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2. TODAY’S TOPIC: President Theodore Roosevelt 1.) How did he become President? 2.) His character; what type of leader was he? 3.) What he did as President. Three stories that illustrate his actions as president 4.) Why was he important to the Progressive Movement?

3. Theodore Roosevelt26th President

4. “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out howthe strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.“ ~ Theodore Roosevelt

5. 1.) How did he become President?

6. 1.) How did he become President? • Sept 6, 1901 = President McKinley is assassinated. • Sept 14, 1901 = Vice President Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in • Best Know for being a Rough Rider in the Spanish American War How do you think his experience in war will effect his presidency?

7. 2.) His Character; what type of leader was he? • He was very sick as a child, vowed to “build his body” = overcame his illnesses. Spanish American War Lead the Rough Riders "It is better to try great things, even at the risk of failure, than to know neither victory nor defeat."

8. 2.) His Character; what type of leader was he? “Speak Softly and Walk with a Big Stick” Foreign Affairs = Believed in Imperialism TR took over, expanded US influence all over the globe

9. Was so determined To build the Panama Canal that he showed up To dig it himself! In a white suit. Easily won the 1904 election

10. T.R’s Philosophy Government should actively balance the needs of competing groups in society. 3.) What did he do as President? SQUARE DEAL

11. 3 Stories of Progressive Action 3.) What did he do as President?

12. 1.) T.R v. Big Business Problem: Trusts (when 2 or more businesses for one large company = decreases competition) Fear?: Companies will be too massive and will take advantage of the people Action: T.R. Takes trusts to court and breaks them up SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT TR is nicknames = “The Trustbuster”

14. Northern Securities v. The United States “The most powerful men in the country were held to accountability before the law”

15. Story 2.) The Coal Strike of 1902 Problem: United Mine Workers (UMW) strike (150,000 workers refuse to work) Fear: Workers special interests would effect other Americans Action: Pushed for arbitration, but UMW wouldn’t cooperate… TR threatens to send the military to work the mines… Union decided to talk.

16. Story 3.) Land Conservation Problem: Industrialization using up raw materials Fear: That all the beautiful American outdoors will disappear Action: Preserved land…Yosemite, Grand Canyon…today = 57 National Parks

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18. So…answer the questions: 1.) How did he become President? 2.) His character; what type of leader was he? 3.) What he did as President. Three stories that illustrate his actions as president 4.) Why was he important to the Progressive Movement?

19. Election of 1908 WHAT?!?

20. People liked TR so much that they trusted him when he endorsed Taft WON 1908

21. “I don’t like politics, I don’t like the limelight”- W.H.Taft WARNING!

22. Good Things about TAFT: • Roosevelt was known as the “Trustbuster”, but really, Taft broke up more trusts (2 times more) Children’s Bureau = investigated and published problems with child labor. Pushed for the passing of the Income Tax, to help fund the Progress.

23. Not so Good things about TAFT: 1.) Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy (1909) Players = A.) Taft B.) Sec of the Interior = Richard A. Ballinger C.) Gifford Pinchot 1.) Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy (1909) • Ballinger was trying to secretly sell government land to private developers to make $$ • Gifford Pinchot = mad! Leaks the story to the newspapers & Congress 1.) Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy (1909) Taft  fires Pinchot = insubordination Progressives were MAD

24. Not so Good things about TAFT: 2.) Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act Players = A.) Taft B.) Speaker of the House = Joseph Cannon C.) Finance Committee = Nelson Aldrich

25. Not so Good things about TAFT: Taft = thinks high tariffs ruin competition Joseph Cannon = not a Progressive…Progressives working to get him out! In order to get tariffs lowered Taft makes friends with Cannon (“I’ll save your job”)!

26. Not so Good things about TAFT: Conclusion: Congress doesn’t like Taft Bill is pushed through to Senate where Aldrich changes bill = barley lowered tariff and actually increased the cost of some goods. How does this Make Taft Look?

27. FUN Teddy Roosevelt Stories! Teddy Bears are Named After Him He Saved the Game of Football 1905 = 18 people died playing football! Rough Riders = listed occupation as “Football Player” New Rules 1.) Forward Pass 2.) Down = 10 yards 3.) No gang tackle

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