1. Progressive Era
Roosevelt's "Square Deal" political stance came to be during the Cole Miner's Strike of 1902. ... Roosevelt called the settlement of the coal strike a "square deal" for all involved, insinuating that everybody gained equally from it. This phrase became synonymous with him and set a precedent for other president' to create slogans (Wilson's New Freedom, FDR's New Deal, Truman's Fair Deal, etcetera) Roosevelt did not stop with regulation of the coal mining industry. ...
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...
Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson are both iconic American presidents. Their places in history are merely separated by the presidency of William Howard Taft, but they still share many of the ideals of the Progressive era. While they did have two different approaches to the presidency, Wilson had...
This ordinance stated that the territories between the Appalachians and the Mississippi were to be divided into square townships six miles on a side. These townships were then to be divided into thirty-six sections each being one square mile in size. ... The division of the land proved to be inefficient because a great deal of the land was not suited for agriculture. ...
Progressivism expanded all throughout American cities which ended in political mechanisms full of monopolies and corrupted leaders. The Progressive Movement was a major phase of liberalism between 1900 and 1920 changed the life of the average Americans by restoring economic opportunities, protecting...