Teddy Roosevelt and the Progressives paved the way for future political activism. In the early 20th century the Progressive movement captured many people because of its benevolent nature. This ideal led to an emphasis on increased government regulation and control, and it transitioned into an almost depression era necessity. This movement is now characterized by President Obama and modern day liberals, who once again emphasize the importance of a strong centralized government on the pretense of benevolence. Although Progressivism is characterized by the urge to help better society, it is often translated into big government and sometimes unneeded regulation. Progressives focused on promoting the idea of public ownership of government run businesses. Leaders during the Progressive Era such as, Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, all strived to introduce reforms for resolving the grave such as, RR regulation, women suffrage, immigration control, realist art, and literature. They wanted to break up the regulatory of trusts and impose government regulations of monopolies. They also aimed to kill political machines, improve cities and working conditions, …show more content…
The Great Depression caused a severe decline in the economy of the United States. Therefore, President FDR formulated a plan called The New Deal which focused of relief recover and reform. This plan was basically a large scale progressive movement which helped reform the United States. The New Deal took control of most industries, created programs such as the CCC (civilian conservation Corporation) to employ people and build general infrastructure, enforced a rationing system for food, gas, and farming supplies, and controlled the radio and media by censoring negativity towards the government. All of these objectives of The New Deal increased government control, similar to the progressives of the early