1. CHAPTER 21 Progressivism at High Tide, 1909 - 1914 Web

2. Taft’s Conservative Presidency Taft takes passive role as president Payne-Aldrich Tariff illustrates continuing problems Taft fights some Roosevelt conservation policies Fired Pinchot Roosevelt returns to United States in 1910 Considered Republican Party to be off course Proposed New Nationalism

3. Progressive Victories Alice Paul and followers push for woman suffrage amendment Supporters of prohibition also wanted an amendment Anti-Saloon League Woman's Christian Temperance League Opposition grows to immigration from southern and eastern Europe Child labor reform dominates concerns over children

4. Labor Protest in a Changing Workplace Larger corporations and factories distance workers from management Scientific management Some corporations try paternalism to fight unions National Association of Manufacturers Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Serious strikes affect country Ludlow Massacre Taft’s “dollar diplomacy”

5. Industrial America, 1900-1920

6. Struggle between Roosevelt and Taft Roosevelt loses nomination to Taft Republican National Committee awards contested votes to Taft TR forms Progressive Party Woodrow Wilson becomes Democratic candidate Wilson campaigns on “New Freedom” Wilson received 42% of votes, TR 30.1%, Taft 24.0%, Debs 6% Democrats control both Houses

7. Election of 1912 ©2004 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Thomson Learning ™ is a trademark used herein under license.

8. Wilson’s Presidency 16 th Amendment Underwood Tariff Bill Legislation establishes Federal Reserve System to regulate America’s money supply Clayton Anti-Trust Act Federal Trade Commission established to regulate trusts Social reform is not one of Wilson’s priorities

9. Social and Cultural Change During the Wilson Years Cultural changes accelerate, with Henry Ford’s mass production and generous wages holding down unionism Electricity becomes more widespread, changing patterns of life Wright Brothers (1903) Titanic (1912) Art and literature mirror social ferment Dreiser, Mencken, and Croly Americans make use of new leisure time “Jack” Johnson Motion pictures

10. New Freedom Diplomacy Wilson lacked international experience Mexican Revolution Victoriano Huerta and Venustiano Carranza USS Dolphin Porfirio Diaz Post-revolution immigration from Mexico changes face of Southwest

11. Colonial Possessions, 1900

12. United States Presence in Latin America, 1895-1934

13. Panama Canal Zone, 1914

14. World War I Triple Alliance Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated by Serbians, June 28,1914 Austria pressures Serbia, each of their allies respond General war by August of 1914 Americans unprepared for the events in Europe

15. Europe on the Eve of World War I ©2004 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Thomson Learning ™ is a trademark used herein under license. Web

16. Discussion Questions What sort of president was William Howard Taft? Was his administration successful? Examine the Election of 1912. What were the differences between New Freedom and New Nationalism? How would you evaluate Woodrow Wilson’s performance on domestic policy issues? On foreign policy issues? What were the causes of World War I? What part did alliances and nationalism pay?