1. UNIT #5 – PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT LESSON #5 – Election of 1912 (175-176)
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2. 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)

3. 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?

4. 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”

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. Explain this cartoon

9. Explain this cartoon

10. Explain this cartoon

11. 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

12. 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
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13. 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

14. 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?

15. 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

16. 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

17. Create a campaign poster for each Presidential Candidate
Work together to brainstorm ideas
Then, split work into teams
Be prepared to present
Class will vote on best poster for each candidate
Then, class will choose the President