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Objective 2.11- Roosevelt's Square Deal

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very few men have revolutionized the presidency as much as Theodore Roosevelt he's truly and exceptional American and he's in the top three at my presidents of all time Roosevelt seven years in office were incredible Whirlwind progress and to me his personality and bodies with the American Spirit is all about his political philosophies were shaped by his Persona and his Persona was shaped by the light that he lived as a very young boy Theodore Roosevelt was a sickly child dude remember Skillman see had you play with the other children not to live a life of weakness he was eager to go strong and be adventurous he became a boxer aggreko wrestler a swimmer he trained his mind by reading and writing and he became a big game hunter and he hunted very cake game  my very young age did Roosevelt was elected to the New York legislature and became undersecretary of the Navy he was position in the Navy and became a colonel of a volunteer regiment and a war hero during the Spanish-American war after the war he returned home and it's Fame write him to be elected governor of New York can you fart corruption and broke a political machines his reputation and actions earned him powerful enemies even within his own party seem to get him out of me Teddy Roosevelt's GOP enemies have him nominated vice president he would run on the party ticket with William McKinley in 1900 their goal was the second DC and me insignificant and Powerless McKinley and Roosevelt won the election 1900 MD vice-president however this plan backfires in when President McKinley is assassinated making Teddy Roosevelt 26 president of the United States hoping to end his reforms Teddy Roosevelt's enemies of turn it down Le made him the most powerful man in America  Teddy Roosevelt was truly the first modern president he saw the president as a steward or sermon the people he believed the government's role was the step in and protect the people's welfare when States could not he used his bolt exploits and robust personality to end what's the media and La me to tr the presidency was a bully pulpit or a platform from which he could direct the laws of governing TR saw the presidency has an elevated status about the other branches with much more responsibility and much more leadership TR enjoy taking that leadership role he was determined to take power from Rich this man in redistribute it to the common American and Teddy Roosevelt's domestic agenda he promised every American a square deal and by square deal he means everyone will have Depo shot to succeed in society the first point of the square deal is trust busting  Roosevelt believed that powerful government was a what's the democracy and regulation was the key tool to Roosevelt politics you can do that however Roosevelt also felt that big business was what Society but corrupt and evil trust have heard the people and as a steward to the people the government needs to step in to protect the general welfare Roosevelt use the Sherman trust act to sue 44 trust in seven years in office not all firms are killed the good ones remained while the bad ones are done away with ultimately the Sherman Antitrust Zack promoted competition between these businesses do to his efforts Teddy Roosevelt became known as a trustbuster also tackled labor and regulation Lowe's position on labor Vista fine by the 1902 Pennsylvania coal strike Pennsylvania coal miners went on strike for better pay and better working conditions and with the cold brutal winter coal reserves in the United States began to run low leading many Americans fearful that they would freezer in the winter with the citizens welfare threatened and a steward of the people what's the volt arbitrated in into the strike hey you get back to work Roosevelt set a precedent that future presidents of the United States could settle labor strikes when citizens were directly the most recent examples when President Reagan broke up an airline strike during the holiday season in the 1980s Roosevelt also empower the Interstate Commerce Commission quickly regulate use of railroads  Roosevelt also acted to guard consumer health after reading the jungle Roosevelt use his Persona to push for change 1906 Roosevelt signed the Meat Inspection Act this man need is strict cleanliness and meet plans and set up the Meat Inspection system hey you going up to the substandard Food and Drug industry Roosevelt signs of Pure Food and Drug Act 1906 this actor truth in labeling and ban the sale of contaminated food change Rex both of these laws are still an act today and finally one of the causes closest to Roosevelt's heart was nature conservation  after 100 years western migration American resources were disappearing Roosevelt saw the conservation of us natural resources and Forest land as a primary concern conservation the preserving and protecting of wilderness areas and land John Muir Roosevelt keep your hands off those trees he created Wildlife preserves in the power of the u.s. forest service to ban the sale of federal Wilderness what also set up the US Apple survey to explore for resources today you sent me the in Sequoia or to Natural Parks that can credit their preservation to Teddy Roosevelt the spiral of success Roosevelt did fail in one area this is in the area of civil rights  like most progressives Roosevelt was has to promote rights for blacks setting them is a whole He supported individual African-Americans despite backlash she appointed African-Americans to Federal positions Southern States you also invite a Booker T Washington to dine at the White House Booker T Washington was a civil rights leader was the first African American to be formally invited what Whitehouse despite these efforts his lack of full support led to a need for black self representation in 1909 the National Association for the advancement of colored people for the n-double-acp was formed and fought for nothing short of total equality of the races in American society it cannot be emphasize enough how much Theodore Roosevelt's presidency and his Square Deal changed Americans to it said a president that powerful government should regulate business on behalf of the welfare of citizens it expanded the power and role of the president forever in the lives of the public he put a stop to abuse of the negligent corporate practices and officially began to transition America out of the corruption of the Gilded Age more than anything else add transform the presidency never again after him would we see the presidency in the same light the presidency after TR was forever and exalted office and initiated the pattern received throughout the 20th century of the growth of power in the presidency itself

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