1. Teddy Roosevelt Era: Quick Look: Republican—VP for McKinley in 1900
President: &
Retires in 1908—Turns things over to Taft!
Decides to run again in 1912—”Bull Moose”
Assassination takes place Sept. 14, 1912, Milwaukee, WI.

2. Background on Roosevelt:
One Time governor of New York
War hero in Spanish American War of 1898—”Teddy Roosevelt and the Roughriders!”

3. Who was Teddy Roosevelt?

4. Quick Look: Not a fan of big business
Did not favor lots of government control, but knew legislation was needed for some reforms
“Trust Buster!”
Child Labor laws
Maximum work week—fair wage
Environmentalist

5. Roosevelt the Politician
VP for McKinley—Youngest man to become President at the age of 42—took over for McKinley after assassination.
Served until 1908—gave way to William Howard Taft ( )
Reputation as being “Rough and Tough”—very popular with environmentalists.
Once his job as President back—Too many scandals with the Taft administration.
Runs in the election of 1912: Dem’s—Woodrow Wilson
Rep’s—William Taft
Bull Moose—T. Roosevelt!

6. Wilson wins election in 1912
Republicans divide the party, Democrats win for only the 2nd time in 50 years
Wilson, a quiet and religious man works to keep America free of conflict in Europe.
Finally forced into War—Will discuss more in our next unit
Main goal of Wilson: “End War Forever”
Forms and campaigns for the organization “League of Nation”—End war forever!
America not ready to become “Watchdog” for the world
U.S. only industrialized nation not to join!
Today organization is known as the “United Nations”

7. The Assassin: John Shrank: American born—raised by his grandparents
Very small in stature.
Fairly successful—Family had money—lived well.
Worked as a writer—”4 Pillars of the Republic”
Fiancée dies in a house fire! Loses touch with reality
Felt he had to kill Roosevelt because of the “Dreams” he had!
2 main dreams—11 years apart. Come from the controversy surrounding the McKinley shooting.

8. The Assassination: Case Unfolds:
Shrank stalks Roosevelt to Milwaukee, WI
Waits for him outside of his hotel—Gilpatrick
Fires a pistol at him from point blank range—hitting Roosevelt in the upper chest.
Roosevelt survives!
Shrank found insane
Roosevelt defeated for the Presidency-dies in Jan of 1919—blood clot.