APUSH
PowerPoint by Allen Kim
 Militant progressive
 Well educated
 New Jersey governor
 Democrat nominee who called
for “New Freedom” program;
stronger antitrust legislation,
banking reform, and tariff
reductions.
The "Bull Moose"
Campaign of 1912
For the election of
1912, Theodore
Roosevelt was
nominated back in a
“third party”, later
called the Bull
Moose party of the
Republicans. It
divided votes for
Republicans so
democratic Wilson
had a better chance.
 First democratic president
since Cleveland.
 Won the election of 1912 by
a 41 percent of popular
votes.
 His rival TR came closely
but lost.
Wilson: The
Idealist in
Politics
Wilson felt that the
chief executive
should play the
most important role
in leading the
Congress. He knew
that reform was
badly necessary and
would not tolerate
foolish senators and
lower minds. All out
assault on “the triple
wall of privilege“:
the tariff, the banks,
and the trusts.
 Underwood Tariff Bill
provided for a reduction
of rates. It reduced
import fees.
 Graduated income tax.
 Problems in American finance
shown by the panic of 1907,
ineffectiveness of the Civil War
National Banking Act and Louis
D. Brandeis’ “Other People’s
Money and How the Bankers
Use It”(1914).
 Federal Reserve Act of 1913
created the Federal Reserve
Board.
 The Federal Trade
Commission Act of 1914
gave power to the
president to investigate
trusts and root out unfair
trade practices.
 The Clayton Anti-Trust
Act of 1914 reinforced
and lengthened the
Sherman Act.
 The Federal Farm Loan Act of
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1916.
The Warehouse Act of 1916.
The La Follette Seamen’s Act of
1915.
Workingmen’s Compensation
Act of 1916.
The Adamson Act of 1916.
Did not help blacks.
Major progressivism shown for
the reelection f 1916.
 1914- repealed the
Panama Canal Tolls Act
of 1912.
 Jones Act of 1916.
 Eased tensions with
Japan in issues in
California.
 Began to gain
territories in the
Caribbean, going
against his ideas of anti
imperialism.
 Conflict between the U.S.
and Mexico.
 Situation was mediated by
the ABC PowersArgentina, Brazil, and
Chile.
 Huerta fell and U.S. began
assault but stopped shortly
after.
Thunders Across
the Sea
Major powers in
Europe began to
attack one another in
early 1914.
Central powers:
Germany and
AustriaHungary(later Turkey
and Bulgaria)
Allies: France,
Britain, Russia, Japan
 Both sides wanted the U.S.
to become their ally but
Wilson decided to stay
neutral.
 Many Americans were anti
German, especially when a
briefcase of a German man
was discovered with plans
for industrial sabotage.
 America needed to stay
neutral for its own well
being.
 America prospered with
the war going on in
Europe.
 Britain made blockades on
Germany so that it cannot
trade with the U.S.
 German began using UBoats (submarines) to sink
merchant ships (Lusitania)
 America warns but
Germany kept on the
harassment (Sinking of
Sussex leading to the
Sussex pledge)
 “He kept us out
of war”campaign slogan
of Wilson.
 Wilson barely
wins with the
final vote of 277
to 254 in the
Electoral
College.