UNIT #5 – PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT LESSON #5 – Election of 1912 ( )

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UNIT #5 – PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT LESSON #5 – Election of 1912 (175-176) Vs.

LESSON #3 – TR as President ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 9. Why did Wilson win, even though he received less than 50% of the popular vote? 10. Who would have won if Taft had stepped down? What if TR had stepped down? VOCABULARY Republican party convention in Chicago1912 (175) Bull Moose Party (175) Woodrow Wilson (175) President of Princeton (175) New Nationalism (176) New Freedom (176)

Explain this cartoon What does a lamb usually represent? Who are these two men? What does this say about how the cartoonist sees their relationship?

Three Candidates for President What were the three [type of] men featured in the 1912 Presidential Campaign? (p.175) A current President A past President An “academic”

Picking Candidates Why did TR become willing to accept the Republican nomination? (175) Taft had failed to live up to progressive ideals Conservatives supported Taft Progressives supported TR Taft had more delegates TR took his friends and left convention to start his own political party

Bull Moose Party TR would run as an independent Independents never win Formed the “Progressive Party” Became known as the BULL MOOSE PARTY after Teddy declared himself “fit as a bull moose” TR had great national fame and support The race ended up between Wilson and TR

Explain this cartoon What does the elephant represent? What does the donkey represent?

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Who was Wilson? Democratic Candidate A progressive What was his job before entering politics? (175) President of Princeton Then Gov. of NJ – devoted progressive Made NJ a model for progressives

Wilson vs. Roosevelt Why was this election between Wilson and TR? (p.176) Because they were both progressives What was NEW NATIONALISM? (p.176) TR’s program What were some aspects of New Nationalism? (p.176) Large trusts are a fact of life Laws to protect women and children Supported workers’ compensation THIS IS YOUR LAST SLIDE… IT SHOULD BE HERE

Wilson vs. Roosevelt Wilson countered with NEW FREEDOM He criticized TR for supporting monopolies in any form Wilson accused TR of selling out to monopolies and trusts Wilson thought TR allowed the government too much power

The Winner TR and Taft split the Republican votes Wilson took what was left Look at the image on p. 176. Analyze this map and pie charts. What do you see?

The Electoral College Presidents are actually not directly elected by the people They are elected by the Electoral College Each state is allotted a number of Electoral College delegates It’s the same number as the senators + congressmen in each state The people of each state choose on candidate, and all electoral votes go to that one candidate

Analyzing the visuals With a quick look at the map, who was had the most widespread support? (p.176) Wilson – the map is almost all blue Looking at the pie chart for popular support, what party was most popular, Republicans or Democrats? (p.176) Republicans (50.5%) How many wanted none of the three? (p.176) 7.5% / 1.1 million votes Who got the least electoral votes? (p.176) Taft – only 1.5% / 8 votes

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