Teddy, Taft, and Wilson

Progressive Era Presidents:

Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson

Political Reforms during the Progressive Era

Laissez Faire Politics

-Big Business owners should be allowed to
operate without government interference
allowing strong businesses to thrive (social
darwinism)

-Businesses should be allowed to form
corporations in order to maximize profits
and increase their wealth

Progressives

-Believed Industrial Giants have gained too
much influence over politics and have
corrupted the democratic process

-The government should pass legislation
that regulates working conditions to
ensure that laborers have fair conditions

Coal Strike

Arbitration

Taft Campaign Promises vs. Reality

Campaign:

Continue to Trust bust

Conservation

Lowering tariffs

Reality

-SUCCESS--Busted up
more monopolies than
Roosevelt

-Elkins Act--
Strengthened the
power of the ICC

-FAIL: Ballinger selling
off Federal lands

-FAIL: Payne Aldrich
Tariff actually
INCREASED the
import tariff

-Helping big
businesses and
trust

Taft and the RR

Open Ended

When is another time that we have spoken about a party splitting? What do you know happens when a party splits?

Dropdown

Analyze the success and failures of President Taft:

Reducing the tariffs ​

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because of the ​

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Conservation of Federal Lands ​

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because of ​

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Trust busting ​

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Dropdown

President Roosevelt's domestic policy was called ​

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President Wilson's domestic policy was called the ​

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Match

Match the following 1912 Candidate with their correct party:

• Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

• Eugene Debs

Bull Moose Progressive Party

Republican Party

Democrat Party

Socialist Party

• Bull Moose Progressive Party

• Republican Party

• Democrat Party

• Socialist Party

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would President Roosevelt NOT AGREE with?

• Regulating big businesses to corrupt the political process

• Eliminating the power of big businesses to corrupt the political process

• Allowing big businesses greater access to natural resources

• Guaranteeing that big businesses to pay laborers fair wages for their work

Multiple Select

Which of the following would people who agree with Laissez faire capitalism AGREE with?

• Big business owners should be allowed to operate without government interference allowing strong businesses to thrive

• Businesses should be allowed to form corporations in order to maximize profits and increase their wealth.

• Believed Industrial Giants have gained too much influence over politics and have corrupted the democratic process

• The government should pass legislation that regulates working conditions to ensure that laborers have fair conditions

Multiple Select

Which of the following would people who agree with Progressive Ideas AGREE with?

• Big business owners should be allowed to operate without government interference allowing strong businesses to thrive

• Businesses should be allowed to form corporations in order to maximize profits and increase their wealth.

• Believed Industrial Giants have gained too much influence over politics and have corrupted the democratic process

• The government should pass legislation that regulates working conditions to ensure that laborers have fair conditions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Presidents broke up the most trust during his presidency?

• Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Presidents broke up Standard Oil during his presidency?

• Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Presidents wanted to attack the "Triple Wall of Privilege" during his presidency?

• Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

Multiple Select

Which are considered the "Triple Wall of Privilege"? Select all that apply

• Banks

• Trusts

• Tariffs

• Railroads

Multiple Select

Which two pieces of legislation dealt with the power of the ICC as it regulates the Railroads?

• Hepburn Act

• Payne-Aldrich Act

• Underwood Act

• Mann-Elkins Act

Dropdown

Under which of the following Presidents were the following amendments passed under:

16th Amendment ​ ​

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17th Amendment ​

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18th Amendment ​

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Multiple Choice

Under which of the following Presidents utilized the Clayton Antitrust Act to bust up trusts during his presidency?

• Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

Match

Match the following President to the correct piece of legislation:

• FDA and Meat Inspection Act

• Payne-Aldrich Act

• Clayton Antitrust Act

Roosevelt

Taft

Wilson

• Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

Match

Match the following President to the correct piece of legislation:

• Hepburn Act

• Mann Elkins Act

• Federal Reserve Act

Roosevelt

Taft

Wilson

• Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

Drag and Drop

President ​

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passed the ​

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that lowered the tariff to the lowest since the Civil War. He passed the ​

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to create a way to replace the Federal Revenue the tariff loss.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Wilson

Underwood Tariff

16th Amendment

Roosevelt

Taft

17th Amendment

18th amendment

Payne-Aldrich Tariff

Heppburn Act

Draw

Describe the Characteristics a GOOD trust and of a BAD trust