20 th Century Politics Progressivism v. Modern Conservatism

1. 20th Century Politics Progressivism v. Modern Conservatism

4. President Grover Cleveland The only Democrat elected President between the Civil War and 1912 Cleveland was a staunch conservative, vetoing spending bills and saying that the “people should support the government but the government should not support the people” Number 22

5. Election of 1888 Democrat Republican Vs. Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Cleveland wins the popular vote but loses the electoral vote

6. Benjamin Harrison Federal Budget – the President proposes federal spending for the fiscal year beginning on October 1st, Congress must approve it, any spending for the year that goes over the budget is called a deficit and all the deficits added up is called the National Debt Pension – a fixed sum paid to a person who retires after a long period of service A Civil War veteran, Harrison enacts the first ever federal government pension for Civil War veterans and puts forth the first ever federal budget over 1 billion dollars. Harrison also passes a tariff that kills foreign competition and helps create the monopolies of the late 19th century

7. Election of 1892 Populist Democrat Republican James Weaver Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Cleveland returns to defeat Harrison and Weaver because the liberal vote is split between the two and Cleveland becomes the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms

8. Grover Cleveland A month after Cleveland returns to the White House the industrial bubble bursts and the country falls into the deepest depression up until that point, Cleveland sticks to his limited government principles and does not offer federal assistance to those in need, the Democrats drop Cleveland which marks the end of the Conservative Democrats power in the party and beginning of the rise of the Liberal Democrats and their marriage to the Populist party and the fight over the………….

9. The Gold Standard Monetary system in which the value of the dollar is fixed to the amount of gold. There are two sides to the gold standard, the first is that it doesn’t allow for inflation because there is only a fixed amount but it also means that a small portion of the public can gain control of the nations wealth

10. The Populist Party, led by William Jennings Bryan pushed for bi-metalism, which is a gold and silver standard. They wanted to take power away from the bankers and help farmers pay off their loans. It is also seen as the first step towards…….

11. Fiat Currency Money that derives its value from government law instead of material value and thus can be inflated and deflated based on the amount in circulation. Instead of being back by a metal it is backed by the ability of the government to tax it’s citizens

12. Election of 1896 Republican Democrat Vs. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN WILLIAM MCKINNLEY In the first election between a liberal Democrat and a Conservative Republican, McKinley defeats Bryan with backing of big business

13. William McKinley The last Ohio President and Civil War veteran McKinnley protected the interests of big business by promoting the gold standard, tariffs and American Isolationism

14. American Imperialism The Republicans were isolationists because they were backed by big business that wanted to keep control of their monopolies and their grip on the American Labor Force The Democratic Party wanted to expand the American Empire because it would break the monopolies of the corporations, lower prices for the poor and help keep the poor employed

15. Sinking of the Maine in Cuba

16. Yellow Journalism sends America to War Both Hearst and Pulitzer use their newspaper to push the American public into war with Spain, McKinley fears that Democrats will use his fear of war as a sign of weakness in the 1900 election and caves into Congressional Democrats and decides to go to war with Spain

17. The Spanish-American War The United States wins the war and gains And………

18. A new War Hero

19. Teddy Roosevelt Republicans were afraid of his growing popularity and his Progressive politics so they decided to put him in the one place he couldn’t hurt him

20. Election of 1900 Republican Democrat Vs. William Jennings Bryan William McKinley McKinley defeats Bryan for the second straight time but this time with a new running mate

21. Ahh Crap McKinley is assassinated by an anarchist making………..

22. Theodore Roosevelt The youngest President ever and the first Progressive President TEDDY

23. SpeakSoftly and Carry a Big Stick Roosevelt’s “Square Deal”

24. Square Deal • 1. Control Corporations • used the Sherman Anti-Trust to break up monopolies and promote competition • Conserve Natural Resources • created the National Parks Service and set aside Federal Land as National Parks • Protect Consumers • Created the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)whose main goal is to protect and promote the public health by regulating foods and drugs • 4. Big Stick Diplomacy – the United States should use naval power to promote it’s interests overseas

25. FDA

26. Progressing

27. Election of 1904 Republican Democrat Vs. The extremely popular Roosevelt wins in a landslide in an election between two Progressives. Roosevelt announces that he will treat this like his second term and not run for re-election Alton Parker Theodore Roosevelt

28. The Republican Schism Roosevelt could have easily won another term but he sticks to his word and doesn’t run for re-election, instead he declares that his Secretary of State and close friend William Howard Taft is true Progressive and should lead take his place in the White House

29. Election of 1908 Republican Democrat Vs. With Roosevelt’s backing Taft defeats Bryan in a landslide………but William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft

30. Taft isn’t as Progressive as Roosevelt thought

31. The Split Roosevelt publically begins denouncing Taft as being too pro business and not a Progressive, he returns to politics to try an take away the nomination from Taft but the Republican Party sticks with Taft…………. SO…….

32. The Bull Moose Party Roosevelt creates his own Progressive Party known as the Bull Moose Party to run as a third candidate

33. Election of 1912 Bull Moose Democrat Republican Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt

34. Roosevelt and Taft split the Republican vote allowing Wilson to win in a landslide. Supporters of Roosevelt abandon the Republican Party and shift their allegiance to the Democratic Party

35. Woodrow Wilson The True Progressive

37. After 1912 Democrats Republicans Women Populists, Liberal Dems and Progressives Conservatives Limited Government and Laissez Faire Capitalism Northern Blacks Southern Whites