After the death of President William McKinley in 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn into office. ... Roosevelt's presidency would be like none other before. ... Roosevelt stated that the people of America should be guaranteed a "Square Deal." ... This was demonstrated when Roosevelt mediated a strike at the Anthracite Coal Mine in 1902. ... Roosevelt's determination to see positive change was also adopted by the American people. ...

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Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Movement Progressivism was a period of American history in which improving working conditions, improving the way of life, exposing corruption, expanding democracy and making reforms were the issues of this period. ... Theodore Roosevelt was known as the "trust buster" and that is exactly what he did to help control big business. Roosevelt went in to these companies and helped to stop this type of monopoly. ... Roosevelt brought new meaning to government regulation. ... Roosevelt felt that many trusts threatened competition and many markets. ...

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Progressivism gained a strong voice in the White House when Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901. Roosevelt believed that strong corporations were good for America, but he also believed that corporate conduct must be watched to guarantee that business greed did not get out of hand, this was knows as trust-busting and federal regulation of business. ... Unlike most Republicans, who largely ignored economic and social inequalities, Roosevelt acknowledged them. Roosevelt believed that large agencies run by experts could find rational solutions to satisfy everyone. President Roosevelt rea...

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