Progressive Presidents: Responses to the problems of the Gilded Age
Teddy Roosevelt: Youngest president Active president- expanded executive power
Presidential Accomplishments: Domestic Issues: The Square Deal- Business Reg The Three C’s Foreign Policy Big Stick
Control of the Corporations Trust busting: Railroad regulations Northern Securities/ Hepburn Dept of Commerce and Labor to eliminate corporate abuses
Consumer Protection To improve the standards of living Good for labor and management 1906- Pure Food and Drug Act– inspired by publication of The Jungle
Conservation of Resources Expansion of National Parks To keep wilderness in its natural state National Conservation Commission National Park Service
Foreign Policy: Roosevelt Corollary Big Stick Policy Secure borders
Next Generation Progressive? William Howard Taft Next Generation Progressive?
Career: Lawyer/ judge Gov of Philippines Secretary of War President of the US Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Business Regulation: Two times more trust busting/ regulations than TR Domestic Policy: Business Regulation: Two times more trust busting/ regulations than TR More conservation, too
Problem: More conservative than TR- are the reforms legal??? Moved SLOWLY Anti progressive? Fired Pinchot New TARIFF for big business Anti Conservative? Won’t fight Dem Speaker of the House
Foreign Policy: Dollar Diplomacy Encourage investment to promote dev’t and stability To keep out of war? More intervention than TR