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Modern Progressives Woodrow Wilson

Modern Progressives Woodrow Wilson. Background. Son of a minister Held a Doctorate Degree Former President of Princeton Governor of New Jersey Smart and moral. Election of 1912. William Howard Taft was the Republican President Failed to follow TR’s progressive lead

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Modern Progressives Woodrow Wilson

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  1. Modern ProgressivesWoodrow Wilson

  2. Background • Son of a minister • Held a Doctorate Degree • Former President of Princeton • Governor of New Jersey • Smart and moral

  3. Election of 1912 • William Howard Taft was the Republican President • Failed to follow TR’s progressive lead • TR was upset ran as a 3rd party • Bull Moose Party (Progressive) • Shot during the campaign • Woodrow Wilson- unknown Democrat • Eugene Debs- Socialist Party • Collective Ownership (Appealed to the poor) • Wilson wins, Pres. Taft comes in 3rd

  4. Wilson’s New Freedom Plan • Wilson carried TR’s Progressive Agenda • New Freedom Plan • Reduce Tariffs • Reform Banks • Federal Reserve System (Stability) • Regulate Trusts • Improved Sherman AA with Clayton AA • Protect the Worker • Required injury compensation • Child Labor laws • Wilson was hailed as a TR Progressive= Popular

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