Progressive Era
Famous Faces Review
Who am I?• I was the 26th President of the United
States• I fought in the Spanish-American War
as a Rough Rider• I founded the Bull Moose Party• I created the “Square Deal”• I was the first President to push for
the conservation and creation of National Parks
Theodore RooseveltReturn home
Who am I?• I was the 27th President of the United
States• I launched 80 anti-trust suits,
including one against US Steel • I advocated “Dollar Diplomacy” to
help get investments for less-developed nations in Latin America and Asia
• After I was President, I became a Supreme Court Justice
William Howard TaftReturn home
Who am I?• I was the 27th President of the United
States• I helped create the Federal Reserve
system• I led the United States during WWI• I tried to create the League of Nations
Woodrow WilsonReturn home
Who am I?• I am considered the father of the
assembly line and mass production• I founded a major car company• My best selling car was the Model T
Henry FordReturn home
Who am I?• I opened the first settlement house in
the United States called Hull House• I was against the US entering World
War I• I was a big supporter of immigrant
rights
Jane AddamsReturn home
Who am I?• I was a progressive reformer• I was a muckraker journalist• I took photos of tenement houses that
showed the American people the horrible conditions in which immigrants lived.
Jacob RiisReturn home
Who am I?• I was a political leader for African-
Americans in the early 1900s• I helped to found the Niagara
Movement• I believed that all African-Americans
should pursue higher education
W.E.B. Du BoisReturn home
Who am I?• I was a conservationist who believed
in creating National Parks• I founded the Sierra Club• I helped to save the Yosemite Valley
and the Sequoia National Park
John MuirReturn home
Who am I?• I was a founder of the Tuskegee
Institute, a college for African-American students
• I advocated a self-help philosophy for African-Americans to help themselves improve their lives.
Booker T. WashingtonReturn home
