1. Reading Check: President Theodore Roosevelt 1.) How did he become President? Year? 2.) Who did he send to arbitration? 3.) Who did his attorney general successfully “bust” under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? 4.) Muckraker Upton Sinclair’s work helped push TR to pass _____________? 5.) While in office TR promised provide a __________ Deal for every American. Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

2. Theodore Roosevelt 26 th President (1901-1909) Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

3. “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.“ ~ Theodore Roosevelt Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

4. 1.) How did he become President? Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

5. Before his Presidency, TR was… Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

6. 2.) His Character; what type of leader was he? –He was very sick as a child, vowed to “build his body” = overcame his illnesses. "It is better to try great things, even at the risk of failure, than to know neither victory nor defeat." Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

7. “Speak Softly and Walk with a Big Stick” Foreign Affairs = Believed in Imperialism TR took over, expanded US influence all over the globe He was a Jingoist…(in the next chapter) Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

8. Was so determined To build the Panama Canal that he showed up To dig it himself! In a white suit. Easily won the 1904 election Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

9. T.R’s Philosophy Government should actively balance the needs of competing groups in society. SQUARE DEAL 3.) What did he do as President? Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

10. The Coal Strike of 1902 Problem : Fear? Action : Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

11. T.R v. Big Business Problem : Fear? : Action : Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

12. Northern Securities v. The United States (1904) Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

13. “The most powerful men in the country were held to accountability before the law”

14. Land Conservation Problem : Fear : Action : Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

16. Reading Check: President Taft & Wilson 1.) Taft was president from ___ to ___? 2.) What major political “talking” point did Taft take on? It alienated the Insurgents. 3.) Who were the 4 candidates in the 1912 election? 4.) Wilson was the 1 st President since Jefferson to speak directly to who? 5.) Wilson’s biggest success was the creation of? Still overseas national interest rates today. Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

17. WHAT?!? Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

18. People liked TR so much that they trusted him when he endorsed Taft WON 1908 Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

20. “I don’t like politics, I don’t like the limelight” - W.H.Taft Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

21. Good Things about TAFT: Roosevelt was known as the “Trustbuster”, but really, Taft broke up more trusts (2 times more) Children’s Bureau = investigated and published problems with child labor. Pushed for the passing of the Income Tax, to help fund the Progressive movement. -won’t go into effect until Wilson Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

22. Not so Good things about TAFT: Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act (1909) Players? What Happened? Taft looks? Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

23. Not so Good things about TAFT: Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy (1909) Players? What Happened? Taft looks? Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

26. The Presidential Election of 1912 Taft (R) Wilson (D) TR (P) WINNER! Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

27. Wilson’s New Freedom Tariffs Underwood-Simmons Tariff Banking Reform Federal Reserve Act (1913) Business Regulation –Federal Trade Commission –Clayton Anti-Trust Act Aid to Workers –Keating-Owen Act –Adamson Act –Workmen’s Compensation Act Aid to Farmers –Federal Farm Loan Act –Federal Warehouse Act –Federal Highway Act Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

28. FUN Teddy Roosevelt Stories! Teddy Bears are Named After Him He Saved the Game of Football 1905 = 18 people died playing football! Rough Riders = listed occupation as “Football Player” New Rules 1.) Forward Pass 2.) Down = 10 yards 3.) No gang tackle Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS

29. End of Slide Show Created by Mrs. Bedard PVMHS