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The Progressive Presidents
Teddy Roosevelt and the Big Stick Wm. Howard Taft and Dollar Diplomacy Woodrow Wilson and the New Freedoms The Election of 1912- the “high water mark” of
Progressivism
Teddy Roosevelt
The “Roughriders”
The Panama Canal
Construction of Canal
Opening Day
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine-
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine-European Powers should stay out of the Western Hemisphere and we would stay out of European affairs
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine-European Powers should stay out of the Western Hemisphere and we would stay out of European affairs
Roosevelt Corollary- In order to prevent such intervention, the United States was justified in acting first.
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The Jungle- Upton Sinclair
Roosevelt’s Regulatory State
The Hepburn Act- Gave the ICC effective power to regulate the railroads.
Roosevelt’s Regulatory State
The Hepburn Act- Gave the ICC effective power to regulate the railroads.
The Meat Inspection Act- required federal inspection of meat in interstate commerce
Roosevelt’s Regulatory State
The Hepburn Act- Gave the ICC effective power to regulate the railroads.
The Meat Inspection Act- required federal inspection of meat in interstate commerce
Pure Food and Drug Act- outlawed adulterated, misbranded, or harmful foods, drugs, or liquors.
William Howard Taft
Dollar DiplomacyTo use the military strength of the
United States to protect private American investments abroad.
T.R.’s “New Nationalism”
T.R.’s “New Nationalism”
New Federal Regulation of business More democracy in government
T.R.’s “New Nationalism”
New Federal Regulation of business More democracy in government Social Justice programs
T.R.’s “New Nationalism”
New Federal Regulation of business More democracy in government Social Justice programs
Worker’s Compensation
Graduated Income Tax
Regulation of Women and Child labor
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson’s “New Freedoms”
Wilson’s “New Freedoms”
Restore competition and encourage small economic units in place of “big business”
Wilson’s “New Freedoms”
Restore competition and encourage small economic units in place of “big business”
Vigorous AntiTrust legislation/enforcement
Wilson’s “New Freedoms”
Restore competition and encourage small economic units in place of “big business”
Vigorous AntiTrust legislation/enforcement Breaking the dominance of Wall Street and the
Stock Market on the economy
The Election of 1912
Wilson- 42 % of the vote T.R. 27 % Taft 23% Debs 6%
Significance of the election of 1912
Significance of the election of 1912
The High Water Mark of Progressivism
Significance of the election of 1912
The High Water Mark of Progressivism
1st election to feature primaries
1st election to have all progressives
Socialist Party got 1 million votes
Significance of the election of 1912
The High Water Mark of Progressivism
1st election to feature primaries
1st election to have all progressives
Socialist Party got 1 million votes Gave Democrats national power for 1st time since
the Civil War!
Significance of the election of 1912
The High Water Mark of Progressivism
1st election to feature primaries
1st election to have all progressives
Socialist Party got 1 million votes Gave Democrats national power for 1st time since
the Civil War! Marked the rebirth of the South in national politics
Significance of the election of 1912 The High Water Mark of Progressivism
1st election to feature primaries
1st election to have all progressives
Socialist Party got 1 million votes Gave Democrats national power for 1st time since the
Civil War! Marked the rebirth of the South in national politics Reformers move to the Democratic Party