Social Sciences and History / Unit 2 SSH 0114 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson: Progressivism in the White House
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The idea
Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal confronted big business, sided with workers in disputes, and preserved federal land. Taft pushed antitrust cases but lost his mentor's support.
In practice
Nineteen twelve: Roosevelt's New Nationalism against Wilson's New Freedom, the split handing Wilson the presidency.
Where people slip
Wilson delivered a wave of Progressive legislation, then the war shunted reform aside for national security.
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