Chapter XXX: Wilsonian Progressivism

REVISED

  1. Why did Woodrow Wilson win the presidential election of 1912?
  2. What was Wilson's "Triple Wall of Priviledge?"
  3. Why was the Underwood-Simmons Act considered to be such a triumph of progressivism?
  4. What did the Federal Reserve Act do, and why did so many rich Republicans resist it?
  5. Which two laws improved upon the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in the government's attempt to regulate business? What kinds of reforms did they make, and how did they fall short of what was needed?
  6. Which of the three "Progressive Presidents" was the most progressive, and why?
  7. What did Wilson think of "Dollar Diplomacy?" Why did Wilson have such difficulty with it?
  8. What was the American attitude towards the outbreak of World War I?
  9. How did both the English and the Germans anger us in the early stages of the war?
  10. How did Wilson respond to the English and Germans over our points of conflict?
  11. How did TR differ with Wilson with regards to the U.S. and World War I? Which leader had the most appropriate strategy for protecting American interests?
  12. How did the "forgotten handshake" help guarantee Wilson's victory in 1916?
  13. How come Wilson told "Black Jack" Pershing to invade Mexico in 1917?
  14. Identify:
    • Watchful Waiting
    • Colonel House
    • William J. Bryan
    • The Sussex Ultimatum
    • The Lusitania
    • ABC Powers
    • Panama Canal Tolls Act
    • Adamson Act
    • The New Freedom
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