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Progressive Presidents

Progressive Presidents. Two president emerged as being the most influential in the progressive era, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Sandwiched between these two presidents was William Taft who is also considered to be a progressive president, but progression slowed under his leadership.

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Progressive Presidents

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  1. Progressive Presidents Two president emerged as being the most influential in the progressive era, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Sandwiched between these two presidents was William Taft who is also considered to be a progressive president, but progression slowed under his leadership.

  2. Theodore Roosevelt Square Deal (Reform with Socialism and Progress) Trust-busting (Northern Securities) (Coal Strike of 1902-Arbitration) (Bureau of Corporations) Social Welfare (Meat Inspection Pure Food and Drug Act) Conservation (National Forests and Reservations)

  3. Square Deal* • The Square Deal was President Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program formed upon three basic ideas: • control of corporations • consumer protection. • conservation of natural resources *It was aimed at protecting the middle class

  4. Trust Busting • Roosevelt many times showed he wanted to keep big business under control from becoming to powerful. This process become known as trust-busting (the preventing of business from becoming to big by forming trusts). • Examples of Roosevelt’s trusting-busting was:

  5. Trust-Busting Examples • Northern Securities-The US government files a lawsuit against Northern Securities Railroad Trust stating that it is in Violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, US government won. • Coal Strike of 1902-Roosevelt forced arbitration (settlement imposed by an outside force) between the mine owners and mine workers and a agreement was reached. • Bureau of Corporationswas formed which was a department formed to investigate corporations. (US Steel was one of the first corporations investigated).

  6. Social Welfare • Roosevelt’s social welfare was based on the idea that government is responsible to keep society safe. • Through the muckraking process several government programs were created to protect the public. • Meat Inspection Act (effect)– “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair (cause) • Pure, Food and Drug Act (effect)-prohibits the sale of falsely labeled food (cause)

  7. ConservationRoosevelt is most famous for putting his stamp on the protection of wildlife and resources within this country for his passion for it. • Newlands Reclamation Act – federal funds used to irrigation and land development in the West. • National Forests and Wildlife Preservations - were set aside for the preservation of the natural resources and wildlife of or nation. • Gifford Pinchot appointed as head of the United States Forest Service

  8. William Taft Controversy Reforms

  9. Woodrow Wilson • FTC • Clayton Antitrust Act • Bank Reform

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