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who invented the automobile
Henry Ford
when was the Model T introduced
1908
when and where was the first successful powered flight
1903
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
first commercial broadcasting station in the United States
KDKA
the largest philanthropic organization in the world
Ford Foundation
Youngest man ever to become president
Theodore Roosevelt
progressive era
1900-1920
"Battling Bob"
Robert M. La Follette
Administrations that are progressive in nature
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
What was Roosevelt's action's against big business
"trust-buster"
law passed in 1906 that strengthened the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission over the railroads
Hepburn Act
Roosevelt in 1908 commission part of conservation program
National conservation Commission
group of writers that were focused on corruption in business and society
"muckrakers"
act that sold public land in the west to fund irrigation projects
Newlands Reclamation Act
Treaty that allowed the US a ten mile wide zone through which to build the canal
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
granted the United States the right to build and police a canal through Central America
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
who took charge of the Panama Canal project
Colonel George Washington Goethals
when did the Panama Canal open
1914
who was the most famous Chinese missionary survivor of the Boxer Rebellion
Jonathan Goforth
President in 1908
William Howard Taft
act strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission
Mann-Elkins Act
Progressive party nickname
Bull Moose Party
who won election of 1912
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
the only man who served first as president and then as chief justice of the Supreme Court
William Howard Taft
first president since John Adams to make a personal appearance before Congress
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
What act of 1914 declared certain business practices illegal
Federal Reserve Act
what were the ABC powers
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
who headed up a new government in Mexico
Victoriano Huerta
which amendment changed the method of electing senators
17th Amendment
amendment that allowed women to vote
19th amendment
tariff act providing tax on personal incomes
Underwood-Simmons Bill
He pursued Poncho Villa into Mexico
General John Pershing
what process can voters initiate the passage of a state law
initiative
process can an official be removed from office before his term expires
recall
a local government to increase efficiency in Galveston, Texas
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Hist ch 23
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A Beka 11th grade history
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