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PROGRESSIVE PRESIDENTSTheodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, & Woodrow Wilson
Create this chart for your notesPRESIDENT T. ROOSEVELT W. TAFT W. WILSON
Role of the Presidency
Accomplishments & Policies
NOTE: Turn your paper landscape (sideways. Fill the entire page but leave more space for the accomplishments.
Roosevelt
Role of the Presidency
Bully pulpit Intervention (ex. Coal strike)
“Square Deal” Domestic policy/program Expanded office of Pres.
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Bully Pulpit
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Square Deal
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Roosevelt Accomplishments
Economy Trust-buster
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Regulated railroads Elkins Act Hepburn Act
Regulated food industry Meat Inspection Act (The Jungle) Pure Food & Drug Act
T.R., a wrestling enthusiast, is depicted here as wrestling the Railroad Trust.
Trust Busting
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Public Health and Safety
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Roosevelt’s Accomplishments Cont. Environment conservation Created National Parks
Newlands Reclamation Act John Muir Conservationist!
Hug A Tree
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Roosevelt’s Accomplishments Cont. Political
Election of 1912
Progressive Bull Moose candidate
New Nationalism Set laws to protect workers & ensure public health
& regulate business
Taft
Role of the presidency
Handpicked successor to Taft
Lawyer mentality
Progressive goals secured but NOT expanded
Lost support of party
William Howard Taft
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Taft’s Accomplishments
Trust-buster
Continued Roosevelt’s efforts
Environment
Lack of commitment to conservation
Taft’s Accomplishments cont. Political
16th Amendment Congress could tax income
Election of 1912 Republican candidate Split votes with T. Roosevelt
Wilson
Role of the presidency
Expanded the Pres.
Zealous reformer
Fought political machines
Woodrow Wilson
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Wilson’s Accomplishments
Political Election of 1912
Democratic candidate
19th Amendment (1920) Women get the right to vote!
New Freedom Tariff reductions, banking reform, stronger anti-
trust legislation
Wilson cont.
Economy (3 parts)
Tariff Reduction
Banking Reform
Stronger anti-trust laws
Wilson’s Accomplishments Cont. Tariff Reduction
1st priority of Wilson
Gov’t getting less income (from tariffs) > taxed income (graduated) Poor are taxed less Rich are taxed more
Tariff Reduction
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Banking Reform
1913 Federal Reserve Act Created a central fund banks could borrow
from to prevent a collapse during financial panic
Created 3-tiered banking system
Federal Reserve Banks Serve banks NOT people Private banks Banks supervised by federal gov’t
Banking Reform
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Stronger anti-trust laws
Clayton Anti-trust Act
Extended Sherman Act Prohibited companies from buying stocks in
competing companies to form a monopoly
Supported workers Made strikes & peaceful boycotts legal
Stronger Antitrust Laws
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Matching/Review (no notes!)
Which Pres. continued trust-busting efforts? Which Pres. was associated with environmental
conservation? Which Pres. won in 1912 because of a split in
Republican votes? Who helped pass the 16th amendment? Who used the Presidency as a bully pulpit? Who helped pass the Meat Inspection Act after
reading The Jungle? Which Pres. reformed the banking system with
Federal Reserve?
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