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U.S. History Chapter 10 Study Guide Part 2
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Chapter 10.4
1. List some of the political offices held by Theodore Roosevelt.
2. Explain why Theodore Roosevelt was chosen as a running mate for President William McKinley’s
second term.
3. Explain the goals of Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” policy.
4. Explain the steps Roosevelt took when he used the federal government to settle a 1902 coal
mining strike.
5. Why was the Department of Commerce and Labor created?
6. Why was the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) created in 1887?*
7. Discuss the effects the Elkins Act (1903) and Hepburn Act (1906) had on the railroad companies.
8. Explain the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1892. (p. 192)
9. Explain how Roosevelt’s administration earned the nickname of “Trust Busters”.
10. Explain why the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was created.
11. Explain why the Pure Food and Drug Act was created.
12. Describe Gifford Pinchot’s views on preservation and usage of national forests.
13. Explain the controversial issue surrounding water in the west region.
14. Explain the National Reclamation Act.
15. Describe how President Taft’s political agenda differed from Theodore Roosevelt’s political
agenda.
16. Explain the idea of “New Nationalism”.
Chapter 10.5
17. Explain the error Republicans committed that allowed Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected
President in 1912.
18. Name and describe Wilson’s reform program.
19. What is the threat for the “Triple Wall of Privilege”?
20. Explain the reasoning behind the Underwood Tariff Act of 1913.
21. Explain the 16th Amendment.
22. Describe the role of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
23. Explain the Clayton Antitrust Act.
24. Describe how events unfolded during the Ludlow massacre.
25. List several Progressive reforms that had a lasting effect on American politics.
Complete the Table on the next page.
Use the chart on page 322 to complete the Table Below
Complete the Table
Legislation/Amendment
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
National Reclamation Act (1902)
Elkins Act (1903)
Hepburn Act (1906)
Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
Sixteenth Amendment (1913)
Seventeenth Amendment (1913)
Underwood Tariff Act (1913)
Federal Reserve Act (1913)
Federal Trade Commission (1914)
Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)
Eighteenth Amendment (1919)
Nineteenth Amendment (1920)
Effect