1. Section 5: Wilson’s New Freedom

2. Learning Target Describe Woodrow Wilson's progressive reforms.
Chapter 9 Section 5: Wilson’s New Freedom
Describe Woodrow Wilson's
progressive reforms.

3. Program Called New Freedom:
Wilson’s Background
Grew up during C.W. and Reconstruction
Becomes a History Professor
Democrat and Progressive
Program Called New Freedom:
Power to individual
Attacks “Triple Wall of Privilege”
Trust
Tariff
Finance

4. Trusts Clayton Anti-Trust Act -no monopolies, unions could exist
How would he police businesses?
FTC- watchdog of business

5. Tariff Underwood Tariff: Told Americans to demand, got it!
Lower tariff
Told Americans to demand, got it!

6. Finance Federal Income Tax
Had to pay for deficit created by lower tariff.
How?
16th amendment: Graduated income tax
More you made, more you paid
Finance

7. Half-time Break
Rock, Paper, Scissors
1.Turn to the person on your right—
2. Discuss the following question before the music stops.
3. Do “Rock, Paper, Scissors” to determine who is going to talk when I call for an answer.
**How were the lowering of tariffs and introduction of the income tax related?

8. The Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Provided help for banks in trouble
Made new private banking system
Provided help for banks in trouble
Control currency

9. Women’s Rights Suffrage More active, picketed White House
Alice Paul became leader of young women
More active, picketed White House
Willing to be arrested
Including poor and working women
Won 19th amendment in 1920

11. Limits of Progressivism:
Civil Rights were not won for minorities
Segregation remained
NAACP feels betrayed
World War I ends movement as county focuses on war

12. Learning Target Describe Woodrow Wilson's progressive reforms.
Chapter 9 Section 5: Wilson’s New Freedom
Describe Woodrow Wilson's
progressive reforms.