HISTORY 1DD3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Elkins Act, Leon Czolgosz, Progressive Era
22 Oct 2017
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Economic reform: regulation of industry, alternative to socialism, protect consumer, better workers rights, conservatism vs. preservationism, gifford pinchot- scientific land management, john muir- yosemite national park. Initiative- people may begin a bill: referendum- people may enact a bill though vote, recall- people may call for new election if candidate is unpopular. Protected 230 million acres of public land: panic of 1907, blamed on tr, j. p morgan ends cris so tr slows crackdown on monopolies. Approves purchase of tennessee coal and iron works: william howard taft, tr"s chosen successor, loses progressive support. Payne-aldrich tariff ( greatest tariff : richard ballinger (sec of interior) v. gifford pinchot (forest service, pinchil accused ballinger and taft fired pinchot. Insurgent revolt: strip speaker of house joseph cannon of power, strengthen mann elkins act. Eight hour workday: workers compensation, regulate stock market, constitutional amendments (16,17,19, direct primary. Farm relief: election of 1912 nation is progressive, republicans= taft, bull moose (progressives)= roosevelt, democrats= wilson.
