Progressive Era #5

Who did Theodore Roosevelt hand pick to be his successor?

• William Taft
• William McKinley
• William Jennings Bryan
• William Clinton

How many trusts did Taft bust in 4 years?

• 90
• 20
• 50
• 44

How many trusts did TR bust in 8?

• 44
• 100
• 1000
• 88

How did the Payne-Aldrich Tariff affect the Republican party?

• Split the Party
• Made the party stronger
• Did not affect the Republicans
• Made everyone decide to go out for tea!

What did Roosevelt think of Taft’s presidency?

• Great Job
• Not so bad…
• This is terrible! I need to fix this!
• Who is Taft, again?

What did Roosevelt decide to do in 1912?

• Run for a Third Term
• Run away to Africa
• Pay an assassin to take out Taft
• Drown his sorrows in Booze

What party did Roosevelt create?

• Progressive Party
• Democrat Party
• Republican Party
• Populist Party

What was the nickname of Roosevelt’s political party?

• Bull Moose Party
• Honey Badger Party
• Roaring Lion Party
• Grizzly Bear Party

What platform did Roosevelt run on in 1912?

• New Nationalism
• New Deal
• New Progressivism
• Fair Deal

Who was the Democratic candidate in the election of 1912?

• Woodrow Wilson
• William Jennings Bryan
• Eugene V. Debs
• William Taft