A.P. U.S. History
Mrs. Sanchez
Chapter 31-Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

I. Progressive Roots
a. What were the targets of the progressive movement?
b. What were some of the historical movements that came before the Progressive Movement?
c. What were the contributions of Jacob Riis and Theodore Dreiser?
II. Raking Muck with the Muckrakers
a. Why did Roosevelt name the reporters of the period "muckrakers"?
b. What was the focus of Lincoln Steffen's and Ida Tarbell's writings?
c. What were some of the evils confronted by the muckrakers?
III. Political Progressivism
a. Who were some of the main people to participate in the Progressive Movement and why?
b. What were some of the main areas of reform that the progressives focused on?
IV. Progressivism in the Cities and States
a. What were the reforms introduced on the city level of government?
b. Who was the leader of reform in Wisconsin and what were some of the programs introduced?
V. Battling Social Ills
a. What programs were passed to help the workers?
b. What happened in regards to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911?
c. What was the significance of the Muller v. Oregon decision of 1908?
d. What was the ruling in the Lochner v. New York case and how was this ruling changed over time?
e. What were some of the reasons behind liquor being viewed as evil?
f. Who led the way against liquor and what was the effect on the country overall?
VI. TR's Square Deal for Labor
a. What were the "three c's" of Roosevelt's Square Deal?
b. What was the situation regarding the anthracite coal strike of 1902?
c. How did Roosevelt use his big stick in regard to the owners of the coalmines?
d. What compromise was worked out between the miners and owners?
VII. TR Corrals the Corporations
a. What was contained in the Elkins Act of 1903 and the Hepburn Act of 1906?
b. How did the ICC gain more powers?
c. What was Roosevelt's views regarding trusts?
d. What actions did Roosevelt take in regard to the Northern Securities Company?
e. What other notable actions were taken against trust during the Progressive era?
VIII. Caring for the Consumer
a. What was the effect of The Jungle on the meat packing industry?
b. What was contained in the Meat Inspection Act of 1906?
IX. Earth Control
a. What were the first bits of legislation passed that were aimed at conservation?
b. What was contained in the Forest Reserve Act of 1891?
c. What was contained in the Newlands Act of 1902?
d. What other clubs/books focused the public attention on conservation?
e. What differences existed in the views of the various "conservationist" of the period?
X. The "Roosevelt Panic" of 1907
a. How did Roosevelt's announcement that he would not seek a third term hurt him during his second term in office?
b. What was the significance of the Aldrich-Vreeland Act in 1908?
XI. The Rough Rider Thunders Out
a. What contributions of TR outlasted his presidency?
XII. Taft:  A Round Peg in a Square Hole
XIII. The Dollar Goes Abroad as a Diplomat
a. What was "dollar diplomacy"?
b. What were foreign areas of concern during Taft's administration?
XIV. Taft the Trustbuster
a. How did Taft rate as a trustbuster?
b. What was the Supreme Court's "rule of reason"?	
XV. Taft Splits the Republican Party
a. In what ways did Taft "shoot himself in the foot" while he was president?
b. What happened in regard to the Ballinger and Pinchot situation?
c. What was "New Nationalism"?
XVI. The Taft Roosevelt Rupture
a. What motivated Roosevelt to run for a third-term in office?