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.