Wilsonian Progressivism
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Teddy v. Taft; Originally –BUT- Taft’s Agenda
Election of 1912; (D) Wilson; (R) Taft; (P) Teddy (Bull-Moose Campaign)
Teddy’s New Nationalism; Active Gov., Women’s Suffrage, Welfare State
Speech in Milwaukee; “It takes more than a bullet to kill a bull-moose.”
Results of Election; Why?
Wilson’s New Freedom; Small Businesses; Entrepreneurships; Un-monopolized Markets
Idealist; Morally Appealing, Smart, Sharp; Synthesis….
Triple Wall of Privilege; 1. Tariffs 2. Banks 3. Trusts
Reforms; 1. Underwood Tariff (1913); REDUCED; Graduated Income tax
2. Banks; Federal Reserve Act (1913); Regulation
3. Trusts; Federal Trade Commission; Clayton Anti-Trust Act (1914) ; Reinforces, Strikes& Protest
Farmers; Federal Farm Loan Act (1916); Credit; Rates
Warehouse Act; Loans on security of crops
Laborers; Workingman’s Compensation Act (1916); Federal/ Civil Service Employees
Adamson Act (1916); Workday Hours; Overtime
Foreign Policy; Moral Diplomacy  Self Determination (POST-WWI)
Jones Act (1916); Philippines; Virgin Islands (1917); BOUGHT from Denmark
Mexican Revolution; Huerta’s Regime; Supplies to Carranza & Villa 1914 Sailors in Vera Cruz;
Carranza takes over  Villa’s killing spree  Gen. John J. Pershing; Moral Leader Carranza
WWI (1914); M.A.I.N Reasons; Black Hand’s Gavrilo Princip (Serbian) & Archduke Ferdinand
Triple Alliance; Germany, A.H & Italy & Triple Entente; France, Russia & G.B
Within 1 Week ; 1. A.H Declares War on Serbia 2.Russia Allies with Serbia,
3.Germany Allies with A.H and Declares War on Russia, 4. France declares war on Germany,
5. Germany declares war on Belgium, 6. G.B Declares War on Germany
Allied Powers & Central Powers
Neutrality Proclamation; German and Italian Immigrants & U.S in Recession; Trade w/ Germany; Royal Navy
Kaiser Wilhelm II  Dictator; Militarism
U-Boats Warning  Lusitania  Sussex Pledge
Election of 1916; “He kept us out of war!”
Jan. 1917; “Peace without victory.”  Germany breaks Sussex pledge.
Zimmerman note  April 2, 1917  April 6, 1917 “Make the world safe for democracy.”  Idealism