... horrible. Food products made by factories were in very bad condition. Conditions improved for children. The senate was under control of trusts and there needed to be a stop to it. Theodore Roosevelt helped the America by breaking those trusts. Many Americans lived in poverty. Apartments in the city were over-crowded. There was only enough space to sleep. But even then it ... way to stay on top. So they elected senators that would favor their trusts in the senate. This way they could control what they wanted to from the inside. When Theodore Roosevelt was elected president, he helped ref...

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... rights for the middle class. The middle class was angered because all the wealth was concentrated in the hands of the few, and big businesses did many unfair things. President Theodore Roosevelt helped the progressives accomplish many things by using his power of office. If it weren't for the progressives, we wouldn't have laws such as direct election of senators, pure drugs ... the stock market crashed in 1929. It crashed because of the large amounts of people buying on margin. A loss of hope, self-esteem, and pride swept over the nation. President Roosevelt did his best to establish t...

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