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Theodore Roosevelt

President: 1901-1909. Theodore Roosevelt. Took over after McKinley assassinated, left for Taft to take over, ran again in 1912 as 3 rd Party. "We must see that each is given a square deal…"

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Theodore Roosevelt

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  1. President: 1901-1909 Theodore Roosevelt Took over after McKinley assassinated, left for Taft to take over, ran again in 1912 as 3rd Party

  2. "We must see that each is given a square deal…" “When I say I believe in a square deal I do not mean [that it is] possible to give every man the best hand…. All I mean is that there shall not be any crookedness in the dealing…. We must treat each man on his worth and merits as a man. We must see that each is given a square deal, because he is entitled to no more and should receive no less…. The Square Deal

  3. Corporations: Trusts are good and bad. Destroy The bad trusts, keep good ones. The Three C’s of Square Deal Consumer Protection: Safety in foods and medicines For American citizens. Protect the Consumer Conservation: Replenish destroyed resources and Conserve the resources still available

  4. Northern Securities Company case: Case taken to Supreme Court on Roosevelt’s insistence Supreme Court ruled that combining the three companies violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act Taking on Corporations TR viewed as a trustbuster (enforcer of Sherman) 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike United Mine Workers go on strike, months pass with no end of strike Winter approaching and miners still on strike TR threatened to send in the Army to run the mines if nothing fixed. Arbitration finally agreed upon and miners back to work

  5. Hepburn Act: Strengthened ICC ICC to set rates 1906 Corporation Reforms Bureau of Corporations 1903 Investigate corporations Watch over Trusts forming

  6. Muckrakers exposed dangers to consumers Poisons in medicines Poorly prepared food products Consumer Protection Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act Required labels and contents To be listed on food/drugs Passage of Meat Inspection Act Federal inspection of meat Standards in plants

  7. Newlands Reclamation Act passed in 1902 Conservation Efforts Federal funds to pay for conservation projects and efforts Creation of The Sierra Club: founded by John Muir Supported by Teddy Roosevelt TR added millions of acres of land to protected forests Created 5 new national parks

  8. Teddy Roosevelt: Bull Moose (Progressive) party Election of 1912 Woodrow Wilson: Democrat Party William Howard Taft: Republican Party Eugene V. Debs: Socialist Party

  9. TR running as a 3rd Party ensured a Republican loss by splitting Republican voters between him and Taft Debs ran a strong Socialist Party campaign New Nationalism vs. New Freedom Major ideologies were between TR’s New Nationalism and WW’s New Freedom plans New Nationalism of TR New Freedom of WW Destroy “BAD” trusts Destroy “ALL” trusts Protect women/children in labor Pro-Small Business Smaller Federal Government Workman’s compensation New Federal Trade Commission

  10. Election Results

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