American History Paper, 1900 To 1975
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American History Final Jay Neault
The beginning of the 20th century was lead by President Mckinley. He was re- elected in 1901, but was shot dead the same year, bringing Theodore Roosevelt into office. TR was just what the country needed to get it rolling. He was the leader of what was called the Progressive Era. In this time businesses were beginning to be regulated, and the citizens had more say in their governments. The journalists of this time were called “muckrakers”, named by Roosevelt. They would bring crime and corruption in the big cities to the people through stories that were sometimes true, and sometimes false. One muckraker, named Ida Tarbell told how Rockerfeller’s Standard Oil Company had driven her father, and many others out of business. These stories would stir up the people, and get the country moving.
The next president in the...