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William H Taft
he won public nominee
president from1908-1913.
he angered many people, by contiuning trust funds.
he said he woul lower tarrifs but the senate made them go up.
he passed the 16th ammedment whaic the incom tax.
the dollar diplomacy, its how we deal with other countries. taking over other countries economy, helps us have control over other countries.
Election on 1912
theador and widrow wilson and taft
rooselvelt split up the republican party because taft wasnt douing his job, which led to the progressive party.
1. Teddy Roosevelt's background(317-318)
grew up in a wealthy family, was a governist, was head of the new york police commisioner, boxed, wrote books, fought in the spanish war.
2. Teddy Roosevelt's Presidential accomplishments(318-325, 359-362)
progressive president, a great speaker and motivator, he helped out the common people a lot, he settled the 1902 coal strike so minors could get better pay, he was the also known as the trust-buster which broke up monopolies, Passed the Elkins act and the Hepburn act that required railroads to be fair in prices and practices. Passed the meat inspection act in 1906. Passed the newlands act in 1902 and Pure food&Drug act in 1906.set aside 148 millions acers aside for forests.
3. William Howard Taft's background(outside sources required)
largest president, TR suppoted him in the presidency, was governer of the philipines
4. William Howard Taft's Presidential accomplishments(328-330, 362-363)^
5. Woodrow Wilson's background(333)
grew up in the south, worked as a lawyer history professer govener of new work, president of princeton university.
6. Woodrow Wilson's Presidential accomplishments(332-335, 363)
he mainly to aliminate trusts and there banking system, he made the sherman anit trust act in 1914, he gave the labor unions a right to exist, and also made the fedral trade comission to exsist which ment investagators could investagate monopolies. he also created the underwood tariff in 1913 that cut tariffs for the first time in the civil war. He also made the fedral reserve act of 1913 which was one of his best ideal. It made bank safer to put money in and made sure there were loans available especially during the depression. (12 districts )
7. Election of 1912(330-331)
8. Causes for imperialism in the late 1800's(342-344)
We wented a better and bigger economy and wanted to take over more countries, new markets, cultural superiority, and military strength.
9. Taking Alaska(344)
russian originally controlled it, we found oil and gold and fish there, Great britin was concerned cause its by canada and britian owned canada at the time so they felt like if they took alaska, they thought that we had the ideal to take canada taking it away from them.
10. Taking Hawaii(344-345)
it was bought in 1898, we took hawii because to make more money like off there sugar plantations, (aneex means making part of.), we made it only white plantqations owners over there only being able to vote, and the queen of hawii tried to give the power back to the hawiians and presodent grove clevlend gave there power back to them because he didnt feel waht we were doing was right but that only lasted for another 2 years.
11. Causes of the Spanish-American War(346-348)
the yellow press(stretsh the truth), cuba wanted freedom from spain, the spanish was destroying a lot of american property. cubans were revolting against spain but they never got there independence,
12. Major battles/generals in the Spanish-American War(348-350)
The battle of teh philipines island, it was the first battle started on april 30th and we won it pretty easy even thought many people didnt think we would. .
13. Outcomes/effects of the Spanish-American War(350-351)
14. Ruling Puerto Rico(352-353)
15. Ruling Cuba(353-355)
16. Ruling the Philippines(355)
17. China-Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion(356-357)
18. The Anti-Imperialist League(358)
19. Panama Canal(360-361)
20. Problems with Mexico(363-365)
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