Roosevelt And Wilson Similarities

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Theodore Roosevelt, a war hero and former U.S. President, and Woodrow Wilson, a professor and progressive leader, butted heads in the 1912 Presidential election. Wilson ultimately won what the Heritage Foundation calls a "truly transformative" election, but Roosevelt's influence shaped Wilson's and the United State's direction for years to come. In one of their most obvious similarities, the two presidents shared a commitment to enacting major social reforms. Both Wilson and Roosevelt raised the ire of big business with a series of a major regulatory reforms. Roosevelt famous policy of "trust-busting" broke up major railroad, oil and steel conglomerates, according to the National Park Service. A decade later, Wilson pushed through other policies