1. Progressivism Under Taft and Wilson
Chapter 18 Section 3
Progressivism Under Taft and Wilson

2. Conservationist
People who favor the

3. How did Taft offend conservationists, and what was the result?
He appointed Richard Ballinger as Secretary of the Interior

4. How did Taft offend conservationists, and what was the result?
This offended Gifford Pinchot
Head of the U.S. Forest Service

5. How did Taft offend conservationists, and what was the result?
It turns out, Ballinger may have illegally given some businesses access to land in Alaska

6. What progressive reforms did Taft achieve?
Reserved public lands
Antitrust suits
Supported Children’s Bureau

7. New Nationalism
Teddy ran on his platform of New Nationalism in 1912

8. Bull Moose Party Nickname of the Progressive Party
TR ran for President in 1912 as a member of this party

9. What effect did the Bull Moose Party have on the election of 1912?
It split the Republican vote

10. What reforms did Woodrow Wilson seek?
Reduce tariffs
Eliminating trusts

11. Clayton Antitrust Act
Legalized unions and strikes,

12. Federal Trade Commission
Worked to

13. Federal Reserve System
Established a national banking system
Divided country into 12 districts)

14. In what ways were the achievements of progressivism limited?
Focused mainly on municipal reform
Did little for tenant and migrant farmers
Did not really help nonunionized workers