1. Hail to the Chief!! Presidents of the Progressive Era

2. TAFT… Roosevelt announced he would not seek another term and decided to pick his Secretary of war as the next in line. Roosevelt announced he would not seek another term and decided to pick his Secretary of war as the next in line. Taft won the next election and promised to be an anti-trust buster like TR. Taft won the next election and promised to be an anti-trust buster like TR.

3. Reality of Taft… Taft gave into the old guard of the Republicans. Taft gave into the old guard of the Republicans. Not reducing costs of tariffs did not help consumers Not reducing costs of tariffs did not help consumers Angered his own party Angered his own party

4. Ballinger-Pinchot Affair Taft ignored the conservationists protests. Taft ignored the conservationists protests. Conservationists (people concerned with protecting natural resources) Conservationists (people concerned with protecting natural resources) Ballinger allowed a private company to acquire public lands in Alaska. Ballinger allowed a private company to acquire public lands in Alaska.

5. Uh Oh… Roosevelt’s head of the Forest Service said that Ballinger showed special preference to the purchasing company. Roosevelt’s head of the Forest Service said that Ballinger showed special preference to the purchasing company. Taft lost support from many Progressives. Taft lost support from many Progressives.

6. Guess who’s back…. Came back from Africa to cheers for him and protest towards Taft. Came back from Africa to cheers for him and protest towards Taft. TR re-entered the political arena and started to speak out for progressive changes again. TR re-entered the political arena and started to speak out for progressive changes again. Protection for women and children, voting and rights Protection for women and children, voting and rights

7. Taft Actually Won TR and Taft ran against vied for the Republican nomination and Taft won. TR and Taft ran against vied for the Republican nomination and Taft won. TR and company split and said they would be back to form their own party. TR and company split and said they would be back to form their own party.

8. Bull-Moose Party Said he was ready and “Fit as a Bull Moose” to run. Said he was ready and “Fit as a Bull Moose” to run. All of the old ideas of the Progressive Era. All of the old ideas of the Progressive Era. Working hours, child labor, women’s rights. Working hours, child labor, women’s rights.

9. Wilson Becomes President Wanted to be an anti-trust buster without getting in the way of the free-market. Wanted to be an anti-trust buster without getting in the way of the free-market. Government should step in and not just be a police officer. Government should step in and not just be a police officer.

10. Clayton Antitrust Act Spelled out things big business could not do. Spelled out things big business could not do. Made boycotts, strikes and picketing legal. Made boycotts, strikes and picketing legal. Now the government was dealing with big business. Now the government was dealing with big business.

11. Federal Reserve System… Helped re-organize the federal banking system. Helped re-organize the federal banking system. All national banks had to be a part of this system All national banks had to be a part of this system Federal reserve board Federal reserve board Other banks could borrow from these bank systems Other banks could borrow from these bank systems

12. End of Progressivism In 1914 War broke out in Europe and troops started to assemble. In 1914 War broke out in Europe and troops started to assemble. Preparing for war caused the idea for reform to go away… Preparing for war caused the idea for reform to go away…