1. Bell Ringer Who were the muckrakers?
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
What is the difference between the Commission Plan and the Council-Manager System?

2. The progressive movement
Roosevelt and Taft
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3. I. Roosevelt Revives the Presidency
Strong-willed, competitive, and energetic
“Bully Pulpit”: Used his power as president to push his views
Policy
Foreign - Social Darwinist
Domestic – Progressive, gov. should balance U.S. competition
“I shall see to it that every man has a square deal, no less and no more” – TR

4. I. Roosevelt Revives the Presidency
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Square Deal Reforms- The Three C’s
Conservation of natural resources
Control of corporations
Consumer protection
Aimed at helping middle class citizens

5. I. Roosevelt Revives the Presidency
TR Takes on the Trusts
Big business is good for economy BUT..
Monopolies are against public interest
Coal Strike of 1902
TR saw himself as nation’s manager
Negotiated arbitration agreement between miner’s union (United Mine Workers) and mine owners

6. I. Roosevelt Revives the Presidency
Regulating Big Business
TR created the Department of Commerce & Labor: investigated corporations and publicized the results
In order to avoid lawsuits, large corporations cooperated with investigations and were given the opportunity to reform
“Gentlemen’s Agreement”

7. I. Roosevelt Revives the Presidency
Consumer Protection
Pharmaceutical companies sold “medicines” that were not actually medicines
Terrible practices in the meatpacking industry were exposed
Led to the passing of the Meat Inspection Act & the Pure Food & Drug Act

8. II. Conservation
TR’s major domestic accomplishment was encouraging environmental conservation
Newlands Reclamation Act: Used federal funds to install irrigation systems in the West
Worked to preserve the nation’s forests with Gifford Pinchot

9. II. Taft’s Reforms
Attempted to lower tariffs, but signed the Payne-Aldrich Tariff (barely lowered tariffs)
Created the Children’s Bureau: agency that investigated & publicized the problems of child labor
Broke up trusts & worked for conservation