chapter 21 progressivism at high tide, 1909 - 1914 web
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CHAPTER 21CHAPTER 21
Progressivism at High Tide,
1909 - 1914
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Taft’s Conservative PresidencyTaft’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
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Progressive VictoriesProgressive 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
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Labor Protest in a Changing Labor Protest in a Changing WorkplaceWorkplace
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”
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Industrial America,
1900-1920
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Struggle between Roosevelt and Struggle between Roosevelt and TaftTaft
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
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Election of 1912
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Wilson’s PresidencyWilson’s Presidency
16th 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
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Social and Cultural Change During Social and Cultural Change During the Wilson Yearsthe 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
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New Freedom DiplomacyNew 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
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Colonial Possessions, 1900
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United States Presence in Latin America, 1895-1934
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Panama Canal Zone, 1914
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World War IWorld 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
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Europe on the Eve of World War I
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Discussion QuestionsDiscussion 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?