Chapter 20: Theodore Roosevelt and Progressive Reform
1901-1909

     I. Age of Theodore Roosevelt
          A. Election of 1900
          B. Roosevelt's Agenda
          C. American Life
                1. consumerism

     II. Roosevelt's First Term
           A. Domestic Issues
               1. Attacking the Trusts
           B. Foreign Policy
               2. Roosevelt Corollary
               3. Panama Canal
          C. Election of 1904

     III. Progressive Reform
          A. Who, What, When, Where, How
          B. Goals:
               1. Social reforms: improve conditions of society
               2. Political reforms: reform politics at national, state and local levels
               3. Regulate business for the good of the people

     IV. Roosevelt's Second Term
          A. Domestic Issues
               1. Regulations
               2. Conservation
         B. Foreign Policy
          C. T.R. Picks a Successor

Key Terms

     "bully pulpit"
     bi-partisan
     Henry Ford
     Sears, Roebuck
     trustbuster
     Square Deal
     Elkins Act
     "Big Stick Policy"
     muckrakers
     direct primary
     initiative
     referendum
     recall
     Hepburn Act
     The Jungle
     Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (google this)
     Pure Food and Drug Act
     William Howard Taft

Essay Questions

     1. Describe the changes that the United States was experiencing as Theodore Roosevelt entered the White House.  How were people's daily lives different?  How were America's consumption habits chanting and why?

     2. Describe Roosevelt's attitudes toward trusts, explain which ones he prosecuted and why, and assess his success in doing so.

     3. Explain how the Panama Canal was built, and give reasons for its construction.  What political and diplomatic maneuvers took place in order for the United States to get permission to build the Canal?

     4. Define Progressivism, explain why it was popular, identify its successes, and evaluate its significance to the growth of the nation.

     5. Describe political reforms at the city and state level, citing specific examples and evaluating their success.