the progressive presidents - teddy roosevelt. opener would you consider barack obama to be a...
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The Progressive Presidents - Teddy Roosevelt
Opener Would you consider
Barack Obama to be a progressive
President? Explain why or
why not.
- Republican - reserved - serious( last Veteran of Civil War to
serve as President) - predictable - “old school”
William McKinley:25th
McKinley’s former vice-president died of heart failure while in office.
Garret Hobart
NY State Assembly
Asst. Sec. of the Navy
Left politics for 2 years
Spanish- American War breaks out
Organized volunteer unit
San Juan Hill, Cuba
made TR a national hero
•Gov. of NY (Republican)
Promised to fight against political machines and corruption in NY - Bosses hated his stubbornness
Chosen by McKinley as VP because he’s loved
by...…Progressives
in cities
...ranchers in the west
Plus…he’s a war hero!
Americans love their military leaders!
impulsive Bullish “madman”
determined
energetic speeches
“steam engine in trousers”
Sept. 6, 1901:
McKinley shot twice
by Leon Czolgosz
Quiz Time!!!Who was the youngest President
ever?Who was the youngest President
ever elected? Who takes over if the President
Dies?
The Vice President
ADMINISTRATION
Birth of Modern Presidency: Now a strong President &
weak Congress
Established national parks and wildlife refuges
Seen as a trustbuster- Filed 42 Anti-Trust suits
Called big business leaders
the “criminal rich”
United Mine Workers (UMW) Workers want more $,
shorter workday, & union recognized
Threatened to order troops into mines
Settlement imposed by an outside party
9 hr day, pay up 10%, NO recognition of
union
“Square Deal” - TR seen as a hero
Meat Inspection Act (1906): Outlawed misleading
labels & dangerous chemical preservatives
Inspired by
The Jungle
Did not run again in 1908
Selected William
Howard Taft to run
A LARGE man!
Democrats: Woodrow
Wilson
Socialists: Eugene V.
Debs
Debs couldn’t convince people he could win
What is socialism?
Republicans: Taft
“I might as well give up, there
are so many people in this country who don’t like me.”
TR shot before speech: “It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose!”
Progressive/Bull Moose: Roosevelt
WILSON WINS!!!
How did he do this?
Democrats / Wilson wins by a landslide
Republicans
Bull Moose
Electoral Votes per Candidate
