1. How did President Theodore Roosevelt deal with trusts and union labor? What were the results of his actions?

2. In what ways were the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and drug Act typical of national progressive reform?

3. Describe the views of Gifford Pinchot, John Muir, and Theodore Roosevelt regarding conservation. What were the results of these three?

4. Why did the Progressive movement, as such, offer little of value to blacks? What approaches did black leaders take to try and improve the conditions and status of the black population? How did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois disagree over the place of Blacks in the United States.

5. What were the accomplishments and limitations of the Taft presidency?

6. Why did three national leaders campaign for the presidency in l912? How was Wilson able to become president?

7. As a progressive President, what were the accomplishments and limitations of Wilson, in the areas of tax reform, banking, corporate regulation, and social reform?

10. How did the progressive presidents, especially Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, change the presidency and the nature of the role of the federal government?

Chapter 20 pages 496-503 Theodore Roosevelt

1. How did Theodore Roosevelt's personality and personal principles extend to national foreign policies? How did Roosevelt perceive the function of power and "civilized nations" in the world?

2. Discuss the U.S. acquiring the Panama Canal from Colombia and Colombia's point of view.

3. What was the significance of Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? If you lived in Latin America how would Roosevelt Corollary and the use of the United States army in Latin America effect your feeling towards the U.S..

4. Why did the United States pursue an Open Door policy regarding China? How are Chinese and Japanese people treated by the United States? What is the "Gentlemen’s Agreement"?

5. How effective, and how farseeing, was President Roosevelt as a manager of America's foreign affairs? If his role in bringing an end to the Russo-Japanese War is analyzed in context of his overall foreign policy initiatives, did he deserve to win the Nobel Prize?

6. What were President Roosevelt's views and policies regarding foreign relations with European nations?

7. What does the table on page 502 tell you about the United States and imperialism? This table may help you with the second part of question #3.