THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS
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Woodrow Wilson’s domestic policy that called for tariff, business, and banking reforms
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Name given to Teddy Roosevelt’s domestic programs; included conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection
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Novel by Upton Sinclair that highlighted the abuses of the meat packing industry
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Roosevelt’s progressive political policy that favored heavy government intervention in order to assure social justice
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Detailed explanation-1: -Speech. Roosevelt made the case for what he called “the New Nationalism” in a speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, on August 31, 1910. The central issue he argued was government protection of human welfare and property rights, but he also argued that human welfare was more important than property rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -He vigorously promoted the conservation movement, emphasizing efficient use of natural resources. He dramatically expanded the system of national parks and national forests. After 1906, he moved to the left, denouncing the rich, attacking trusts, proposing a welfare state, and supporting labor unions.
Detailed explanation-3: -In foreign policy, he focused on Central America where he began construction of the Panama Canal. He modernized the U.S. Army and expanded the Navy. He sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to project American naval power.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Square Deal was Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic policy based on three basic ideas: protection of the consumer, control of large corporations, and conservation of natural resources.