Ch. 29 Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad

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Ch. 29 Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad

• 1912-1916

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The Election of 1912
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The Emergence of Woodrow Wilson

• Background
• Early career and political
• philosophy
• Election of 1912
• Candidates
• Dem Woodrow Wilson New Freedom
• Progressive (Bull Moose) Party Theodore
  Roosevelt New Nationalism
• Rep Howard Taft
• Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs
• Results Progressive Victory

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Woodrow Wilson in the White House

• Lowering the Tariff
• 1913 Underwood-
• Simmons Bill
• Reforming the
• Banking System
• Taming Trusts
• Federal Trade Commission Act 1914
• Clayton Anti-Trust Act 1914

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Other Progressive Reforms

• 1. Farmers
• Federal Farm Loan Act 1916
• Laborers
• Seamens Act 1915
• Workingmens Compensation Act 1916
• Keating-Owen Act 1916
• 3. Race Relations

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Foreign Policy
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Foreign Policy

• Wilson as an Anti-Imperialist
• Big Stick/Dollar Diplomacy
• Repeal of Canal Tolls Act 1912
• Jones Act 1916
• Wilson-Imperialist
• Haiti 1915
• Dominican Rep. 1915
• Mexico

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War in Europe

• Am. Neutrality He Kept Us Out of War
• Both sides try to win favor of U.S.
• British
• Germany
• Economic ties threaten neutrality
• Am. Loans/trade
• British blockade
• Ger. Response to blockade

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Moving toward war with Germany
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Moving Closer to war with Germany

• Sinking of
• Lusitania
• Arabic Pledge 1915
• Sussex Pledge 1916

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Election of 1916

• Candidates
• Progressive Party
• Republican Hughes
• Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson
• Results