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Roosevelt Becomes President
42 years old = youngest president ever
Progressive reforms = Square Deal
Expanded role of president
Using Federal Power
“Trust-buster” Against big business
Gov’t. intervention in strikes Elkins Act, 1903
Rebates are illegal Hepburn Act, 1906
Eliminate railroad passes
Health
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle Meat Inspection Act, 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act, 1906
Stopped sales of contaminated food Labels must have true information
Conservation and Natural Resources
Conservation vs. preservation Saving vs. not using
Gifford Pinchot National Reclamation Act, 1902