17 5 Worksheet

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17-5: Wilson’s New Freedom Reading Comprehension: Complete each sentence with the appropriate term or name. Idaho supported segregationists farm organizations New Freedom

holding companies Underwood Act Square Deal opposed Kansas

labor unions 19th Amendment Princeton University World War I (WWI) monopolies

1. Before entering politics, Woodrow Wilson served as president of __________________. 2. _________________ was the name of Wilson’s progressive programs. 3. The ultimate goal of the Clayton Antitrust Act was stopping the creation of __________________. 4. Under the Clayton Act, ______________ and _______________ no longer would be subject to antitrust laws. 5. Wilson worked to ensure passage of the _____________________, which would substantially reduce tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War. 6. By 1910, women had voting rights in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Washington, and _______________. 7. All women won the right to vote with passage of the ___________________. 8. Wilson upset civil rights proponents by placing ___________________ in charge of some federal agencies. 9. As president, Woodrow Wilson ___________________ federal anti-lynching legislation. 10. As _______________ came to dominate Wilson’s second term in office, the Progressive Era came to an end.

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DIRECTIONS: Take detailed notes on the following questions. Make sure you include specific details. How were the lowering of the tariff and the introduction of the income tax related? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ How did Wilson reform banking? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution and how did women achieve its passage? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ What was Wilson’s position on Civil Rights? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ How did America’s entry into World War I affect the reform movement? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Woodrow Wilson’s Major Progressive Reforms during his First Term

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

Federal Reserve System

Woodrow Wilson’s Progressive Reforms

Federal Income Tax

Federal Trade Commission