In 1901, President William McKinley was shot and killed. This paved the way for Vice President Theodore Roosevelt to jump in, take his place, and become the 26th President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt, or as he liked to be called, TR, believed in, what most people call now, the progressive era. He believed that a Federal government could have more power and regulation in businesses. TR aimed to distinguish “good corporations” who believed in manufacturing good products and services, from “evil corporations” that only existed to make money. TR would aimed to do this through his political program, The Square Deal. His impact on America in the following years would last for decades after his two terms in presidency.
The reason many people consider TR as the first progressive president, is because america was in the gilded age around the time TR became president. Something had to be done about monopolies, trusts, and pools. Huge corporations and companies were starting to lead into the death of capitalism and competition. The companies were taking advantage of their workers as well as …show more content…
As in, you take the worst parts of something, for example a meat processing plant with all of its nastiness and unhygienic properties, and write about it to show it to the world in a book. “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair is probably one of the best forms of Muckraking to talk about in this time period. Sinclair wrote about Slaughterhouses in her book “The Jungle” and about the workers and what they had to go through in this business. Without going into too much detail, the book and it’s contents were enough to make people vomit. Roosevelt responded to public anger and pushed congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and the Pure food and Drug act (FDA). This gave consumers regulation in order to make them make sure that their meat is safe, that their food and ingredients are safe, and that their drugs are
The reason many people consider TR as the first progressive president, is because america was in the gilded age around the time TR became president. Something had to be done about monopolies, trusts, and pools. Huge corporations and companies were starting to lead into the death of capitalism and competition. The companies were taking advantage of their workers as well as …show more content…
As in, you take the worst parts of something, for example a meat processing plant with all of its nastiness and unhygienic properties, and write about it to show it to the world in a book. “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair is probably one of the best forms of Muckraking to talk about in this time period. Sinclair wrote about Slaughterhouses in her book “The Jungle” and about the workers and what they had to go through in this business. Without going into too much detail, the book and it’s contents were enough to make people vomit. Roosevelt responded to public anger and pushed congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and the Pure food and Drug act (FDA). This gave consumers regulation in order to make them make sure that their meat is safe, that their food and ingredients are safe, and that their drugs are