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Domestic Affairs 1890-1920

Domestic Affairs 1890-1920. 1897-1901 William McKinley. Dingley Tariff Act – established higher tariffs Gold Standard Act - marking Republican victory in the gold/silver debate. Sept. 6, 1901 – shot in abdomen  died 8 days later. 1901-1909 Theodore Roosevelt.

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Domestic Affairs 1890-1920

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  1. DomesticAffairs 1890-1920

  2. 1897-1901 William McKinley • Dingley Tariff Act – established higher tariffs • Gold Standard Act - marking Republican victory in the gold/silver debate. • Sept. 6, 1901 – shot in abdomen died 8 days later

  3. 1901-1909 Theodore Roosevelt • reform program called “The Square Deal” • viewed the presidency as a “bully pulpit” – a platform to guide Americans to a worthy cause. • 1902-United Mine Workers – Roosevelt assisted on arbitration • enforced the Sherman Antitrust Act by filing 42 antitrust actions (i.e. Beef Trust, Standard Oil, American Tobacco Company)

  4. 1905 – appointed Gifford Pinchot to head United States Forest Service • TR set aside 200 million acres for national forests, mineral reserves & water projects • 1906 – Hepburn Act passed – gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) strong enforcement • 1906 – Pure Food & Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act passed

  5. 1909-1913 William H. Taft • handpicked nominee of Roosevelt • pledged to carry on TR’s progressive program • Angered Progressives • Payne Aldrich Tariff passed • Ballinger – Pinchot affair • Taft’s record • Reserved more public land and brought more antitrust suits in 4 years than TR did in 7 yrs • Supported the children's bureau, 16th Amendment, & 17th Amendment • Gave the ICC more power

  6. ELECTION of 1912 Bull Moose – TR (platform – “The New Nationalism”) Democratic – Wilson (platform – “The New Freedom”) Republican– Taft Socialist Party – Eugene V. Debs

  7. 1913-1921 Woodrow Wilson • 1913 – Underwood Tariff Act • Sixteenth Amendment (federal income tax) • Federal Reserve Act – created Federal Reserve System that divided the country into 12 districts • 1914 – Clayton Antitrust Act • Created Federal Trade Commission • 1916 – Federal Farm Loan Board created • farmers could borrow money for 5-40 years with lower interest • Nominated the 1st Jewish Supreme Court Judge WWI What ended the Progressive Era?

  8. Create an acrostic of the Progressive Era in your spiral. You may use your notes, the text or the Jarrett book pages 111-126 to complete the acrostic. Draw and color an illustration for 5 of your sentences. P Ratified the 19th Amendment, which allowed women’s suffrage. O G R E S S I V E S Can’t use the same topic more then once! Diversify!!!

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