... Woodrow Wilson (1913-1917). "The first new President of the twentieth century and the youngest man ever to hold the office, Theodore Roosevelt brought a vim, vigor, and vitality to the White House that swept away the cobwebs of the nineteenth century."" (3). Under the leadership of T. Roosevelt, the Progressive movement shot into high gear. He took neither the side of business nor labor and insisted on a "Square Deal- for both. There was a strike ... of coal miners throughout 1902. Americans feared that they would freeze when the winter came without any coal. The groups negotiated, but ...

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... members and local leaders gradually radicalized the organization. By the mid-1880's, labor stoppages had become an effective tool. The KOL won important strikes on the Union Pacific Railroad in 1884 and the Wabash Railroad in 1885. However, failure in the Missouri Pacific Railroad strike in 1886 and the Haymarket Square Riot of the same year quickly eroded the Knights' influence. In the public mind, the eight-hour work day and other ... of 1916 restricted child labor. The energy of the Reformers was diverted as the United States entered World War I. After the war progressivism virtually...

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... would not be taking a "laissez-faire" approach to big business like previous presidents had done. Roosevelt's "Square Deal" political stance came to be during the Cole Miner's Strike of 1902. Workers were not being paid enough to work in the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania so they went on strike to have their needs met. Winter as fast approaching and ... succumb to arbitration. Also, he prevented a heat shortage crisis from occurring. Thousands of citizens could have lost their lives that winter had it not been for the president's intervention. Roosevelt called the settlement of t...

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... over private industry. Some of the important results of this newfound power were the creation of new regulatory agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission. Roosevelt knew that crippling these monopolies would not be enough to solve some of the more prominent social issues facing American society. Roosevelt stated that the people of America should be guaranteed a "Square Deal." As part of his Square Deal Policy, Roosevelt used his ... presidential position to intervene in labor and business disputes. This was demonstrated when Roosevelt mediated a strike at the Anthracite Coal Mine in...

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... and corrupt politicians. Determined to comb out dirt in government. Ida Tarbell- teacher turned journalist, published books and revealed Rockefeller's ruthless/unjust business practices, Standard Oil Company. The Octopus- Frank Norris dramatized railroad's stranglehold on farmers in this novel. Poverty- Robert Hunter, settlement worker, shocked with this novel of 1904 by setting poverty line at $ ... adopted him (Teddy bear). Strongest president since Lincoln, revived executive branch, organized army command, modernized consular service. In 1904, he ran on platform of Square Deal and re...

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... 's requests or he would send in the National Guard to take the mine away from him. This was completely opposite from the way Gilded Age politics worked. Grover Cleveland threatened to use the National Guard to break up the Pullman Strike siding with the company, not with the union. While the public was extremely happy with the deal worked out with the coal company, know as the "square deal," it was very unsuccessful according ... to many historians such as John A. Garraty who says, "In fact the results were by no means so clear cut. The miners gained relatively little and ... ...

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... laws creating an eight hour work day for Federal workers. He then created the Children's Bureau and the Department of Labor. In 1916, the next president Wilson, past the Child Labor Act. This act prohibited the shipment of products manufactured by children under 14 years of age. Roosevelt's policy toward industry was his "Square Deal" policy. In this policy he favored neither business nor labor in disputes ... . When it came to monopolies and trusts Roosevelt strictly enforced the Sherman Antitrust Act. He created the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and under the Elkins Act of 1903 ...

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