presidents and extended q's 2 Flashcards
1897-1901
McKinley repub
1901-1909
Roosevelt repub
1909-1913
Taft repub
1913-1921
Wilson democrat
1921-1923
harding repub
1923-1929
Coolidge repub
1929-1933
hoover repub
who won the election of 1912 and what made their victory possible?
president wilson won the election of 1912. His victory was made possible because both Taft and Roosevelt were running again under the republican party which split their votes.
what was the role of the media in causing the spanish-american war?
Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. journalism, that sometimes even manufactured dramatic events, was a powerful force that helped propel the United States into war with Spain. American newspapers used yellow journalism in the war by fabricating atrocities which justified intervention in a number of Spanish colonies worldwide.