2.12 Progressivism Under Taft

Who won the Election of 1912?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Eugene V Debs

• Teddy Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

Which two groups came out of the split of the Republican Party?

• The Conservatives and the Liberals

• The Progressives and the Conservatives

• The Liberals and the Progressives

• The Progressives and the Democrats

How did the Progressive Party impact the presidential election of 1912?

• The party made no difference whatsoever in the outcome.

• It split the Democratic vote and allow the Republican to win.

• It split the Republican vote and allowed the Democrat to win.

• It prevented any of the three parties from gaining a majority in the electoral college.

What was the purpose of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff?

• To raise taxes on foreign goods in order to protect domestic firms.

• To reduce taxes on foreign goods in order to protect domestic firms.

• To raise domestic taxes on American companies.

• To reduce domestic taxes on American companies.

Why did Theodore Roosevelt run against William Howard Taft in the Election of 1912?

• Taft had reversed many of Roosevelt's policies.

• Taft had become unfit for office.

• Roosevelt had become a Democrat.

• Taft had become too progressive.