US History: Progressive Era

The Assembly Line and Progressive Era Workers

• The assembly line made Progressive Era workers more specialized and efficient.

The 1912 Election

• William Howard Taft lost the election of 1912 due to a divided Republican Party.
• Taft was the "least pleasing" candidate to reformers.

The 16th Amendment

• The primary motive for the passage of the 16th Amendment was to establish a federal income tax.

Progressive World Initiatives

• An initiative in the Progressive world is a process that allows citizens to propose and enact laws directly.

Women's Work in the Mid-1800s

• The majority of women workers in the mid-1800s worked in domestic service or textile factories.

NAACP Goals

• The primary goal of the NAACP was to secure equal rights for African Americans.

Pure Food and Drug Act

• The Pure Food and Drug Act created laws to regulate the sale of misbranded and adulterated food and drugs.

Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency

• Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to use the "bully pulpit."
• He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating an end to the Russo-Japanese War.

The Jungle and Food Regulations

• "The Jungle" helped create the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.

Women's Suffrage

• Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were most actively involved in getting the 19th Amendment ratified.

Puerto Rican Citizenship

• Residents of Puerto Rico became citizens of the United States in 1917.

Russo-Japanese War

• America's role in the Russo-Japanese War was that of a mediator, helping to broker peace between the two countries.

De Lôme Letter and the Spanish-American War

• The De Lôme Letter, criticizing President McKinley, influenced the public and encouraged the U.S. to declare war on Spain in 1898.

Late 1800s Imperial Powers

• Major imperial powers in the late 1800s included Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan.

Boxer Rebellion

• Chinese revolutionaries started the Boxer Rebellion to resist foreign influence and control in China.

Anti-Imperialist League

• The Anti-Imperialist League opposed the expansion of American influence beyond its borders.

Panama Canal

• The U.S. gained control of the land needed to build the Panama Canal through diplomatic and political means.

Theodore Roosevelt's Foreign Policy

• Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy reflected "speak softly and carry a big stick" by combining negotiation with a strong military presence to assert American interests.