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Progressive Era Presidents

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Progressive Era Presidents Theodore Roosevelt William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson Muckrakers Temperance Suffragettes Popul ists M i d c l a s s W o m e n Labor Unions Civi l Rights Theodore ?Teddy? Roosevelt Early Life Born in a wealthy New York family. Was brought up to believe that ones with $ should help the less fortunate. Attended Harvard Univ. Roosevelt cont Political Life New York State Legislature Lost New York Mayor?s race New York Police Commissioner Appointed Assistant Secretary of Navy by McKinnley Elected Governor of New York Became McKinnley?s running mate in the 1900 election. Became President after McKinnley was assassinated by Leon Gzolgosz. Roosevelt as a Progressive President 1901 ? 1909

Progressive Presidents

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Progressive Presidents Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 ? January 6, 1919 Republican Presidency Number: 26 Number of Terms: 2 Governor of New York (1898-1900) Interesting Facts: Youngest president His wife and mother in the same house, on February 14, 1884 There is no known record of him mentioning his wife?s name again His sister raised his daughter He was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize Awarded it for the Russo-Japanese treaty Given a ?teddy-bear? in 1903 Pushed for the creation of the Panama Canal Was shot in the chest en route to Milwaukee but refused to go to the hospital before his speech Spoke for an hour with the bullet in his lung, then was taken to the hospital

Presidents of the 20th Century

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APUSH 20th Century Exam Review: Presidents Presidents of the 20th Century William McKinley (1897-1900) ? R Assassinated b/c govt was corrupt (T. Roosevelt VP to succeed) Teddy Roosevelt (1901-1908) ? R Big Stick Diplomacy Roosevelt Corollary Great White Fleet ? build up navy to enforce imperialism Progressive Ideals Square-Deal (?3 c?s?) ? control corporations (Hepburn Act, etc.), consumer protection (Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act, etc.), conservationism (National Reclamation Act, Newlands Act, etc.) Hay-Pauncefote Treaty ? ability to construct the Panama Canal Open Door policy in China Hepburn Act ? regulates ICC Meat Inspection Act

Chapter 29 Outline

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Chapter 29 Outline Progressive Roots Wealth against Commonwealth: by Henry Lloyd, against the Standard Oil Company The Theory of the Leisure Class: by Thorstein Veblen against ?predatory wealth? and ?conspicuous consumption? How the Other Half Lives: by Danish immigrant journalist Jacob A. Riis, shocked middle-class, depicted the terrors of the New York slums Jane Addams/Lillian Wald: urban pioneers, helped to fuel feminist movement to improve living conditions of the families in cities Raking Muck with the Muckrakers (Culture Exposing) Muckrakers: journalists who worked to get stories of evil- that the people could love to hate Lincoln Steffens: wrote "The Shame of the Cities" which exposed alliance between big business and gov.
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