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White House Reformers (The Square Deal (Progressive, "Speak softly…
White House Reformers
The Square Deal
Progressive
"Speak softly but carry a big stick"
Defines modern presidency
Anti-Trust Act
Illegal for company to buy stock in another if it creates a monopoly
Protects unions
Creates Federal Trade Commission
Domestic Affairs
1902 Coal Strike - 140k miners strike
Teddy threatens to take control of mines
Gov. doesn't side with big bussiness anymore
Financial Reform
Income tax
Underwood Tariffs
The Federal Reserve System regulates the banks
Trust Busting
1900, trusts control 4/5 industries
Teddy broke up 44 trusts while in office
Health and Safety
FDA forms in 1906
Upton Sinclair exposed the meatpacking industry with "The Jungle"
Progressivism
Trust-Busting
Taft tries to lower tariffs
Conservation
Teddy was a pioneer in conversation efforts
Preserved over 150 million acres of land