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Progressivism Day 4 Notes

Progressivism Day 4 Notes. Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency. So what’s going on…. Teddy and Taft are no longer best friends. Remember the disagreements over tariffs and Taft hiring lawyers instead of conservationists!

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Progressivism Day 4 Notes

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  1. Progressivism Day 4 Notes Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency

  2. So what’s going on… • Teddy and Taft are no longer best friends. • Remember the disagreements over tariffs and Taft hiring lawyers instead of conservationists! • Teddy vows to defeat Taft in the next Presidential election, but Taft gets the Republican nomination. • Teddy forms the Progressive Party, nicknamed the “Bull Moose Party,” to defeat Taft!

  3. The upcoming election of 1912…A unique election in U.S. history!

  4. Who was Woodrow Wilson? • A prominent Democrat! • Served as president of Princeton University, making it one of the most respected schools in the country. • Became Governor of NJ in 1910. • Pushed progressive reforms through New Jersey like no one before. • Changed election laws • Led fight against political corruption

  5. The Election of 1912…. • Taft and Teddy divide the Republican Vote. • Argue about the role of big businesses (Teddy thinks the government should control business; Taft and Wilson think they should be broken up) • Taft and Wilson don’t support women’s suffrage (right to vote), Teddy does. • Combined, Taft (23%) and Teddy (27%) got enough votes to win the election…. • However, they cancel each other out and Wilson takes the election with 42% of the vote. • Oh, and Eugene Debs got 6%! Woo hoo!

  6. HI, I’m Woodrow Wilson. You know…the new President! I’m a really smart guy. Did I mention I was the president of Princeton? And I once appeared on an episode of Jersey Shore. Someday you can be like me if you work hard!

  7. Wilson’s Early Years in Office • Regulated big business. • Established the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to oversee monopolies and limit unfair competition. • Reformed the banks. • Money is more secure with the establishment of the Federal Reserve System. • Controls interest rates and the economy.

  8. The Legacy of Progressivism • Made government more active in people’s lives. • Created new social laws (food, voting, etc.) and regulating big businesses (breaking up monopolies). • Failed to reform racial issues. • African-Americans, however, are inspired by idea of reform. • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) forms in 1909.

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