Progressive Presidents: Responses to the problems of the Gilded Age
Election of 1912 First major three- party election since 1860 All “progressive”
Republicans: Re-nominate Taft, but he doesn’t campaign
Bull Moose Party TR formed his own party
Bull Moose Party Platform: New Nationalism Supports more federal regulations to prevent corporate abuses
Democrats: Woodrow Wilson Platform: New Freedom Competition with little intervention Wins with 43%
Domestic Policy: Credit: Federal Reserve Act, Underwood Tariff, 16th Amt, and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act Enacted most of TR’s platform!
Foreign Policy: Moral Diplomacy: Rejected aggressive foreign policy
Foreign Policy Problems: Mexican Revolution 1916- Villa JJ Pershing invaded to capture Villa- never caught WWI…