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Episode 5: Call of Duty (1899–1921) - Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson
America at the beginning of the 20th century found a growing chasm between rich and poor. But one president took back the reins, fighting for the common man. Enormous international conflict emerged, testing America’s strength and the resolve of the nation’s highest leaders.
Why did the Progressive movement happen in the 1890’s?
Early reform attempts had failed…Populists were dominated by a single monetary issue bimetalism. State government railroad reforms were shot down by Supreme Court (remember Munn and Wabash cases?)
#1 Wave of corporate mergers between 1897 and 1901 refocuses the US on the problem of consolidated power (Horizontal and Vertical Immigration) Over4,2000 companies are consolidated into 250 corpotationsample- US STEEL –1901 Standard Oil Monopoly
#2 More and more Americans were going to college. This leads to an expanded middle class and professions in social work, psychology, and individual participation – avenues?. The national literacy rates had been steadily increasing and was at 92% for both men and women by 1910
#3 Print Media - accelerated development of technology that accompanied America's industrialization made newspapers and literature mass-producible items, and the consumer culture that accompanied such industrialization created a demanding market for published works.so the number of people that were reachable through writing was very high.
#4 Power of the Muckrakers – Keeping the evils of industrialization in the forefront of the American conscience. Editors and publishers were eager to provide support for muckrakers' efforts as a way to boost circulation numbers and profits. Thus, the genre that emerged was a combination of investigation, advocacy, sensationalism, and yellow journalism - http://youtu.be/hVNE0gc2MyY Contemporary Connections: New Jack and Sicko
#5 Religious Dimensions – “Social Gospel” Religious communities were encouraging people of faith to intervene without chastising the downtrodden.
1904 - Elected to a 4 year Presidential term -announces he will not run for President again
1908 Goes to Africa to hunt game and go on several tour stops 1912 - Organizes the Bull Moose Party
7.7 Theodore Roosevelt's Bully Pulpit
During a tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air, Theodore Roosevelt pushes the government to shed its laissez-faire attitude toward robber barons, corrupt politicians, and corporate exploiters of our natural resources.
William Howard Taft: The Travails of a Progressive Conservative
The only man to serve as president and chief justice, who approached every decision in constitutional terms, defending the Founders’ vision against new populist threats to American democracy
In 1904 TR vows not to run for re-election after his second term. He hand picks his successor William Howard Taft who wins easily in 1908.“Some people felt that TAFT stood for Takes Advice From Teddy
1892-1900 - US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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