Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Teddy Roosevelt 2 2/26/08

Square Deal

Hepburn Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Conservation

National Parks and Forests

Utilitarian Conservationists vs. Preservationists

Saving environment for later human consumption vs. saving for nature's sake.

Hetch Hetchy Controversy

S.F. wants to dam HH valley for power

Sympathy after SF earthquake

Competing Conservation Visions

Panic of 1907

End of Second Term

Overspeculation

J.P. takes over Tennessee Coal and Iron Company to end panic, with Roosevelt's consent.

Doesn't work, but Roosevelt isn't blamed

People blame R's hand picked successor, Taft

Taft isn't Roosevelt 2

Payne-Aldrich Tariff

Taft doesn't follow the tariff he proposes which actually increases taxes in some areas

Ballinger-Pinchot Dispute

Taft does nothing about corruption

Rise of the Progressive/Bull Moose Party

Led by La Follette

Stress from daughters illness, has nervous breakdown

Roosevelt replaces La Follette as presidential candidate.

Splits Republican Party

Allows democrat Woodrow Wilson to win

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