Post on 16-Dec-2015
Woodrow Wilson and the New Freedom
Section 6.2
• Presentations– D.W. Griffith– The Panama Canal
• 6.2 Slide Show
• Homework• Read 6.2• Unit Test on Progressive Era this week (
Agenda for Today
ObjectivesAt the end of this lesson you should be able
to:
• Identify the 4 major candidate and their political parties of the election of 1912
• List the “unusual” background of Thomas Woodrow Wilson
• Outline the major ideas in Wilson’s “New Freedom” platform
• Outline the major ideas in Roosevelt’s “New Nationalism” platform
• Use political cartoons to better understand the political issues of 1912
What does the cartoon imply about Roosevelt’s power?About Taft’s power?
• Time: 1908
• The Important Introduction
Taft Clip
Who was Woodrow Wilson?• Religious
• Learning Disability
• PHD from John Hopkins
• Great speaking ability
• An elitist• Governor of NJ
– Independent of political machine
– Reformed states’ government– Model of progressive reform
Wilson
Who was Eugene V. Debs?
• Socialist candidate
• Leader of American Railway Union – Pullman Strike (1894)
• Called for: – collective (social) ownership of
factories, mines, and businesses
• Completely reject capitalism
• For the worker and the little guy
Who was William Howard Taft?
• Incumbent– The current office holder
• Hand picked by TR• Disliked being president• Viewed by republican
progressives as too conservative
• Wanted to be supreme court justice
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
Returned from African safari trip disappointed (with Taft)
Tried to win Republican nomination but lost
Joined Progressive party– AKA= Bull Moose Party
• Divided the republican party
Who does the moose,
elephant, and donkey
represent?What does the
cartoon suggest about the election?
Time: Election of 1912
• Time: Election of 1912
• Issue: Democratic Primary
• Question: What does the cartoon suggest about the selection of the Democratic candidate?
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
• Democratic party• Experience included:
– President of Princeton University
– Governor of New Jersey
• Considered the ‘safe’ candidate by the political machine
Wilson:
• Elimination of all monopolies
• Freedom to all small companies and businesses
• drastic tariff reduction
• banking reform• more strict on antitrust laws
Roosevelt:
• Elimination of “bad” monopolies, keep good ones
• End child labor• Women Suffrage • Workman’s compensation
• Federal Trade Commission (to regulate trade/business)
• Minimum wage/suffrage for women
• Initiative, referendum, and recall
Describe New Freedom.
Describe New Nationalism
• Time: Election of 1912
• Question: What is the cartoon suggesting about TR?
Political Spectrum
• Theodore Roosevelt split the Republican party, grouping in the “Progressive Party”, and Taft was a Republican
• Taft was defeated by Roosevelt • However, Roosevelt did not snatch the winning of many
Democratic progressives away from Woodrow Wilson
ELECTORAL VOTES
What is the significance of the election of 1912?
-Election is the “high water mark” of the progressive movement
All candidates were progressive (to some degree) all candidates did not question whether or not society needed
reform, but more of how to reform.
-New Nationalism vs. New Freedom
Winner: Woodrow Wilson
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