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Prompt #3

Prompt #3. Name and briefly explain ONE reform each of the following presidents were responsible for: Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson ( Hint: Look at your homework and reform chart ). Teddy Roosevelt. Strong personality

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Prompt #3

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  1. Prompt #3 • Name and briefly explain ONE reform each of the following presidents were responsible for: • Theodore Roosevelt • William Howard Taft • Woodrow Wilson (Hint: Look at your homework and reform chart)

  2. Teddy Roosevelt • Strong personality • Range of interests: hunting, explorer, soldier, author, naturalist • “Cowboy” persona • Very masculine portrayal • McKinley assassinated • 1901: Youngest President (42)

  3. TR’s Presidency • Presidential term: 1901-1909 • Accomplishments: • National Reclamation Act (1902)—irrigation • United States Forest Service (1905)—land and water use • Hepburn Act (1906)—railroads • Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act (1906)—public health

  4. Taft’s Presidency

  5. Taft’s Presidency • Presidential term: 1909-1913 • Won easily with TR’s backing • Bad start • Conflict over tariffs ran on platform to lower tariffs • Payne-Aldrich Tariff • lowered some tariffs, but some protection for increasing tariffs • Progressives mad at Taft

  6. Ballinger-Pinchot Affair

  7. Ballinger-Pinchot Affair • Secretary of Interior: Richard Ballinger (Taft’s choice) • Wanted businesses to have unrestricted development • Head of U.S. Forest Service: Pinchot (not a favorite with Taft) • Wanted land to be studied for best use • Ballinger allowed businesses to buy land in Alaska • Pinchot said corruption was involved • Taft fired Pinchot • Pinchot became hero, Ballinger later resigned, Taft not popular

  8. The Good about Taft

  9. Taft’s Record • Progressive record • Reserved more public lands • Brought more antitrust suits in 4 years than TR in 7 • Supported Children’s Bureau • 16th Amendment—income tax • 17th Amendments—direct election of Senators • Supported Mann-Elkins Act (1910)—allowed ICC to regulate telephone and telegraph rates

  10. The Bull Moose Party • Roosevelt decides to run for Presidency • Didn’t win Republican ticket • Creates new party--“I feel fit as a bull moose”

  11. The Bull Moose Party • Progressive Platform • Tariff reduction • Women’s suffrage • More regulation of business • Child labor ban • Eight-hour workday • Federal workers’ compensation system • Direct election of senators

  12. Four Way Election

  13. Four Way Election • Four-Way Election • Taft, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Eugene Debs • Republican vote split; Wilson takes most electoral votes

  14. Wilson’s Presidency

  15. Wilson’s “New Freedom” • Democratic ticket • Criticized big business and big government • Enforce antitrust laws, but maintain competition

  16. Wilson’s Policies • Tariffs and Taxes • Underwood Tariff Act of 1913—reduced tariffs • Attacking the Trusts • Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)—spelled out what businesses could not do • Set up Federal Trade Commission (FTC) • Monitored unfair practices by businesses

  17. Policies (cont.) • The Federal Reserve System (1913) • Divided nation into 12 districts • In response to banking panics • Allowed for Federal Reserve to regulate how much money circulated

  18. Limits of Progressivism • Social Justice • Wilson allowed Jim Crow Laws in federal gov’t offices (begun by Taft) • 1912 Progressive Party convention  Roosevelt refuses to seat black delegates • Some white southerners supported women’s suffrage as a way to get more white votes • 1909 NAACP formed to address race relations and lynchings

  19. Promote a Prez! • With partner, design a campaign poster for one of these three presidents • Include: • Party platform (what they wanted/did to accomplish during presidency) • Catchy slogan • Pictures/color • Total: 15 pts.

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