Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

1901-1912

*Death of McKinley

I. Age of Roosevelt

a. America enters the 20^th Century

b. Lives of women expand

c. Changing societal standards

d. Consumer marketing

e. Race relations

II. Roosevelt’s First Term

a. Challenge to big business

b. U.S. Steel

c. Corporations

d. Trust Busting

e. Anthracite coal strike

f. Panama canal

g. Re-election

III. Progressive campaign to reform the nation

a. Referendum / Recall

b. Progressives in journalism

c. Reform in city government

d. LaFollette

IV. Second Term

a. Railroads

b. Consumer protection

c. Russo-Japanese War / Treaty

d. Great White Fleet

e. Labor / Unions

f. NAACP

V. Taft Presidency

A. Issues

a. Tariff

b. Women’s suffrage

c. Prohibition

d. Immigration

B. Labor Protests

a. Strikes

b. Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

c.Dollar Diplomacy

VI. Republican discord

A. Election of 1912