Compare and Contrast the three presidents during the Progressive era. Which one is the best?

*** Business expansion and Progressive Reform in the United States in the twentith century. The Progreesive Era was dominated by the middle class. Together they worked to improve working conditions in factories, better living conditions for those who lived in awful areas, and clean up corrupt city governments. Three presidents who were during this time period were Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson. Roosevelt accomplished goals that consist of protecting rigths of workers, public health and setting a limit on the U.S enviromental resources. Taft was known for trust-busting, which he broke up the largest businesses that gain most control over the economy. Wilson proceeded in the New Freedom to pass programs of domestic affairs, such as Clayton Anti trust Act and Federal Reserve Act. Throughout the Progressive Era, Roosevelt was the president who demostrated the most progression status. Due to attacking big businesses, applying his Square Deal and promotion of the conservate movement shows that Theodore Roosevelt was an excellent progressive president.
***Roosevelt was part of the Republican Party. He dealt with relation to industry and capitalism which made the United States become a leading country. Going after powerful businessmen made Teddy able to gain ground as a trust-buster. The United States had faults in their industry. Factories were the cause of many death and illness so Roosevelt felt it was his time to shine. He helped pass the Pure Food Act of 1906 and Meat Inspection of 1906. The standards he created were that factories had to be clean or he would take away the property of companies. He brought this act to court and won. After those acts, he soon became cautious of land. Theodore establish national park system which conserved land and forest which also conserved wildlife. The United States gain manpower by his determination in resolving issues in the Russo-Japanese War and Panama Canal.
***The most notable president for trust-busting was Taft. He destroyed large businesses that had too much control over the economy. Roosevelt appointed Taft as his successor but was a failure because by having opposite beliefs of Roosevelt. Roosevelt demanded low tariffs, Taft wanted high tariffs. This resulted in the Payne-Aldrich tariff. Taft never attacked businesses or businessmen, unlike Teddy. Taft did put out eighty antitrust which includes the one against U.S steel. The one element Roosevelt and Taft had in common was to promote peace.
***Roosevelt created many acts and deals that made a difference within the United States during the Progressive Era. The Square Deal created equal and fair treatment, not just to one race or social class but all. During his presidency, the Sherman Anti trust Act and Elkins Act was passed. The Elkins Act made it illegal for the railroads and shippers to offer rebates. He also created the Hepburn Act which gave the power to set maximum railroad rates, Meat Inspection and the Pure food and Durg Act.
***Federal Trade Commission or FTC, was developed by Woodrow to investigate illegal business practices. Wilson also helped in certain acts and amendments. For instance, the sixteenth amendment, set out federal income tax, the eighth amendment put a stop to alcohol use. Finally, the nineteenth amendment gave women the right to vote. Having strong beliefs in peace was questioned when the United States entered the World War I under his commands. His effort to provide postwar peace agreement for a League of Nations and leadership in the war gave him victory by receiving a Noble Peace Prize.
***Although, Theodore Roosevelt being a Republican, he was the most progressive president during this era. He attacked big businesses, turned the United States into a powerful country established many acts, trusts and tariffs. On the other hand, Wilson promoting peace and later sent to war and Taft going against his own party proved Roosevelt to have the most progression during the Progressive Era.

To what extent is this statement true...? The primary factor in the U.S adopting a policy of imperialism was economic.

***The U.S imperialism theory was to acquire more land or to extend the authority of their nation. In order to extend authority some economic factors would form such as expansion in the continent, immigration and industry. The economic factors of imperialism were very important as well as the increasing of wages for workers and imperatives. Germany, Japan and Great Britain were advanced at external trade and their competition made it difficult to full the surplus of the U.S manufactures for a profit. The primary factor in the U.S creating imperialism was economic by adopting Social Darwinism, sociopolitical and cultural views and developing a hegemonic relationship with other countries.
***Social Darwinism was many of the sociopolitical, cultural objectives and imperatives that supported the idea of imperialism. Many of these advocates stated that the U.S had supreme authority toward other countries and people that they dominated. Imperialism is a reflection of superiority and with these different views made it so.
***There are numerous of theories to why the U.S adopted imperialism and one leader, John Hobson, demonstrated how his ideas did such thing. He convinced the government to adopt the policy due to overproduction or under consumption. Also V.I Lenin believed that the cause of decreasing of profits in the capitalist class, new markets were meant to be sought out for and inter imperialism rivals were the result. Luxembourg supported the idea that once supply exceeded over demand, new markets must be discovered. who differed from all were Schumpeter who held strong to that the under consumption is what led to imperialism.
***Other ideas that lead economic being the primary factor of imperialism within the U.S were the hegemonic relationships with other countries. The country ,such as Latin America was one of those economic reasons for U.S imperialism. The U.S had political, economic and military control over them. Latin American were in complete subjection to the U.S by having the Platt Amendment. Which stated that U.S could intervene with any affair that went on within their boundaries. The U.S had complete control over Latin American.
***To create global power, the U.S put forward all of their effort toward Spain. The U.S went into war with Spain and won which lead the U.S to obtain internal possession of overseas. The imperialism policy demonstrates why U.S is one of the dominates world powers in today's world. The U.S but forward an idea and succession is what they received.
***The primary factor of the U.S adopting the imperialism policy was due to economic, over production/ under consumption, the decreasingof capitalism and the influence from many scholars. Social Darwinism justified reasons for expansion, hegemonic relationship lead to dominance of other countries, such as Latin American and U.S demands for world power were reasons for adopting the policy of imperialism with economic reasons lying underneath.
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