innovations by Theodore Roosevelt. Due to irresponsible uses of the natural resources‚ the efforts of President Roosevelt made conservation a huge part of his term. Combining his efforts with Gifford Pinchot‚ Roosevelt managed regulation of resource development. With his Presidential power Roosevelt‚ set aside 80 million acres for mineral and petroleum‚ tripled the size of the forest reserves to 150 million acres‚ and established dozens of wildlife refuges. A conference held by Roosevelt in 1908‚ led
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Muckrakers The term “muckraker” was originally coined in a speech in 1906 accredited to President Theodore Roosevelt. It was alluding to the man with the Muck-Rake in Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Process. The Man with the Muck rake seeks material advances by raking filth. Roosevelt defined this term as "one who inquires into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders". Muckrakers in the Progressive Era‚ a time from 1820 until 1920 when America quickly industrialized
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The Square Deal was President Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic program formed upon three basic ideas: conservation of natural resources‚ control of corporations‚ and consumer protection.[1] Thus‚ it aimed at helping middle class citizens and involved attacking plutocracy and bad trusts while at the same time protecting business from the most extreme demands of organized labor. In contrast to his predecessor William McKinley‚ Roosevelt was a Republican who believed in government action to mitigate social
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progressive era: prostitution and alcohol abuse‚ the great railroad strike of 1877‚ and the Homestead Strike. The main progressive leaders‚ such as‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ William Jennings Bryan‚ and Woodrow Wilson stepped in to make a difference. Theodore Roosevelt claimed he backed up the middle class and showed no mercy toward monopolies. Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson accomplished many things such as: the 16th amendment which modified the structure of taxation‚ demolishing the Sherman Anti-Trust
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protect the Nation from poisonous or harmful substances (Doc.6). This happened because a muckraker names Upton Sinclair wrote a book called “The Jungle” which exposed the unsanitary and harmful things that were happening to the meat. Later on Theodore Roosevelt proposed the Pure Food and Drug Act which required manufacturers
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act of 1906 was created because of the unhealthy production of meat that was taking place in that time. During this era people became ill because of the poor manufacturing of dead animals meat. The unhealthy production is the reason President Theodore Roosevelt brought forth the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906‚ (http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/content/fed-meat-act.html). According to (http://www.conservapedia.com)‚ the primary goals of the law are to prevent adulterated or misbranded livestock
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a New York Times bestseller. Furthermore‚ I used another article by an historian called Sarah Jane Gilbert. The article has the title “Panama Canal: Troubled History‚ Astounding Turnaround”. The primary source I found was a letter from President Roosevelt to the Senate and House of Representatives that is called “Message to Congress after Returning from the Canal Zone in Panama”. The idea for the Panama Canal was very old‚ almost since Balboa stood on the cliffs of Darien in modern Panama. In fact
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Rushi Katragadda Don’t Know Much About History Chapter 5 1. What happened at Custer’s Last Stand? Battle between Native Americans and U.S. forces‚ as a result of actions made by George Armstrong Custer. One of the greatest conflicts between the two forces leading to the government to wage war against the tribes. Even though the Natives were only defending against attack they were called out as murderers. 2. What happened at Wounded Knee? This was the Natives last stand in the 1800s bringing an
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Wanting the American Way Back The “Strenuous Life” was a thought brought upon by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1899‚ with his views on what the American way is and where he thought the American way was headed. Being a former military member and police chief himself‚ Roosevelt’s views were far different than majority of other people. Roosevelt thought that America was all about masculinity and patriotism and due to the women movements and other factors‚ the American way was becoming too feminized
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overwhelming issue. Theodore Roosevelt advanced the game of football. His influence gave the protection of leather equipment‚ and player very scarcely got hurt. On the other hand‚ injuries in the twentieth century are constantly occurring. Many researchers say that this continuation is due to wanting positive physical appearance such as capacity‚ the advancements in helmets‚ and the advancements in shoulder pads. All in which came into play from the persuasion of President Theodore Roosevelt. Wanting positive
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