Taft and Wilson’s

Progressivism

Chap 17 Sec 4 & 5

Roosevelt was Re-elected in 1904.

He promised not to run again.Picked William Howard Taft as his successor.He won the Election of 1908.

6ft., 350 pounds

You are my

friend!!

You’re my G!!

Taft as President

Busted 2x as many trusts as Roosevelt.Did it in half the time.Was still not popular.They passed a tariff that broke a promise.Supported his Sec of the Interior who opposed land reserves in the West.

Could not control his political party.Roosevelt publicly criticized him.As a result…

The Election of 1912

The Republican Party split.

Conservatives

TAFT

ProgressivesBull Moose Party

Roosevelt

As a result..The Democratic Candidate won.

Woodrow Wilson

Can’t we all just get

along?

Wilson’s New Freedom

Wilson attacked the “Triple Wall of Privilege”

TariffsTrustsHigh Finance

Wilson’s New Freedom

Clayton Anti-trust ActDeclared certain business practices illegalHelped unions by making certain labor practices legal.

Strikes, boycotts, peaceful picketing

Federal Trade CommissionWatched the practices of business “watchdog agency”

Wilson’s New Freedom

Pushed through a reduction of tariffs. (But the government needed cash.)

16th Amendment- created a graduated federal income tax.

Federal Reserve System- made credit available, and protected banks from failure.

But on some issues Wilson was less progressive.

Wilson’s New Freedom

Women

Suffrage was not supported by Wilson

Had suffrage protesters jailed.

The 19th Amendment passed but without his help.

Civil Rights

He allowed increased segregation.

Progressivism end with the start of WWI.