Wilsonian Progressivism 1912-1916 Flashcards
Election of 1912
Republicans
Split over Pro-business Taft and TR and the Progressive party/Bull moose party. Fights for women’s suffrage, social welfare, minimum wage, and social insurance. Argues trusts and monopolies are okay because it creates easier organization and regulation of monopolies
Election of 1912
Democrats
Woodrow Wilson supports the New Freedom plan, a graduated income tax, inheritance tax, primary elections for the presidency. Aggressive against turst musting, allows smaller companies to regulate themselves.
Election of 1912
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist party
Socialism continues to grow and influence in power
Election of 1912
Results
Wilson wins because of republican split. Wilson runs on a progressive campaign.
Wilson’s Domestic Agenda
Tariff
Wants to reduce the tariff. Goes to the people instead of the republicans. Tells them the high tariff is bad, leading them to pass the Underwood Tariff bill 1913. Passes a graduated income tax, because theirs less of a need for a tariff if the waelthy are paying apart of their income
Wilson’s Domestic Agenda
Banks
wants to take power away from bank. Federal Resrve act 1913, Sets up a structure for the people. Board of members can now issue paper money in times of need. Distributes it to banks that can loan other banks to make currency more available. Gives public control over banks.
Wilson’s Domestic Agenda
Trusts
Clayton Anti-trust act 1914 expands the list of unfair business practices like interlocking directorates, and super holding companies. Exempts unions unlike the Sherman-Anti Trust act 1890
Wilson’s Domestic Agenda
Aid to poor
Working Man’s compensation act 1916 for injuries on the job. Attempts to end child labor, but is struck down b the supreme court in the Keating Owens act 1916. Succeeds in getting 89 hour work day for railroad workers. Gives easier credit to farmers.
Wilson’s Domestic Agenda
Limits to Progressivism
Wilson was a massive racist. Accelerated segregation. Refused to meet with African Americans. Apoints conservatives to federal reserve board, who didn’t make business more accountable like meant to.
Wilson’s Foreign Policy
Jones Act 1916
Give Philippines territorial status, lets them be their own country
Wilson’s Foreign Policy
Haiti
Sends troops to Haiti, in1915 and will remain there for 19 years.
Wilson’s Foreign Policy
Mexico
General Victoriano Huerta 1913 takes over Mexico and scares US investors. Woodrow supports Huerta’s rivals, Poncho Villa and Venustiano Carranza to take him out of power. Carranza takes control, not wanting to start a war with US. Germany was supplying them with weapons, creating tension with them. Germans don’t want US getting involved in their war, so they wanted to keep the US occupied
Wilson’s Foreign Policy
Poncho Villa
Mad that the US supported Carranza, he retaliates by attacking the US to try to start a war. Kill 35 Americans. General John Black Jack Pershing is sent to capture him, but they pull out because of WWI.
War in Europe
Central Powers Vs. Allies
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary killed by serbain national. Sets off chain reaction of secret treaties, created by Otto Von Bismarck, so all of Europe is involved.
Central powers= Austria/Hungary, Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria
Alies= Japan, Italy, Great Britain, US, Russia, France
War in Europe
Neutrality
Starts with Neutrality, from the Neutrality Proclamation from GW, but German attacks Neutral Belgium to attack France. Allies start buying from the US, strengthening our economy.
