Why did Roosevelt believe the U. S. needed progressive reforms?

Roosevelt's reforms were necessary.

Explanation:

Roosevelt was an advocate of progressive ideas. He knew the situation among the people very well, so he approached it that way. Roosevelt greatly promoted and implemented his ideas. Reforms have been necessary for many sectors. There was general public discontent over the spread of trusts believed to be responsible for the continued prices rise. To deal with the phenomenon, he sought to push Sherman's antitrust laws through Congress. Roosevelt dealt with many monopolies in the market, such as the tobacco and oil trade. These were progressive ideas that gave an equal chance to everyone in the market. In 1906 he passed laws that directly affected Americans' quality of life, and these were the laws on clean food and medicine.

i think the answer is: cuba wanted to be independent from spain, and the u.s. wanted to end spanish rule in the west.

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