WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
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Taft, Hayes, T Roosevelt
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Wilson, Garfield, Taft
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T Roosevelt, Johnson, Morgan
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T Roosevelt, Wilson, Taft
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The presidents most associated with the Progressive Era are Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. During the times these guys held office, trusts were busted, national parks were founded, social programs were enacted, and tariffs were lowered.
Detailed explanation-3: -A Progressive reformer, Roosevelt earned a reputation as a “trust buster” through his regulatory reforms and antitrust prosecutions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nevertheless, Taft did move forward with progressive reforms. His reforms addressed the progressive goals of democracy, social welfare, and economic reform. Two of the major progressive achievements under President Taft were constitutional amendments. The Sixteenth Amendment was passed in 1909 and ratified in 1913.
Detailed explanation-5: -INTRODUCTION: From 1901-1921, Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson served as president. They were known as “Progressive Presidents” because they all took active roles in trying to reform the many problems of American society in the early 1900s.