Taft’s Presidency
This president was handpicked by Theodore Roosevelt to run in the 1908 election
William Howard Taft
This former president formed the Progressive Party after splitting with the Republicans.
Theodore Roosevelt
This Democratic governor of New Jersey won the presidential election of 1912.
Woodrow Wilson
This term refers to conservative members of a political group.
Old guard
I was president after Theodore Roosevelt and signed the Payne-Aldrich Tariff. Who am I?
William Howard Taft
Taft busted about this many trusts during his four-year term.
90 trusts
The Progressive Party became known by this nickname.
The Bull Moose Party
Wilson’s progressive reform program was called this.
The New Freedom
This conservationist supported the balanced use of natural resources and criticized Ballinger.
Gifford Pinchot
I created the Progressive Party and was nicknamed after a strong animal. Who am I?
Theodore Roosevelt
This tariff law angered progressives because it did not lower tariffs as expected.
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
Roosevelt promoted this political philosophy that supported stronger government for public welfare.
New Nationalism
The Republican split gave Democrats their first real chance to win the presidency since this year.
1892
This term describes protecting nature and natural resources from damage or overuse.
Conservation
I was the Democratic governor of New Jersey who won the election of 1912. Who am I?
Woodrow Wilson
Taft appointed this lawyer as Secretary of the Interior, upsetting conservationists.
Richard A. Ballinger
The Bull Moose platform supported this reform giving women the right to vote.
Women’s suffrage
This Socialist Party candidate also ran in the 1912 election.
Eugene V. Debs
This word refers to a tax placed on imported goods.
Tariff
I was a powerful Speaker of the House known as “Uncle Joe.” Who am I?
Joseph Cannon
Taft described the White House as “the loneliest place in the world” after leaving this position.
President of the United States
The party also supported initiative, referendum, and this process allowing voters to remove elected officials.
Recall
Both Roosevelt and Wilson supported a stronger government role in regulating this part of the economy.
Big business / the economy
This word means someone who supports reforms or social improvements.
Progressive
I was a Socialist Party candidate in the 1912 election. Who am I?
Eugene V. Debs