Progressive Presidents
Theodore Roosevelt “Square Deal” ▫Term used to describe the various progressive reforms sponsored by Roosevelt ▫A fair and equal opportunity for all “Trustbuster”
Elkins & Hepburn Acts Increased the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission Helped to regulate monopolies
Meat Inspection Act Dictated strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers Created the program of federal meat inspection
Pure Food & Drug Act Halted sale of contaminated foods & medicines Truth in labeling
Conservationist Some wilderness areas would be preserved Others would be developed for the common good
William Howard Taft Raised tariffs Did NOT continue with his conservation policies… angered T. Roosevelt
Election of 1912 Republican – W. Taft Democrat – Woodrow Wilson Bull Moose – Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson