USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best characterizes Roosevelt’s position on trusts? Some trusts were harmful to the public interest. Which statement best characterizes the position of Gifford Pinchot toward land conservation?

Detailed explanation-2: -The major goals of the progressives were to promote the ides of morality, economic reform, efficiency and social welfare. The Progressives had many different methods and ideas on how to solve social problems. The Muckrakers were a group of people that informed about wrongdoings in the face of society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements best summarizes Theodore Roosevelt’s position on trusts? Good trusts should be tolerated while bad trusts are prevented from manipulating markets.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which was a major contributor to Woodrow Wilson’s winning the presidency in 1912? Roosevelt’s splitting of the Republican vote.