THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES
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The Shame of the Cities
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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The Jungle
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Welcome to the Jungle
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Detailed explanation-1: -The White House was bombarded with mail, calling for reform of the meat-packing industry. After reading The Jungle, President Roosevelt invited Sinclair to the White House to discuss it. The president then appointed a special commission to investigate Chicago’s slaughterhouses.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05. The negotiations took place in August in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and were brokered in part by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
Detailed explanation-3: -Now that he was President, Roosevelt went on the attack. The President’s weapon was the Sherman Antitrust Act, passed by Congress in 1890.
Detailed explanation-4: -Teddy Roosevelt took office at age 42 and was youngest person ever to serve as president.
Detailed explanation-5: -Terms in this set (29) This legislation was used by Roosevelt to file 44 antitrust suits. This was settled when Roosevelt got involved in the negotiations.