THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THE MUCKRAKERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Abraham Lincoln
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William Howard Taft
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Woodrow Wilson
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Detailed explanation-1: -Woodrow Wilson, a leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921).
Detailed explanation-2: -The three presidents of the Progressive Era-Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson-held office between 1901 and 1921. Although differing in many ways, they shared a commitment to reform. They challenged the economic and political power of the industrial giants and worked to end government corruption.
Detailed explanation-3: -As President, he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization. Further, he rallied most of the northern Democrats to the Union cause. On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy.