In your notes...Choose one of the FOUR C’s and write 2-3 sentences on how that issue is still prevalent in today’s society.

William Howard Taft and the Election of 1912

William Howard Taft● TR’s secretary of war

defeated William Jennings Bryan in the 1908 election

Taft and Progressivism● continued TR’s progressive policies but did not further

expand on them○ busted more trusts but hesitated to use the power of

the president like his predecessor

Taft and Progressivism● steps backwards in

progressive policy○ Payne-Aldrich Tariff =

increase in tariff○ appointed Richard

Ballinger as Sec. of Interior → sold 1 million acres of preserved land

Party Fracturing● split of Republican Party between conservatives and

progressives → allowed Democrats to get ahold of the House

Election of 1912● TR decided to run for a

third term but as an incumbent, Taft won the Republican nomination

Election of 1912● Progressive Party formed (a.k.

a the Bull Moose Party) and nominated TR for president

Election of 1912● platform included: direct

election of senators, adoption of initiative/recall/referendum, women’s suffrage, better working conditions

Impact of Third Party● Woodrow Wilson, Democrat, won the election

Political Cartoon AnalysisS = Subject (What is the topic of the cartoon?)C = Caption (What is the title of the cartoon? What is the language used in the cartoon? What does it mean? )A = Actions (What is happening in the cartoon? Look for movement, actions and dialogue. These provide clues to the message and what the symbols represent)M = Message/ Theme (What is the author’s point of view? What is the theme of the cartoon? What is the purpose for making this cartoon?)S = Symbols (What do the symbols in the cartoon represent?)

Election of 1912Based on the cartoons, why was the election so contentious (causing argument, heated)?

In your notes...What if Roosevelt had won? What do you think would have happened to the United States?

Woodrow Wilson and New Freedom

New Freedom● Wilson’s plan to attack the triple wall of privilege: trusts,

tariffs, and high finance

New FreedomTake notes on the number you have been assigned.

1. trusts and deregulation (page 333) AND “twilight of progressivism” (page 337)

2. tariffs and finance (pages 333-334)3. women’s rights (pages 334-335)4. civil rights (pages 335-337)

Organizing the InformationGoal: Show the strengths and weaknesses of Wilson’s New Freedom.

Create a way to organize the information you just collected in a way that it makes sense and shows the relationship between all parts. You must use text AND images.

Points for: content, creativity, and presentation

Progressive Presidents

Venn Diagram● using the venn diagram, sort the terms given in the list

(just write in the number)● remember: the space between two is for commonalities

between two and the space in the center is for commonalities between three

TIME Magazine’s “Most Progressive President” (of the early 20th century)

● Include:○ the TIME logo○ a picture of the president OR something that

represents them○ creative article title with a description of WHY they

are the most progressive president○ two other articles titles about the other two

presidents