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The Progressive Presidents - Teddy Roosevelt

The Progressive Presidents - Teddy Roosevelt. Opener. Would you consider Barack Obama to be a progressive President? Explain why or why not. William McKinley :. 25 th.

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The Progressive Presidents - Teddy Roosevelt

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  1. The Progressive Presidents- Teddy Roosevelt

  2. Opener Would you consider Barack Obama to be a progressive President? Explain why or why not.

  3. William McKinley: 25th - Republican - reserved - serious( last Veteran of Civil War to serve as President) - predictable - “old school”

  4. McKinley’s former vice-president died of heart failure while in office. Garret Hobart

  5. Theodore Roosevelt

  6. Left politics for 2 years Asst. Sec. of the Navy Early Career NY State Assembly

  7. Spanish- American War breaks out

  8. Rough Riders Organized volunteer unit

  9. San Juan Hill, Cuba made TR a national hero

  10. Promised to fight against political machines and corruption in NY - Bosses hated his stubbornness • Gov. of NY(Republican)

  11. Chosen by McKinley as VP because he’s loved by... …Progressives in cities ...ranchers in the west

  12. Americans love their military leaders! Plus…he’s a war hero!

  13. Bullish “madman” impulsive Roosevelt determined energetic speeches “steam engine in trousers”

  14. Assassination Sept. 6, 1901: McKinley shot twice by Leon Czolgosz

  15. Quiz Time!!!Who was the youngest President ever?Who was the youngest President ever elected? Who takes over if the President Dies? The Vice President

  16. Theodore Roosevelt's ADMINISTRATION

  17. Birth of Modern Presidency: Now a strong President & weak Congress

  18. #1 Conservation Established national parks and wildlife refuges

  19. #2 Supervising Big Business Seen as atrustbuster - Filed 42 Anti-Trust suits Called big business leaders the “criminal rich”

  20. United Mine Workers (UMW) #3 Settling Strikes Workers want more $, shorter workday, & union recognized

  21. Threatened to order troops into mines Arbitration Settlement imposed by an outside party

  22. Result 9 hr day, pay up 10%, NO recognition of union “Square Deal” - TR seen as a hero

  23. Meat Inspection Act (1906):Outlawed misleading labels & dangerous chemical preservatives #4 Protecting Consumers Inspired by The Jungle

  24. A LARGE man! How about 3 Teddy? Did not run again in 1908 Selected William Howard Taftto run

  25. Election of 1912 Democrats:Woodrow Wilson

  26. Socialists:Eugene V. Debs What is socialism? Debs couldn’t convince people he could win

  27. Republicans:Taft “I might as well give up, there are so many people in this country who don’t like me.”

  28. Progressive/Bull Moose:Roosevelt TR shot before speech: “It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose!”

  29. WILSON WINS!!! How did he do this?

  30. 50.6%!!

  31. Bull Moose Republicans Democrats / Wilsonwins by a landslide Basic Math...

  32. Electoral Votes per Candidate

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