The Flood of Progressive Legislation During Wilson's First Term Included

question 73

Multiple Choice

The flood of progressive legislation during Wilson's first term included laws to

• A) provide disability assistance to civil-service workers.
• B) establish the eight-hour day for interstate railroad workers.
• C) end discrimination against black employees of the federal government.
• D) provide credit and low-interest loans to farmers.
• E) establish decent treatment and a living wage on American merchant ships.

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Definitions:

Adler's Approach

A psychological theory developed by Alfred Adler, focusing on individual psychology and the importance of community feeling and social interest.

Informal

Pertaining to non-official or casual manners, actions, or standards not governed by formal rules or ceremonies.

Freud's

Pertaining to Sigmund Freud, the Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Social Interest

The concept of an individual's attitude towards and awareness of being part of a community and the inherent desire to contribute positively to it.