1. Industrial Leaders: Captains of Industry or Robber Barons?
Matthew Josephson’s book (1934)

2. “Theodore Roosevelt, American”

3. Progressivism: What is it?
Series of Reforms
Reaction to Age of Industry.
Use Big Government to control big business & make liberty and equality of opportunity for Americans.

4. Who was TR? The Strenuous Life… Other aspects of his philosophy…
Darwinism?
Other aspects of his philosophy…
Impact on Foreign policy…
Emerged as…
During Spanish American war…

5. Election of 1900 McKinley vs. William Jennings Bryan Bryan condemns…
Republican response…

6. President Assassinated
McKinley shot by Leon Czolgosz
The Vice President TR
Senator Hanna…

7. Foreign Policy
Panama!

8. Foreign Policy Panama Tried to buy Panama from Columbia…
Manuel Amador…
TR and the Panamanian Revolution
TR’s views…

9. Foreign Policy Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine… Restated
Germany on the move…

10. Foreign Policy Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine… Restated
US has right to police Latin America

11. Foreign Policy
Russian-Japanese war ( )

12. Foreign Policy
Russian-Japanese war ( )

13. Foreign Policy Russian-Japanese war (1904-05)
TR insists on mediating a peace at Portsmouth, NJ

14. Foreign Policy Russian-Japanese war (1904-05)
TR insists on mediating a peace at Portsmouth, NJ
Gets agreement
Results…

15. Foreign Policy Russian-Japanese war (1904-05)
TR insists on mediating a peace at Portsmouth, NJ
Gets agreement
Results…
Japan gets Korea
TR gets…

16. Foreign Policy Great White Fleet Need for strong Navy
After building ships…
Congress said no, TR…

17. Domestic politics Progressivism Politics was… “Square Deal”
between business and labor

18. Domestic politics Trust Busting… Northern Securities Standard oil
Railroad monopoly
Standard oil

19. Domestic politics Trust Busting… Northern Securities Standard oil
Railroad monopoly
Standard oil
Pure Food And Drug
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Meat Inspection Act of 1906

20. Domestic Politics
Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902

21. Domestic Politics Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902
threatened to use the US Army to mine the coal and seize the mines.

22. Domestic Politics Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902
threatened to use the US Army to mine the coal and seize the mines.
The labor union and the owners both reached an agreement quickly.

23. Domestic politics Conservation… Five national parks
Yellowstone, Yosemite, Sequoia, General Grant, and Mount Rainier
Established US forest service
Held governors conference in 1908, delivered speech: "Conservation as a National Duty."

24. Summary
TR’s accomplishments…

25. Summary TR’s accomplishments…
Laid foundation for modern, active federal government.

28. Homework
At the Constitutional Convention the Founders debated the advantages and disadvantages of a single executive. Edmond Randolph regarded a single executive as the “fetus of monarchy.” James Wilson countered that “unity in the executive would be a safeguard against tyranny.”
Which of these predictions do you agree with more? Explain using historical examples.