progressive era leaders
TRANSCRIPT
The Progressive
Era
1890 - 1918
Progressive Party Platforms
Give more power to the people
Corrupt free government
Corrupt free businesses
Better working conditions
Conserve land & resources
Progressive Leaders
Theodore Roosevelt(R/ 1901-1909)
Colonel during Sp-Am War
Governor of New York
THE Progressive Leader
Was a nature lover & conservationist
First president to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Nicknames: TR, Trust-Buster, Teddy
Theodore Roosevelt
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
"Speak softly and carry a big stick."
“The only man who makes no mistake is the man who does nothing."
William Howard Taft(R/ 1909-1913)
Only president to serve as Chief Justice
First president to have a presidential car
"Politics, when I am in it, makes me sick."
"Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution . ."
During 1st term, Taft and TR had a disagreement.
The Problem
DEMOCRATWoodrow Wilson
more states rights, against comp. & min. wage
REPUBLICANSRobert La Follette, Wisconsin SenatorTheodore Roosevelt, President for 2 terms
strict regulation of business
William Howard Taft, President for 1 termbigger supporter of business
ELECTION OF 1912 – PRIMARIES
Woodrow Wilson(D/ 1913-1921)
First president to cross the Atlantic Ocean
Only president with a Ph.D.
Only president buried in Washington, DC
Proclaimed the second Sunday in May to be Mother's Day
Nickname: Schoolmaster in Politics
Profession: GUESS?
Woodrow Wilson
"We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers.“
"Some people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world."
"If you want to make enemies, try to change something."
1901-1909: Theodore RooseveltPromised to only do 2 terms
1909-1913: William Howard Taft
1913-1921: Woodrow Wilson
Progressive Leaders