The Progressive Era

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This paper takes a look at the progressive era and howT heodore Roosevelt, America's 26th President, and Woodrow Wilson, America's 28th President, both pursued a progressive political platform within their respective parties. The paper discusses how Presidents Roosevelt and Wilson transformed the role of the federal government in the United States.

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"During the turn of the century, maverick muckraking journalists dug up dirt on unfair labor practices including the use of child labor. Muckrakers also drew attention to unsanitary working conditions and the lack of systematic health regulations in meat and food production. President Roosevelt responded by initiating a series of labor-related legislation including the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. However, Roosevelt at the same time publicly denounced muckrakers and lent them their derogatory name. Roosevelt's passion for environmental conservation reflected his personal interests and beliefs more than it did the results of investigative journalism. Environmental conservation emerged as of the main issues that distinguished the progressivism of Roosevelt and that of Wilson."

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• "Theodore Roosevelt." AmericanPresident.org. Retrieved Oct 6, 2006 from http://www.americanpresident.org/history/theodoreroosevelt/
• "Theodore Roosevelt." Wikipedia. Retrieved Oct 6, 2006 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt
• "Thomas Woodrow Wilson." AmericanPresident.org. Retrieved Oct 7, 2006 from http://www.americanpresident.org/history/woodrowwilson/
• "Woodrow Wilson." Wikipedia. Retrieved Oct 7, 2006 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson#Presidency_1913-1921

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