During the Progressive era, the administrative decisions of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson affected the course of the time period. The three presidents dealt with issues in distinctly different manners. The foreign policies enacted by these presidents were the basis of the...
"In 1904 a small step was taken towards improving working conditions when president Roosevelt passed a couple of laws as part of his "Square Deal" to attempt to make things better for the working class. ... They went from having absolutely no power, while having terrible working conditions, and extremely low wages to receiving a great deal of government control through unions, and reforms in both working conditions as well as receiving a salary increase, resulting in a respectable wage for an average sized family. ...
