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Who was the most popular President of the early 1900s?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Which act required that all foods and medicines be properly labeled?

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Pure Food and Drug Act

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What senator and early leader of the Progressive Movement earned the nickname “Battlin’ Bob”?

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Robert La Follette

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Name the author of The Jungle

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Upton Sinclair

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What entrepreneur engineered an automobile assembly line and built an automobile that the average American could afford?

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Henry Ford

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What legislation financed irrigation projects from the sale of public lands?

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Newlands Reclamation Act

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Which country experienced more fairness in international trade due to the Open Door Policy?

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China

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What doctor was sent to rid the Panama Canal Zone of tropical fevers?

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William Gorgas

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Whom did President Roosevelt appoint to take charge of constructing locks to lower ships to sea level in the Panama Canal?

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George Washington Goethals

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Name the President who supported “Dollar Diplomacy.”

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William Taft

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