1. Teddy Roosevelt's background(317-318)--kara
- born october 26, 1858
- were really strong democrats but switched over
- homeschooled
-born into a rich fam
-took up boxing as a way to get heathy
-went to law school and droped out. harvard.
-published alot of books--histoian
-came in 3rd for the election of nyc
-served in spanish war
-died of milary at the age of 60 in 1916
-new york didnt like him so they to move him to vp.
2. Teddy Roosevelt's Presidential accomplishments(318-325, 359-362)
-called his platform a ''square deal''
-used his personality, popularity and power of persuasion to get what he wanted
-believed that the federal government was there to help common people
-used the "bully pulpit" to influence media and help pass laws
-tr was the "trust buster"
-"good trusts" vs bad trusts
- trusts are like monopolies
-helped settle the 1902 coal strick in which miners got better pay and a nine hour workday
-passed the Elkins Act (1903-no rebates) adn Hepburn Act (1906-ICC set max RR rates)
-Passed the Meat Insepection Act - 1906
-Passed the pure food and drug act - 1906
-Newlands act- 1902 - sold western land and made dams which allowed for irrigation
-Conservation-map pg. 323
-Didnt do much for african americans
-rebate is like a discount
-condemned veiw that our resouces were endless
-set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves
-1.5 million acres of water-power sites
-established 50 wildlife sanctuaries and several national parks
3. William Howard Taft's background(outside sources required)
-born september 15, 1857
-only president to ever serve on the supreme court and was cheif justice
4. William Howard Taft's Presidential accomplishments(328-330, 362-363)
-1908-1913 was his term
-his slogan was vote for taft this time you can vote for bryan anytime.
-was the 27th pres
-angered many people.
-contiued roosevelts work with trusts. he broke up 58 tafts
-brought down standard oil company
-promised lower tarriffs but then evened it out
-passed the 16th ammendment
-dollar dipomacy- we would led other countries money and then you would feel as if you owe them money
-diplomacy is how you get along with other countries
5. Woodrow Wilson's background(333)
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6. Woodrow Wilson's Presidential accomplishments(332-335, 363)
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7. Election of 1912(330-331)
-mine in my assigned blog
8. Causes for imperialism in the late 1800's(342-344)
9. Taking Alaska(344)
10. Taking Hawaii(344-345)
11. Causes of the Spanish-American War(346-348)
12. Major battles/generals in the Spanish-American War(348-350)
13. Outcomes/effects of the Spanish-American War(350-351)
14. Ruling Puerto Rico(352-353)
15. Ruling Cuba(353-355)
16. Ruling the Philippines(355)
17. China-Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion(356-357)
18. The Anti-Imperialist League(358)
19. Panama Canal(360-361)
20. Problems with Mexico(363-365)
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