today we did blog discussions
taft didn't really want to be president
accomplishments:
got rid of a lot of monopolies
true trust buster
wanted to lower terrifs but just modified the higher ones
promised lower terrifs but didnt'
removed a million acres of land that roosevelt set aside and gave it back to the public
roosevelt became pretty upset with this
dollar diplomicy- allowed bankers to loan money to other countries
dipolicy is how we deal with other countries
the 16th ammendment- graduated income tax\
taft was not like roosevelt- he wasn't a very good speaker
election of 1912-
interesting election-
roosevelt tries to run for president again but taft won
roosevelt and taft were no longer friends
old gaurd republicans went with taft
progressive party (bull moose party) 3rd party that tr came up with
progressive republicans would vote for roosevelt
old-gaurd- taft
democrats- wilson
the bull moose platform was everything the progressives were working on
socialist- eugene v. debs
taft and roosevelt got nasty and started mudsligging at eachother
wilson sat back and realized that they were destroying themeselves so he sat back and took in the votes
wilson won the most votes and became president
taft and roosevelt basically destroyed them selves
wilson was able to win because there was two republican people running for president
wilson's background-
born december 26
raised during the civil war
became a lawyer and a history teacher
20th president
refused to enter world war one
never recovered from a central hemmerage
died in 1924
grew up in a family of ministers
wilson's accomplishments:
wrote a book and wanted thomas jefferson's ways
small businesses
underwood act- lowering terrifs
graduated income tax doesn't take effect until wilson takes office
clayton anti trust act allowed labor unions broke up monopolies
wilson helped with women's sufferage
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