1. Warm-Up *in your notebooks*
1.) Review: Describe Taft’s Presidency. In what ways was he a Progressive?
2.) Review: Why was Taft a “let down” for some Progressives? Provide an example
3.) Foreshadow: How is Taft’s presidency going to effect Roosevelt’s bid in the 1912 election?
(yup, heeee’s baaaaack)
Warm-Up
*in your notebooks*

2. 1908-1910: Where in the world is T.R?
Symbolism?

3. We already learned about them…remember?
1910
But by 1912 = Disagreements
We already learned about them…remember?
Issue with U.S. Steel
Issue with Ballinger/Pinchot
Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act

4. Taft's Summer House in Beverly, MA

5. So, who will be the Republican Nomination?
Taft = Conservative Republicans
Teddy = Progressive Republicans

6. WARNING! Republican Party is SPLIT!!
T.R was not going to win the Republican nomination
Creates a third party = Progressive Party
Nicknamed the Bull Moose Party
WARNING!
Republican Party
is SPLIT!!

7. Pit-Stop
1.) Give an example of a disagreement Roosevelt and Taft had leading up to the 1912 election?
2.) Predict: How is the split in the Republican Party going to effect the 1912 election?

8. The Presidential Election of 1912
Taft (R)
TR (P)
Wilson (D)
WINNER!

9. Results of 1912

10. Why did T. Roosevelt lose??
1.) In 1908 had supported Taft…in 1912 became bitter rivals.
2.) TR = too powerful?
3.) Republican Party was split…not as strong
4.) Ghost of “Term Limits” (John Shrank)

11. Use Ch 18 Section 4 to look up the following…
Just real quick Wilson’s New Freedom:
Use Ch 18 Section 4 to look up the following…
Connected with Congress
Underwood Tariff
Income Tax (16th Amendment)
Federal Reserve Act
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Wilson will
try to continue
Progress Change
…but
WWI will put many of
his ideas
on hold.

12. End of Slide Show