger. This contributed to the split of the republican party. |
Federal Reserve | Controls America's money supply, by controlling the interest rates of banks, also America's central bank. |
Clayton-Antitrust | Strengthened the protection against monopolies. |
Federal Trade Commission | Established to preserve competition by preventing unfair business practices and investigates complaints against companies. |
Federal Farm Loan Act | Passed by president Wilson in 1916. Was originally a reform wanted by the Populist party. It gave farmers the chance to get credit at low rates of interest. |