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Roosevelt and Progressivism

Roosevelt and Progressivism. Presidents Support Reform Chapter 21 Section 1 December 2011. TR's Career:. NY Legislature (age 26). Civil Service Commission. NY Police Chief. Asst. Secretary of the Navy. Governor of NY, 1898. Temple of Music at night, Pan Am Exposition Buffalo, NY 1901.

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Roosevelt and Progressivism

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  1. Roosevelt and Progressivism Presidents Support Reform Chapter 21 Section 1 December 2011

  2. TR's Career: NY Legislature (age 26) Civil Service Commission NY Police Chief Asst. Secretary of the Navy Governor of NY, 1898

  3. Temple of Music at night, Pan Am Exposition Buffalo, NY 1901

  4. Last Photo taken of President McKinley as he enters the Temple of Music at Pan Am Expo in Buffalo Sept. 6, 1901

  5. President McKinley’s Assassin, Leon Czolgosz

  6. Wilcox Mansion, Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration Site.

  7. The "Square Deal" Purpose of Government is to ensure fairness for workers, consumers, and big business.

  8. The "Square Deal" Government should ensure that all groups in America have an equal opportunity to succeed. Helps TR win 1904 Election by a landslide.

  9. TR the "Trustbuster" Preferred to control & regulate trusts Supported many labor unions (coal miners in PA)

  10. TR Reforms: Meat Inspection Act 1906 Pure Food Act 1906 Conservation: 170,000 acres of Nation Parks

  11. William Howard Taft: Elected President in 1908 Addressed Child Labor Problem Busted more trusts than TR

  12. TR runs again in 1912 on Bull Moose Ticket. Three way race allows Woodrow Wilson to be elected.

  13. 1. “Bull” Moose dominates the cartoon

  14. 2. Donkey = Democrats Elephant = Republicans

  15. 3. Glasses Mustache Toothy Smile

  16. 4. Roosevelt has changed from an elephant (Republican) to a moose (Progressive Party). Also, he has taken money from trusts (see barrel of water).

  17. Wilson's "New Freedom" Promoted free enterprise Federal Reserve Act 1913 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate business practices

  18. Wilson's "New Freedom" Support for passing the 17th Amendment: Direct Election of US Senators.

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