Chapter 28
Of the following legislation aimed at resource conservation, the only one associated with Roosevelt's presidency was the
Newlands Act.
The Elkins and Hepburn acts dealt with the subject of
Railroad regulation.
The public outcry after the horrible Triangle Shirtwaist fire led many states to pass
Restrictions on Female employment in the Clothing Industry.
While president, Theodore Roosevelt, chose to label his reform proposal as the
Square Deal.
The leading progressive organization advocating prohibition of liquor was
The Women's Christians Temperance Union.
One unusual and significant characteristic of the anthracite coal strike in 1902 was that
The national government did not automatically side with panders in the dispute.
Passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act was especially facilitated by the publication of
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.
The progressive-inspired city manger system of government
Was designed to remove politics from municipal administration.
As president, William Howard Taft
Was wedded more to the status quo than to progressive change.
Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for presidency in 1912 because
William Howard Taft has seemed to discard Roosevelt's policies.
While president, Theodore Roosevelt
Greatly increased the power and prestige of the presidency.
Teddy Roosevelt helped to end the 1902 strike in the anthracite coal mines by
Helping the mine owners to import strike-breakers.
Progressive reformers were mainly men and women from the
Middle Class.