8.4 ROOSEVELT’S SQUARE DEAL
Discuss Roosevelt’s ideas on the role of government
Analyze how Roosevelt changed the government’s role in the economy
Explain the impact of Roosevelt’s actions on natural resources
Compare and contrast Taft’s policies with Roosevelt’s
OBJECTIVES
1901-becomes presidentHarvard gradLoved the wildernessNY-fought corruptionRough Riders VP for McKinleySquare Deal
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (TR)
1902 coal strike-TR helped the workers
Hepburn Act-gave gov. authority to set and limit shipping costs
Enforces Sherman Antitrust actRegulate food and drug industries
Meat Inspection ActPure Food and Drug
TRUSTBUSTING AND REGULATING INDUSTRY
Preserved national forestsGifford Pinchot: preserve forests to make homes from lumber
WaterNational Reclamation Act
GOVERNMENT MANAGES ENVIRONMENT
Helped Taft win presidencyExpected him to keep on with policies
Taft’s own coursePassed many different acts that overturned TR’s policies
TR proposed New Nationalism
ROOSEVELT AND TAFT
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