APUSH Chapter 23 Part 2 Flashcards
Election 1908
In 1904, TR claims he wasn’t going to seek a third term
Although wildly popular and ellible, TR doesn’t run
Supports William Howard Taft as his successor
Taft (R) vs. Bryan (D)
-Eugene debs runs as a socialist
Voters stick w stability (Taft)
TR expects Taft to carry out “my policies”
William Howard Taft
Yale educated, lawyer, then judge
Sec of War under TR
mild progressive
Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy” (1909-1913)
American investments made in Asia and Latin America
(Especially near Panama Canal)
Discourage European involvement in region
Boost American political interests
Boost American economy
Replace the big stick with the dollar
Domestic affairs of Taft
Taft the Trustbuster
90 antitrust suits in 4 years
TR only filed 44 in 7.5 years
Dissolution of standard oil
Taft splits the Republicans
Party already somewhat fractured from TR
Taft signs Payne Aldrin Bill (1909)–>no competition
Raises tariffs on countless goods
Angers progressives (economic reformers)
Splits Republican Party
Old guard (conservatives) vs progressives (reformers)
Taft and Conservation
Sec of Interior Richard Ballinger opens land in west to corporate development
Chief of Division of Forestry Gifford Pinechot –>creates public firestorm
Taft fires Pinechot, friend of TR
TR begins his return to politics
Midterm Elections 1910
Republicans lose control of House –>maintain power in senate
TR begins new presidential campaign
3rd term tradition applied only to consecutive terms
Candidates
Woodrow Wilson (D) William Taft (R) TR (Bull Moose)
Woodrow Wilson
President of Princeton
Governor of NJ
progressive
Taft
Incumbent president
Angered many progressives
Republican Party splits
Republicans vs Progressives
TR after Republican Party split
Return to politics
Nominated for presidency by progressive party
Birth of Bull Moose Party
Tr is shot while giving speech in Wisconsin
Bullet is slowed by speech and glasses
Fit as a bull moose –> progressive slogan
Results of election
Wilson wins 435 electoral votes 41% of popular vote TR "Third Party Candidate" Finishes second w 88 electoral votes Taft finishes third w 8 electoral notes
Successes of Woodrow Wilson
Attacks on monopolies
Clayton Antitrust Act and Federal Trade Commission
(FTC)
Underwood Tariff of 1913- cuts tariffs -creates price competition
16th Amendment –>graduated income tax
Federal reserve system –> controls circulation of money and regulation of banks
19th Amendment
19th Amendment
Women work in war industries during WWI
Other European nations extend vote to women (GB, GER, AUS)
Wilson endorses suffrage as a “virtually necessary War measure”
Amendment ratified in 1920
72 years after Seneca falls
Wilsons failures
Opposition to child labor laws
Expansion of racial segregation
Resegregation of federal offices
