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"When I say I believe in a square deal I do not mean . . . to give every man the best hand. If the cards do not come to any man, or if they do come, and he has not got the power to play them, that is his affair. All I mean is that there shall be no crookedness in the dealing." |
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1. Trace the emergence of Progressivism and discuss the movement's major themes. 2. Explain the relationship between President Theodore Roosevelt's political, social, and economic beliefs and his approach to the major issues of the time. 3. Account for the break between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. How did this rift affect the presidential election of 1912? 4. Explain and evaluate the reform legislation of President Woodrow Wilson. What character flaws existed in Wilson that limited his reforms? 5. Discuss the emergence of the muckrakers. Identify three of the leading muckrakers, their primary work and its target of reform, and the impact each work had on Progressive policies. 6. What were the approaches of blacks and women to the problems they faced during the Progressive Era? How successful were the two groups in achieving their goals? |
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