-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.Break up the coal strike. 10% pay increase for workers. lowered work hours. Passed meat inspection act. Passed pure food and drug act. newlands act- sold western land and made dams which allowed for irrigation.-Square DealEqual, fair opportunity to everyone.-Breaking up trusts.Roosevelt was a "trustbuster" (breaking up monopolies). "good trusts" and "bad trusts"-Breaking up strikes-Regulating railroadsInterstate Commerce Act. Hepburn Act.-Regulating food and drugspure food and drug act. meat inspection act.-Conservationplanned management of natural resources, involving the protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others.-Civil RightsCh.9.4-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidencybroke up many trusts including the standard oil company in 1911. 16th amendment passed. Passed Payne-Aldrich Tariff. promised to lower tariffs but actually increased many.-Payne-Aldrich Tariff-Land disputes-Breaking up trusts-Break-up of the Republican Partyold-guard republicans and progressive republicans. Republican votes were split so democrats gained most votes in elections. Teddy Roosevelt didn't get the republican nomination so he started his own party.-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.Republican- Taft (current president)Democrat- Wilson (winner of election)Progressive- Roosevelt (former president)Socialist (radical)- Debs.Ch. 9.5-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.-Breaking up trustsPassed Clayton Anti-Trust Act(1914). Broke up monopolies. Labor Unions. Strikes boycotts, picketing ect. became legal. Federal Trade Commission was established in 1914-Underwood Tariff-16th Amendment-Federal Reserve SystemDivided the nation into 12 districts-> regional central bank in each district. could not issue new paper money in emergency situations. banks within the system helped others from closing do to lack of money.-Limits to Progressivism under WilsonDidn't help African Americans much at all.
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