1. McKinley, Roosevelt, and Reform

2. McKinley’s Presidency
Republican from Ohio
Elected in 1896; again in 1900 defeating William J. Bryan both times
Led U.S. during the Spanish-American War
Agreed to buy Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines; later annexed the Philippines which led to a war there
Set up a protectorate over Cuba

4. McKinley Dies… Oh noooo!
Shot by Leon Czolgosz (an anarchist) in September 1901
McKinley is replaced by his Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt (youngest person to serve as President)
From New York; was a complete renaissance man

5. Focus Question
What major impacts did the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt have on the United States of America?

8. Roosevelt’s Diplomacy
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: The U.S. will intervene in Latin American affairs to assure economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere
Power Move by U.S…… back off Euro bankers
Sent out the Great White Fleet in a show of American Power (pg. 278)
Open books to page 281

11. Panama Canal Built to help businesses ship products
Built to help military move materials
Massive project pushed by Roosevelt started in 1904; not completed until 1914
Open books to page 284

12. Roosevelt’s Other Policy’s
Roosevelt was a Progressive
Progressives wanted to fix social problems
Believed the government should step in to fix these problems
Trust-busting:
Most progressives believed big business needed to be regulated
Created the Department of Commerce and Department of Labor to monitor big business
Passed the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) to protect consumers from impure or falsely labeled food and drugs.
Conservation:
Roosevelt’s “stamp” on the presidency
established many National Parks and urged people to use resources wisely

13. Focus Question
What major impacts did the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt have on the United States of America?
Answer: building of Panama Canal, trust busting, conservation, Roosevelt Corollary

14. Focus Question
What was the Progressive Movement? How did the Progressives ultimately change America?

15. America had many social problems such as….
Progressive Movement
America had many social problems such as….

20. Progressive Movement Fueled by muckraking journalists
Muckrakers: journalists who made a living exposing the evils of early 1900’s in America such as:
Child labor
Crime
Filth
Drunkenness
Poverty
Big industry
Women’s suffrage
Examples: Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell

21. Progressive Assignment
Look through chapter 8
Find one issue that would have upset a Progressive that you would like to research
Run your idea by Ms. Brennan
Create a political cartoon that brings attention to your issue
On a separate piece of the paper answer the following questions:
1) What was your issue?
2) Describe your cartoon. What is it showing?
3) Why do you believe your issue got the attention of Progressives in the early 1900’s?
4) Was anything done to solve your issue in real-life?
5) What do you believe would be a suitable solution to your issue?
6) Were the Progressives right or wrong in their attempts to monitor people’s lives? Should the government legislate morality?

22. Focus Question
What was the Progressive Movement? How did the Progressives ultimately change America?
Answer: fix social problems of America; enacted federal laws & agencies to protect Americans

23. Focus Questions
What major impacts did the Presidency of William Taft have on the United States of America?
What major impacts did the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson have on the United States of America?

24. Roosevelt Chooses a Successor

25. Taft’s Presidency
Brought twice as many anti-trust lawsuits as Roosevelt
1911 – Suit against US Steel over purchase of Tennessee Coal and Iron Company in 1907
T.R. approved this purchase
T.R. believed the best way to deal with trusts was to let them exist but to regulate them
Taft was destroying this balance

26. Election of 1912 Democrat –Wilson Republican - Taft
Progressive - Roosevelt

27. Wilson’s ‘New Freedom’
Tariff Reduction – Income Tax
Underwood Tariff – reduced tariffs on foreign imports by 30%
Levied an income tax – a direct tax on the earnings of individuals
Bank Reform
Federal Reserve Act
Open books to pg. 310

28. Focus Questions
What major impacts did the Presidency of William Taft have on the United States of America?
Answer: trust busting
What major impacts did the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson have on the United States of America?
Answer: tariff reduction, bank reform
* Be sure you can explain these for the test