T. Roosevelt
V. Woodrow Wilson

The GOP
After the
Circus
?
?

The
Anti-
Third-Term
Principle

The
“Bull Moose”
Party (aka the
Progressives):
The Latest
Arrival at the
Political Zoo

The Socialist Party
& Eugene V. Debs

The Democratic Party &
Governor Woodrow Wilson (NJ)

It Takes
Time to Remove the Grime

An Actual 1912 Ballot

?
Here
Kitty,
Kitty!

Up
Against the
Hurdles

The Unanswerable Argument for Suffrage

Lynching
& the
Race
Issue

Mr. Lewis Gets His Share

Oh,
That This
Too, Too
Solid South
Would
Melt!

GOP Divided by Bull Moose
Equals Democratic Victory!

The Wilson Presidency
• Wilson and Domestic Policy
• The High Water Mark of Progressivism
• Wilson and Foreign Policy

The “Triple Wall of Privilege”
“New Federalism”
• Banks
• The Tariff
• Trusts

How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System

How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System
• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Actlowered the rate on imported goods

How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System
• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Actlowered the rate on imported goods
• Graduated Income Tax- to make up for lost revenue 16th Amendment
• $4,000 – 20,000
= 2% income tax
• Above $500,000 = 7% “ “

How well did he do?
• Banking: The Federal Reserve Act- created the Federal Reserve Banking System
• The Tariff: The Underwood Tariff Actlowered the rate on imported goods by 15%
• Graduated Income Tax- to make up for lost revenue
• The Trusts: Clayton Anti-Trust Act- also exempted labor unions from Sherman Act

The High Water Mark of
Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse
Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral

The High Water Mark of
Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse
Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral
• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916

The High Water Mark of
Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse
Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral
• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916
• Child Labor Legislation

The High Water Mark of
Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse
Acts of 1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral
• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916
• Child Labor Legislation
• Adamson Act- 8 hour day for R.R. employees

High Water Mark of Progressivism
• Federal Farm Loan Act and Warehouse Acts of
1916- low interest credit and govt. loans to farmers with crops as collateral
• Workingman’s Compensation Act of 1916
• Child Labor Legislation
• Adamson Act- 8 hour day for R.R. employees
• First Jewish S.C. Justice: Louis Brandeis

Foreign Policy Key Terms
• Moral Diplomacy
– Bryan as Sec. of State (Pacifist)
– Jones Act (Puerto Ricans are US citizens)
– Panama Canal Tolls Act (Americans must pay tolls too)
– Haiti (again)
– Dominican Republic (again)
– Mexico
• US Army invades looking for Pancho Villa
– WWI
• Central Powers vs Allied Powers
– Neutrality Proclamation by U.S.

What Wilson Wanted
What Wilson GOT