Richmond’s AP US History
Learning Guide: Learning Guide
Learning Objectives:
How did the progressive movement borrow most of
its program from the Populists?
Reformers realized helping individuals was not
enough – How did they attack the bigger problems
in society? (poverty, housing, low wages)
How did the progressives try to make the
government more responsive to the people’s
interest?
What was the Purity Crusade? What did they fight
against? What successes did they have?
Describe the role of women in the family,
workplace, reform, and politics.
What role did women play in progressive reform
movements? How effective were their efforts?
How were the progressives impacted by new ideas
such as pragmatism and environmentalism?
What is meant by the term “bully pulpit,” and how
did Roosevelt apply this to his administration?
In what ways did Roosevelt’s attitude toward trusts
and the role of the federal government in trade
issues and labor disputes differ from previous
presidents? Support your answer with specific
examples from Roosevelt’s administration.
Did Roosevelt deserve the nickname “trustbuster”?
defend your answer.
What was Taft’s attitude toward reform?
What issues adversely affected Taft’s relationship
with progressives? How did these lead to his defeat
in 1912?
On the venn diagram posted – compare the
presidencies of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson –
domestic and foreign policy – looking for similarities
and differences (you can include info not on the
vocab list!!! )
Terms/Concepts/Events:
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Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire
Women’s Trade Union League
Birth of a Nation
Progressivism
5. Muckraker
6. Election of 1912
Important People:
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Theodore Roosevelt
Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Margaret Sanger
Mother Jones
John Dewey
Eugene V. Debs
Robert LaFollette
Upton Sinclair
Gifford Pinchot
Carrie Chapman Catt
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
William James
Domestic Policy:
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Hepburn Act, 1906
Pure Food and Drug Act
Meat Inspection Act
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Bull Moose Party
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Payne Aldrich Act of 1909
Federal Reserve Act
“Square Deal”
New Freedom
New Nationalism
Foreign Policy:
1. Dollar Diplomacy
2. Moral Diplomacy
3. Roosevelt Corollary