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Day 120: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad

Day 120: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute March 11, 2014 A/A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green. Wilsonian Progressivism. Objectives: Students will:

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Day 120: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad

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  1. Day 120: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad Baltimore Polytechnic Institute March 11, 2014 A/A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

  2. Wilsonian Progressivism Objectives: Students will: Discuss the key issues of the pivotal 1912 election and the basic principles of Wilsonian progressivism. Describe how Wilson successfully reformed the “triple wall of privilege.” State the basic features of Wilson’s moralistic foreign policy, and explain how, despite his intentions, it drew him into intervention in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America. AP Focus A split in the Republican Party between supporters of Theodore Roosevelt and of President William Howard Taft gives the Democrats’ Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 election. An idealist by nature and experience, President Wilson soon addresses some of the burning concerns of his time: the high protective tariff, the power of the trusts, and banking monopolies. He also uses his rhetorical skills and academic experience to convince the public and Congress that the plight of impoverished and exploited farmers and wage laborers must be addressed.

  3. Chapter Focus Chapter Themes After winning a three-way election, focused on different theories of progressivism, Woodrow Wilson successfully pushed through a sweeping program of domestic economic and social reform in his first term. Wilson’s attempt to promote an idealistic progressive foreign policy failed, as dangerous military involvements threatened Latin America, the North Atlantic, and Europe.

  4. Announcements Test Friday March 14 Chapters 27-30 Presidential Election Charts due on Thursday 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912-class assignment Decade Chart 1910s due next week, but we will start them now

  5. The “Bull Moose” Campaign of 1912 Democrats nominate Woodrow Wilson, Governor of New Jersey Republicans nominate William Howard Taft Bull Moose Party nominated T.R. T.R. and Taft ripped each other on the camp Roosevelt’s New Nationalism or Wilson’s New Freedom Roosevelt followed The Promise of American Life (1910)-consolidate trusts and unions with growth of regulatory agencies woman suffrage social welfare-minimum wage, social insurance

  6. Cont’d Wilson’s New Freedom favored small enterprise, entrepreneurship, free functioning of unregulated and un-monopolized markets Democrats shunned social welfare in favor of competition Fragment industrial combines Roosevelt was shot in Milwaukee and continued to give the speech he suspended his camp for 2 weeks

  7. Woodrow Wilson: A minority president Wilson-435 electoral votes & 6,296,547 popular votes-41% of popular vote Roosevelt-88 electoral votes & 4,118,571 popular votes Taft-8 electoral votes & 3,486,720 Eugene V. Debs-no electoral votes & 900,672 Progressivism was the runaway winner

  8. Wilson: The Idealist in Politics Wilson born in Virginia before the Civil War 1st President since Zachary Taylor to become President from the seceded states Wilson sympathized with the Confederacy Considered a “phraseocrat” Would go to the people Difficult to work with in private-academic background may have caused this Black was black, wrong was wrong a strict ideologue

  9. Wilson Tackles the Tariff “The triple wall of privilege the tariff, the banks, and the trusts Called Congress in early 1913 to personally deliver his message on the tariff-State of the Union as we know today Underwood Tariff-substantial reduction in rates Income tax offset the revenue loss in tariffs-16th amendment

  10. Wilson battles the Bankers Still using the Civil War National Banking Act Difficult to get money into cities other than NYC or Chicago Road to Reform 1. Senator Aldrich’s special commission of 1908-gigantic bank with numerous branches 2. ArsenePujo-Democratic House member 3. Louis Brandeis Other People’s Money and How the Bankers Use It (1914) Wilson wanted a decentralized bank in government hands Federal Reserve Act-1913 12 regional reserve banks Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Notes issued by the Board

  11. The President Tames the Trusts Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 root out unfair business practices unlawful competition, false advertising, mislabeling Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914 expanded the Sherman Anti-Trust Act outlawed price discrimination and interlocking directorates exempted unions and agricultural organizations

  12. Wilsonian Progressivism at High Tide Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916-credit to farmers at low interest rates Warehouse Act of 1916-loans on the security of staple crops Roads and colleges Workingmen’s Compensation Act of 1916 federal civil service employees during times of disability Adamson Act-8hr day for railroad employees on trains in interstate commerce with OT Louis Brandeis-1916, 1st person of Jewish descent on the U.S. Supreme Court

  13. Wilson on Race Accelerated segregation in federal bureaucracy Kept Black leaders out of his office Showed Birth of a Nation at the Whitehouse

  14. Homework Begin Reading 2nd ½ of Chapter 29 page 734-743 Prepare for ID check on Thursday

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