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What act established conservation commissioners in 41 out of 46 states

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White House Conservation Conference 1908

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Name of act that money from sale in western states had to be used for irrigation projects?

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New lands Reclamation Act 1902

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What provided for the creation of the Panama Canal?

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White House conservation conference 1908

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In election of 1908 republican?

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William Taft

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What did the William Taft stand for?

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Interstate commerce
Conserving natural resources
Improving highway systems
Revising tariffs

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Democrat of election of 1908?

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William Jennings Bryan

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What did William Jennings Bryan stand in?

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Privileges and monopoly

Wanted to lower tariffs

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Who did the AFL support?

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Bryan

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Results

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Taft 321

Bryan 162

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What did the republicans support?

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House and senate

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What reforms did Taft make?

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Department of child labor: <8hour a day for federal jobs

Publicity act: required political parties to make public the sources and amounts of money spent in the campaign

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New states in 1912?

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New Mexico

Arizona

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What new election was made in 1912?

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Progressive party

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Who ran for the progressive party?

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Roosevelt

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In election of 1912 who ran for Republican, Democrats?

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Repub. : Taft

Demo. : Widrow Wilson

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What did Widrow Wilson stand on?

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Favored new progressive ideas

Idealist

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What were the results of the 1912 election?

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Wilson 435
Roosevelt 88
Taft 8

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What was the 17th amendment?

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Called for the direct election of U.S. senators

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What were the peace movements?

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Anti-war societies becoming popular in the U.S. And Europe

Industrial technology brought nations closer

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What was the Pan American Union?

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Delegates from Latin American countries and U.S.

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