HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 1 Chapter 10 PROGRESSIVE POLITICIANS Section 1: Reforming Government Section 2: Roosevelt and the Square Deal Section 3: Reform Under Taft Section 4: Wilson’s “New Freedom”

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 2 Objectives: What was President Roosevelt’s governing style? What was President Roosevelt’s governing style? Why did the government attempt to regulate trusts and the food and drug industries? Why did the government attempt to regulate trusts and the food and drug industries? How did the conservation movement develop during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency? How did the conservation movement develop during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency? Section 2: Roosevelt and the Square Deal

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 3 President Roosevelt’s governing style Roosevelt used his office as a “bully pulpit” to try to balance the interests of business, consumers, and labor. Section 2: Roosevelt and the Square Deal

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 4 Government reasons for regulating trusts Trusts often competed unfairly, in practices such as requiring rebates or discounts. Trusts often competed unfairly, in practices such as requiring rebates or discounts. Trusts sometimes sold inferior products. Trusts sometimes sold inferior products. Trusts sometimes corrupted public officials. Trusts sometimes corrupted public officials. Section 2: Roosevelt and the Square Deal

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 5 Roosevelt and the conservation movement recognized that natural resources were limited recognized that natural resources were limited saw that business interests tended to dominate, to the detriment of the environment saw that business interests tended to dominate, to the detriment of the environment created forest reserves created forest reserves started a reclamation policy started a reclamation policy worked to create national parks worked to create national parks was influenced by his friend, Gifford Pinchot, who coined the word conservation was influenced by his friend, Gifford Pinchot, who coined the word conservation Section 2: Roosevelt and the Square Deal