teddy roosevelt, woodrow wilson, william howard taft
- Gifford Pinchot - appointed by Roosevelt - Richard Ballinger - opened public lands in Alaska - private development
Pinchot-Ballinger Controversy
Payne - Aldrich Tariff 1909 did what to progressives opinion
Reasons why Progressives disliked Taft
who was first president to side with strikers
Roosevelt
Northern Securities Company broken up by...
Sherman Antitrust Act - 1st time applied to a business.
income tax legalized
Sixteenth Amendment
Eugene V. Debs ....
Socialist Party
- government regulation of business & unions - women's suffrage - social welfare programs
T. Roosevelt - New Nationalism
Meat Inspection Act was result of
TR exposed unhealthy meatpacking industry
Elkins act was during whos time
Teddy Roosevelt
Hepburn act was during whos time
Teddy Roosevelt
Meat Inspection Act was during whos time
Teddy Roosevelt
Mann- Elkins Act - 1910 was during whos time
William Howard Taft
Payne - Aldrich Tariff 1909 was during whos time
William Howard Taft
Prosecuted U. S. Steel
William Howard Taft
angered T. Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
busted more trusts under Sherman Antitrust Act than T. Roosevelt
William Howard Taft - trust busting
Pennsylvania Coal Miners strike...
a. higher wages b. shorter work days
conserve nation's woodlands
conservation
protection of natural resources
conservation
thousands of acres set aside for national parks
conservation
based on The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
consumer protection
what did teddy roosevelt do about the unhealthy meatpacking industry
made a public report
- Pure Food and Drug Act - required ingredients to be listed on package
meat inspection act - 1906
what do mine owners refuse to do
negotiate with union
during campaign was Taft popular
no
in square deal everyone should have same ___________
opportunity to succeed
in special session of congress wilson...
seeks to lower tariffs
Progressives originally meant it for the wealthy
sixteenth amendment
republican party...
splits
T. Roosevelt's 1904 campaign promise
square deal
included farmers, workers, consumers, owners
square deal
who does Roosevelt threaten to use to run mines
the military
Teddy Roosevelt left "good trusts" alone which
were efficient and fair
Federal Farm Loan Act - 1916 was during whos time
wilson
Federal Reserve Act - 1914 was during whos time
wilson
who called special session of congress
wilson
do mine owners and union reach agreement
yes
- no employment under age 14
Child Labor Act 1916
applied to business engaged in interstate commerce
Child Labor Act 1916
declared unconstitutional Hammer v. Dagenhart 1918
Child Labor Act 1916
- exempted unions from prosecution under Sherman - greatly strengthened Sherman Antitrust
Clayton Antitrust Act
replace revenue lost due to tariff reduction
Graduated Income tax 1 - 6%
- Interstate Commerce Commission had power - suspend new railroad rates
Mann- Elkins Act - 1910
oversee telephone, telegraph, and cable companies
Mann- Elkins Act - 1910
Progressives, led by T. Roosevelt, opposed and splintered off
Mid-Term Elections 1910
Taft openly supported conservatives not Progressives
Mid-Term Elections 1910
called a "bad trust" by T. Roosevelt
Northern Securities Company
trust formed to control railroad competition
Northern Securities Company
T. Roosevelt considered U.S. steel a...
"good trust"
Standard Oil and American Tobacco Company
- "bad trusts" - both attempted to limit fair trade - courts broke up both trusts
Pinchot criticizes Ballinger
- Taft fires him - Teddy Roosevelt takes it personally
Federal Farm Loan Act - 1916
- farm loan banks created - low interest rates
Federal Reserve Act - 1914
- national banking system - created Federal Reserve Board - stabilized U. S. financial system
Federal Trade Commission
- oversaw "unfair trade practices" - included every industry except banking & transportation
national park
- protected natural area - managed by federal gov
Payne - Aldrich Tariff 1909 result
- raised tariff on most imports - Taft signed & publicly defended tariff
what did bad trusts do
- take advantage of workers - cheat public by eliminating competition
U. S. Forest Service created...
1905
when was the meat inspection act
1906
William Howard Taft elected in...
1908
Wilson was a
Democrat
Taft nominated by Republicans
Election of 1912
b. Roosevelt nominated by Progressives
Election of 1912
Interstate Commerce Commission gains greater power
Elkins Act - 1903
-commission could - fix "just and reasonable" rates for RRs
Hepburn Act - 1906
who went after "bad trusts"
Theodore Roosevelt
who worked to destroy monopolies and trust
Theodore Roosevelt
- substantially lowered tariffs - first time in 50 yrs.
Underwood Tariff - 1913
- wage war on "triple wall of privilege" - banks, big business, big goverment
Wilson - New Freedom
Election of 1912
Woodrow Wilson
child labor act was during whos time
Woodrow Wilson