Becoming a World Power UEQ: How did major domestic and foreign developments help the United States become a world power? LEQ: How did territorial expansion contribute to the rise of the United States as a world power?

Progressive Movement Some companies would join together to form trusts - groups who had the power to drive out the competition. These trusts could act like monopolies. Progressives were reformers who wanted to end unfair business practices and improve the government. One group of progressives were known as muckrakers because they were writers and worked to uncover the “muck” (dirt) of businesses.

Progressives: made changes to food and drug policies worked to improve education, health and other social issues passed building codes, mine inspections, children’s safety codes, etc. passed Blue Laws: laws designed to solve some of the social issues of the time (no alcohol on Sundays) passed income tax to help pay for reforms and other projects.

Conservation Efforts Progressives worked to conserve the environment. Conserve or conservation means to protect something from being destroyed or used up. Teddy Roosevelt worked hard to protect America’s natural beauty and helped protect our land by creating national parks. Examples: Yosemite National Park Grand Canyon National Park Yellowstone National Park Crater Lake in Oregon

Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Great Smoky Mtn. Grand Teton

Yosemite Acadia Crater Lake Yellowstone