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COS Standard 2 Part D Evaluate social and political origins, accomplishments and limitations COS Standard 2 Part D Evaluate social and political origins, accomplishments and limitations

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COS Standard 2 Part D Evaluate social and political origins, accomplishments and limitations - PPT Presentation

Comparing the presidential leadership of T Roosevelt W H Taft and W Wilson in obtaining passage of measures regarding trustbusting the Hepburn At the Pure Food and Drug Act the Federal Trade Commission the Federal Reserve Act and conservation ID: 656855

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COS Standard 2 Part D

Evaluate social and political origins, accomplishments and limitations of Progressivism.Slide2

Comparing the presidential leadership of T. Roosevelt, W. H. Taft, and W. Wilson in obtaining passage of measures regarding trust-busting, the Hepburn At, the Pure Food and Drug Act, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Reserve Act and conservation

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William Howard Taft

Hand picked by TR

Defeated William Jennings Bryan

Slow approach to solving problems

Wanted to lower tariff rates

High tariffs…limited competitionhurt consumersprotected trustsSlide4

Why was Taft unpopular?

Joseph G. Cannon

Speaker of the House

Pushed bills through without discussion

People wanted him unseated

Taft stopped themPayne-Aldrich TariffRaised some taxes instead of lowering themRichard BallingerSecretary of the InteriorTried to turn over valuable lands in Alaska to a private business group for his own profitSlide5

Why was Taft unpopular? continued

Gifford Pinchot leaked to press scandal about Richard Ballinger and Alaska.

Charges were groundless for Ballinger

Pinchot was fired to disobedience

Sold the Square Deal down the river:

Democrats won majority in the House and Democrats and Progressive Republicans gained control of Senate from conservativesBrought twice as many anti-trust cases as TRAntitrust lawsuit against US SteelSlide6

Taft and Progressivism

Established the Children’s Bureau

Fight child labor

Conservationist

Monitored mining companies

Expanded national forestsProtected waterpower sites from private developmentSlide7

US Steel and Taft

Taft brought a antitrust lawsuit against US Steel

TR established

TR criticizes Taft and decides to run against Taft in the 1912 presidential election.