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What did the following determine?What did the following determine?– 1616thth amendment amendment– 1717thth amendment amendment– 1818thth amendment amendment– 1919thth amendment amendment

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What was unique about the election of What was unique about the election of 1912?1912?

Who won?Who won?

Why?Why?

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What was TR’s nickname and how did he get What was TR’s nickname and how did he get it? What law did he enforce to earn this it? What law did he enforce to earn this nickname? nickname? TR was nicknamed the “trustbuster” because TR was nicknamed the “trustbuster” because he broke up monopolies to allow for he broke up monopolies to allow for competition. competition. He enforced the Sherman Anti Trust Act which He enforced the Sherman Anti Trust Act which said it was illegal to create a monopoly. said it was illegal to create a monopoly.

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From Roosevelt to TaftFrom Roosevelt to Taft

TR became President TR became President in 1901 and won the in 1901 and won the election in 1904. election in 1904.

When the election of When the election of 1908 came around, the 1908 came around, the Republican candidate, Republican candidate, backed by Roosevelt, backed by Roosevelt, was was William Howard William Howard Taft.Taft.

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1900- McKinley

1901- TR

1904- TR wins election

1908- Taft wins election

Key:Red = RepublicanBlue = DemocratGreen = 3rd party

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While Taft wouldn’t be While Taft wouldn’t be as popular among the as popular among the people and didn’t have people and didn’t have the charisma that the charisma that Teddy did, he would be Teddy did, he would be more more progressiveprogressive than than Roosevelt, breaking up Roosevelt, breaking up twice twice the number of the number of trusts in half the time. trusts in half the time.

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Two constitutional Two constitutional amendments were amendments were passed that helped passed that helped the Progressive the Progressive agenda of trying to agenda of trying to fix problems in fix problems in America. To do America. To do anything in this anything in this nation, you need nation, you need money.money.

16 Going on 1716 Going on 17

The government needed The government needed more money to fix more money to fix problems, so they problems, so they created the created the 16th 16th amendment amendment which which created the created the income tax income tax which charged which charged individuals based upon individuals based upon how much they make.how much they make.Is this fair?Is this fair?

To help get rid of political To help get rid of political corruption and letting corruption and letting people appoint their people appoint their friends to office, the friends to office, the 17th 17th amendment amendment was written. was written. This amendment gave This amendment gave power to the power to the peoplepeople to to elect elect senatorssenators directly. directly.

POWER TO THE POWER TO THE PEOPLEPEOPLE

Controversy in the election of Controversy in the election of 19121912

When the 1912 election came about, the When the 1912 election came about, the nation was torn as to who to vote for. nation was torn as to who to vote for.

While Teddy initially supported Taft, he wanted While Teddy initially supported Taft, he wanted power back. power back.

Taft won the Taft won the Republican Republican Party nomination. Party nomination.

TR, being the star he is, wouldn’t accept that TR, being the star he is, wouldn’t accept that setback. setback.

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Roosevelt broke Roosevelt broke away and formed a away and formed a Progressive party Progressive party that he called the that he called the Bull Moose Party.Bull Moose Party.

This was the first This was the first major election major election where a third party where a third party really competed really competed

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1900- McKinley

1901- TR

1904- TR wins election

1908- Taft wins election

1912: Taft- RepublicanTR- Bull MooseWilson- Democrat

Who wins in 1912? Why?

Key:Red = RepublicanBlue = DemocratGreen = 3rd party

Wilson Wins in 1912! TR split the Republican vote, while Dems were united behind one candidate.

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The democrats The democrats nominated nominated Woodrow Woodrow WilsonWilson for the 1912 for the 1912 election. Since the election. Since the Republicans were Republicans were divided between divided between TR TR and Taftand Taft, Wilson was , Wilson was able to win. able to win.

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Wilson is Progressive!Wilson is Progressive!

• Created Created Clayton Anti-Clayton Anti-Trust Act Trust Act which made which made mergers harder to formmergers harder to form

• Also, unions would get Also, unions would get support from the support from the government- government- **Shift from **Shift from government supporting government supporting big business big business to the to the peoplepeople He also bans child He also bans child labor and establishes labor and establishes an 8 hour work day for an 8 hour work day for rxr workersrxr workers

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Made interracial marriage illegal in DCMade interracial marriage illegal in DC

Segregated white house officesSegregated white house offices

Fired many African American politiciansFired many African American politicians

Wilson was from the South and even Wilson was from the South and even supported the movie The Birth of a Nation- supported the movie The Birth of a Nation- a movie about white supremacy and the a movie about white supremacy and the KKKKKK

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So who’s the most progressive? The So who’s the most progressive? The least?least?

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All the WomenAll the Women

Women had smaller familiesWomen had smaller families

Went to workWent to work

Some got a college educationSome got a college education

Became teachers and nurses. Became teachers and nurses.

New inventions made their lives New inventions made their lives easier (i.e. soap, clothes, canned easier (i.e. soap, clothes, canned goods). goods).

Dry!Dry!

Alcoholism was a Alcoholism was a major problem in the major problem in the nation. Men would go nation. Men would go drink after working 12 drink after working 12 hour shifts. Often that hour shifts. Often that would lead to would lead to domestic violence. domestic violence.

In 1919, the In 1919, the 18th 18th amendment amendment would would be passed that put a be passed that put a ban on alcohol and ban on alcohol and made it illegal.made it illegal.

SuffrageSuffrage

Another reform Another reform women women progressives were progressives were able to accomplish able to accomplish was gaining was gaining suffrage, suffrage, or the or the right to vote for all right to vote for all women in the women in the 19th 19th amendment. amendment.

One of the most famous One of the most famous women during this time women during this time was was Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony who fought for women’s who fought for women’s rights. rights.

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The US had three Progressive Presidents: The US had three Progressive Presidents: Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson

Each will pass legislation to make the Each will pass legislation to make the government more government more hands on hands on and for the and for the peoplepeople

Many Progressives were Many Progressives were womenwomen and because and because of this, of this, women’s rightswomen’s rights will improve will improve