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|'''McKinley, William'''
|'''McKinley, William'''
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* tariff
* pro-gold standard
* Spanish-American War
* assassinated by anarchist
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* Gold standard
* economic recovery
* Spanish-American War
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|1901 assumed office
|1901 assumed office
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| rowspan="2" |'''Roosevelt, Theodore (TR)'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Roosevelt, Theodore (TR)'''
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* progressivism
* anti-trusts
* aggressive foreign policy (Panama, "Great White Fleet", "Roosevelt Corollary")
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|1904
|1904
|1905-1909
|1905-1909
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|government intervention in the economy
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|'''Taft, William Howard'''
|'''Taft, William Howard'''
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* managed progressivism (not as radical as TR)
* aggressive anti-trust
* tariff reform/ but not successful
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| rowspan="2" |'''Wilson, Woodrow'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Wilson, Woodrow'''
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* progressive
* segregated the US government (racist)
* isolationist leading up to 1916 election
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|1917-1921
|1917-1921
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* entry to WWI
* government control of the economy
* League of Nations (after WWI)
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