Progressive Presidents Theodore Roosevelt THE BIG THREE Taking

Progressive Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt THE BIG THREE

Taking office �William Mc. Kinley is elected president in 1900 and is Assassinated in 1901 �Teddy Roosevelt (who was vice President becomes president) �“speak softly and carry a big stick” Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt �“rough rider”: served in the Spanish American war �Charismatic personality �Used his popularity and forceful personality to expand the power of the presidency

Teddy and Big Business �Roosevelt believes there can be good trusts and bad trusts �He attacks bad trusts breaking up 44 of them using the Sherman Anti- Trust act �“trust-buster”

Square Deal �Roosevelt’s philosophy that everyone should have an opportunity to make the most out of their life: When I say that I am for the square deal, I mean not merely that I stand for fair play under the present rules of the game, but that I stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service �Thought management and labor should be able to negotiate fairly

Coal Strike of 1902 �Workers at a coal mine go on strike, and management can’t settle it �Roosevelt threatens to take over the mine using the military �The company is forced to listen to its workers and gives them a 20% raise

Consumer Protections �Pure food and drug act �Meat inspection act �Elkins act 1903: heavy penalties imposed on railroad companies who showed favoritism to certain business

Land Conservations �Roosevelt was one of the first presidents to advocate for land conservation

Progressive Presidents: William Howard Taft THE BIG THREE

Teddy steps down �After 2 terms Teddy steps down and his friend William Howard Taft takes over 1908 (Republican)

William Howard Taft �Less charismatic personality �Taft filed 90 anti-trust suits, better trustbuster than Roosevelt �Taft files an anti-trust lawsuit against the U. S. Steel, one of the largest and most powerful corporations in the country

Conservation �Taft favors business over land conservation �Theodore Roosevelt gets angry and decides to run against him with his own party (Bull Moose party)

Election of 1912 �William Howard Taft runs as a Republican �Teddy Roosevelt runs on the Bull Moose party �Woodrow Wilson runs as a Democrat �What do you think happens?

Progressive Presidents: Woodrow Wilson THE BIG THREE

Woodrow Wilson �Wilson takes office and calls his reforms “New Freedom” � 1. Lower Tarifs � 2. Attack Trust � 3. Fix national finance

�The Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914: Stronger anti-trust legislation which also cannot be used against labor unions �Federal Trade Commission: Federal agency which regulates business, still active today

New Tax Systems �Creates the income tax system that we have today �Creates the Federal Reserve system that we have today

Negatives �He was a racist and advocated for segregation �Opposed anti-lynching laws �He did not want to give women the right to vote

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Synthesis �Whichever color you picked explain accomplishments of that President as a progressive Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson