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

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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?