The Progressive movement that took place in the early 20th century was a time of great reform in the United States of America. During this time, there was a group of activists who called themselves the Progressives and tried to change society for the people. The way they intended to do this was through change through their ideals of democracy, efficiency, regulation and social justice. With this movement came the election that changed the course of American history “…demonstrating a victory for progressive reform as both progressive candidates accounted for 75% of all votes” (Bowles). The candidates in this election were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. While both of these men considered themselves part of the Progressives and shared some similar views, they also differed greatly from each other and were evident in their views during this period. These two candidates firmly believed that increased power had to come with the presidency, economic improvement, opposition to monopolistic businesses, and both advocated a move away from the isolationism the country once championed. The two men's campaigns were about New Nationalism and New Freedom, and the two campaigns had some commonalities with each other. Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson both expressed their concerns about the fallacies of corruption and the roles that greater government control and regulation of businesses could play. This was evident with Wilson's New Freedom platform, which called for “tariff reform, creation of the federal reserve, and antitrust laws” (Bowles). In an article from The Diplomat, James Holmes highlighted the major commonalities between our Warrior and Priest presidents. :Both wrote......in the center of the paper......ple rather than the selfish materialism they believed had animated the programs of their predecessors” (millercenter.org, n.d.). While Roosevelt believed more in the “Speak softly and carry a big stick” philosophy, Wilson hoped to “cultivate the friendship and earn the confidence of the Latin American states” (millercenter.org, n.d.). Given these similarities and differences between these two progressive presidents, it is easy to see how the idea of ​​“Progress” and Progressivism can mean many different things, yet encompass the same general set of ideas and principles. Both men aimed to improve the American economy in a time when corporate monopolization was rampant, yet both set out to achieve tighter regulation of corporate monopolies in different ways. Two progressive thinkers, two completely different ways of achieving progress.