Hetch Hetchy controversy Panic of 1907 William Howard Taft's presidency Children's Bureau New Nationalism election of 1912 The Progressive Party Woodrow Wilson's presidency New Freedom Federal Reserve act Keatings-Owen act "Big Stick" Diplomacy Open Door Policy Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine Platt amendment Panam Canal This time it was in favor those who wanted to preserve the valley for generations yet to come. This valley was isolated and remote, twenty miles northwest of the original. government should improve and stabilize society. Pinchot was a blue blood, a Puritan, a community-oriented insider. William Howard Taft What dramatically weakened the socialists? How did this affect other professions? Photo: Herbert W. Gleason courtesy of the Sierra Club. Teams completed the OShaughnessy Dam in 1923 and the reservoir filled for the first time in May of that year. Not to be outdone by Los Angeles, San Francisco had a greater feat in mind: dam the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park and pipe the water into San Francisco. In his political program known as "New Freedom," Woodrow Wilson believed trusts In 1896, the National Academy of Sciences created a National Forest Commission, tasked with researching and reporting policy recommendations for the administration of Americas forests. Photo: Theresa Ho, Of course, the proposal was immediately opposed by environmentalists including the Sierra Club and John Muir. APUSH Chapter 22 Flashcards | Quizlet What were the differing viewpoints from African Americans regarding Booker T. Washington's message? The team redirected money between banks, secured further international lines of credit, and bought plummeting stocks of healthy corporations. He lobbied congressmen, compromised with logging and mining companies, and argued for a forest system in which these disparate groups could jointly pursue their interests. How did Teddy Roosevelt become president? 5: 1297089180: initiative: A progressive reform measure allowing voters to petition to have a law placed on the general ballot. The law authorizing the dam passed Congress on December 7, 1913. The surface of the water hides an additional 300 feet of granite cliffs and once-upon-a-time waterfalls within its depths. Describe the emergence of the "New Woman" at the end of the nineteenth century. What impact did Roosevelt have on American conservation? There is no Starbucks here no daily parade of tour buses and RVs. o Rancher in the Dakota Badlands; he helped capture outlaws He said, So we come now face to face with the perfectly clean question of what is the best use to which this water that flows out of the Sierras can be put. Roosevelt continued with the lawsuit and the Supreme Court ruled that the Northern Securities Company must be dissolved. There have been lawsuits over whether San Francisco violated the agreements of the Raker Act. Robert W. Righter. The Battle Over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Pinchot also worked with the National Conservation Commission in 1910. It damming in the 1920's caused major controversy among environmentalists. Over the next decade, he produced fifteen large oils that transformed the valley into a dreamland unlike anything that ever met mortal eye.. Garfield had granted San Franciscos request, but Ballinger ordered the city to show cause as to why Hetch Hetchy should not be deleted from their grant. Due to Union pressures, other similar laws were passed in Direct Primary: The battle for the Hetch Hetchy Valleys future was not simply preservation versus conservation. People have died after being swept off the bridge and onto the rocks below. Municipal government (city) became one of the first targets of those working for political reform. I will agree to take down Hetch Hetchy, when we first replace it with a bigger new reservoir such as a bigger taller Yosemite Valley dam at El Capitan. . San Francisco received permission to build a dam in Hetchy Hetch Valley, a part of Yosemite National Park, causing much controversy. Chapter 20 APUSH Reading Guide Flashcards | Quizlet Aldo Leopold's visionary thinking still guides today's environmental stewards. Called for arbitration between the groups. directly to the voters in general elections. First, the beauty of the valley which they felt should not be sacrificed to build a dam. had the right to be expanded. As a consequence, visitors came to experience it for themselves. Hetch Hetchy valley was a spectacular valley highly populated with naturalists. An adjacent building contains another five suites with vaulted ceilings, forest views and soaking tubs. Many viewed saloons as sources of drunkenness, violence, and occasionally murder. Level. Preservationists led by John Muir and the Sierra Club argued that the valley should be protected against human. Taft investigated the charges and decided they were groundless. Plus, they needed a way to bring supplies and workers into the mountains. The National Park Service conducted research to determine what would happen if the dam were removed, and people have repeatedly proposed costly studies to further understand the consequences of removing the dam. Was he a good choice? While opponents of the dam were hard pressed for financial support, the city of San Franciscos campaign was well financed. Challenges to traditional partiesGreenbacks, Populism, Mugwumps (Independent Republicans) Secret ballotsprinted by the government and distributed at the polls to be filled out and deposited in secrethelped chip away at the power of the parties over voters. It limited the ability of individuals to control their own destinies. These opposing views might have made the two men natural enemies. Their distinct skills and conflicting views proved complementary, helping define the diversity of the American public lands system. o Interest groups. Historians of the American conservation movement regard Pinchot as the foremost exemplar of the utilitarian approach to conservation, according to which man has a right to use natural resources, but also an obligation to use them wisely and efficientlyor as the classic criterion put it, the greatest good for the greatest number over the long run. As applied to forests and espoused by Pinchot, this meant that the nations forest reserves ought not to be maintained as inviolate sanctuaries, but opened to enlightened management.. The law imposed a heavy tax on products of child labor.