Apush Ch 24-32 Journals

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competition to American businesses and removing power from the hands of trust bosses. Another important part of Roosevelt’s presidency was his conservation efforts. Roosevelt worked for the establishment of federal protection for almost 230 million acres of land, 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reservations, five national parks, and 18 national monuments.Another important achievement of Roosevelt’s was during the anthracite coal strike. Roosevelt intervened stating the necessity of the coal to keep Americans warm during the winter saying he would run the mines with federal troops if necessary. His intervention saved the lives of american citizens along with the creation of laws preventing striking of workers in necessary businesses. Roosevelt also made great strides in the form of consumer protection. He implemented the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Pure food and drug act both of which made food and pharmaceuticals safer for American citizens. Roosevelt also managed to get the Panama canal built which drastically improved the safety of the nation.

Of all of these i would have to say Roosevelt’s trust busting is his most important because it took apart the big corporations that had far too much power over the lives of millions of American people. Second i would have to say would be Roosevelts consumer protection acts because it put to a stop the terribly unhealthy practices that were taking place in meat packing factories as well as pharmaceutical corporations that were leading to sickness and possibly death to citizens. Third most important i would say is are his conservative efforts because with them he managed to save hundreds of acres of forest from being torn down. Forth i would say is the anthracite coal strike solution this saved the many from trying to survive the harsh winter with no heat. And finally the Panama Canal is last because although it improved defense and made for a good trade route it did not gravely impact American citizens.

(30) Tariff Reform was achieved through the passage of the Underwood Tariff Act of 1913, which lowered tariffs for the first time since the American Civil War, despite the protectionist lobby. Business Reform was put in place through the passage of the Federal Trade Act, which investigated and halted unfair and illegal business practices, and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, which specified these unfair business regulations.Banking Reform was mainly caused by the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve System and the passage of the Federal Farm Loan Act, which set up Farm Loan Banks to support farmers. Wilson also established several child labor laws and other working laws such as establishment of the 8 hr work day.Wilson was a very progressive president and it feels as though he is not only finishing what Roosevelt started for example Roosevelt put several anti trust laws into place and was known to bust over 40 trusts and then wilson came in with the final blow with the clayton anti trust act but also doing so much as to insitute a federaal reserve and provide workmans compensation to injured workers So yes i do not think Wilson was more progressive than Roosevelt because Wilson did much for the progressive movement through not only his acts of trust busting but the several other reforms he put into place that helped to bring progressive change across america.

(31) Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, believed that he did not need to bring anyone from the Senate, which was Republican led by Henry Cabot Lodge, to the Paris Peace Conference with him. He made all decisions without the consent of the committee. The Senate is in charge of approving treaties, and because they were bitter about the Treaty of Versailles, they rejected signing it, which in turn rejected the League of Nations. The United States also practiced a policy of isolationism, stating they should stay out of other countries affairs. The League of Nations called for collective security, that when one nation was attacking another it stated that all would act collectively against it. And at the time the U.S. wanted nothing to do with the affairs of other countries. Lasty The league was heavily linked to the Treaty of Versailles, and many who had signed it did not agree with what was in it. America was one of those The league also did not seem to have a strong enough military to even enforce its wishes despite having rather big ones. And as a whole the U.S. would be having to deal with most of the problems being the only superpower in the group. So thanks to a lot of stubborn people butting heads and the overall desire of the U.S. to remain in isolationism the treaty was not signed by the U.S. and we did not join the league of nations.

(32) I believe that the “Noble experiment” of prohibition did in fact do more harm than good. I believe this because although the original intention was to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America. The results clearly show that as a failure on all accounts. Although consumption of alcohol fell at the beginning of Prohibition, soon after it escalated rapidly. Alcohol also became more dangerous to consume and organized crime and political corruption ran rampant.And just to top the cake no serious measurable gains even arose from the prohibition. However to the conterary it did greatly increase government spending as well as remove a serious source of tax revenue.It led many drinkers to switch to opium, marijuana, patent medicines, cocaine, and other dangerous substances that they would have been unlikely to encounter had the prohibition not been in place. Ironically most of the documented evidence of this was recorded by supporters of the prohibition. So overall i do believe the prohibition did more harm than good causing an increase in crime and overall putting the government out tons of money i believe that the prohibition would have been better had it simply not occurred at all.