t. roosevelt v. woodrow wilson t. roosevelt v. woodrow wilson
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The Anti- Third-Term PrincipleTRANSCRIPT
T. RooseveltV. Woodrow Wilson
The GOPAfterthe
Circus
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TheAnti-
Third-TermPrinciple
Progressive
Fallacies:1912
Edition
The “Bull Moose”Party (aka the Progressives):
The LatestArrivalat the
Political Zoo
The Socialist Party
& Eugene V. Debs
The Democratic Party &Governor Woodrow Wilson
(NJ)
It TakesTime
to Remov
ethe
Grime
An Actual 1912 Ballot
HereKitty,Kitty!
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UpAgainst
theHurdles
The Unanswerable Argument for Suffrage
Lynching
& theRaceIssue
Mr. Lewis Gets His Share
Oh, That This
Too, TooSolid SouthWould Melt!
GOP Divided by Bull MooseEquals Democratic Victory!
The Wilson Presidency
• Wilson and Domestic Policy• The High Water Mark of Progressivism• Wilson and Foreign Policy
The “Triple Wall of Privilege”“New Federalism”
• Banks• The Tariff• Trusts
How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System
How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System
• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Act- lowered the rate on imported goods
How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System
• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Act- lowered the rate on imported goods
• Graduated Income Tax- to make up for lost revenue 16th Amendment
• $4,000 – 20,000 = 2% income tax• Above $500,000= 7% “ “
How well did he do?• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the
Federal Reserve Banking System• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Act- lowered the
rate on imported goods by 15%• Graduated Income Tax- to make up for lost revenue• The Trusts: Clayton Anti-Trust Act- also exempted
labor unions from Sherman Act
The High Water Mark of Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral
The High Water Mark of Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral
• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916
The High Water Mark of Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral
• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916• Child Labor Legislation
The High Water Mark of Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral
• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916• Child Labor Legislation• Adamson Act- 8 hour day for R.R.
employees
High Water Mark of Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral
• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916• Child Labor Legislation• Adamson Act- 8 hour day for R.R. employees• First Jewish S.C. Justice: Louis Brandeis
Foreign Policy Key Terms• Moral Diplomacy
– Bryan as Sec. of State (Pacifist)– Jones Act (Puerto Ricans are US citizens)– Panama Canal Tolls Act (Americans must pay tolls too)– Haiti (again)– Dominican Republic (again)– Mexico
• US Army invades looking for Pancho Villa
– WWI• Central Powers vs Allied Powers
– Neutrality Proclamation by U.S.
What Wilson Wanted
What Wilson GOT