5 concepts
From Roosevelt to Taft
In 1908, Theodore Roosevelt persuaded the Republican Party to nominate William Howard Taft to run against Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan.
Tariff Reform
In 1908, Republicans promised to lower unpopular tariffs on U.S. imports, but the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act further divided Republicans.
Ballinger and Pinchot
The Pinchot-Ballinger Controversy was a dispute between U.S. Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot and Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger.
The Rise of Wilson
Defeating Theodore Roosevelt's third-party "Bull Moose" candidacy in 1912, Wilson went on to enact sweeping Progressive reforms of his own.
Wilsonian Progressivism
During his first term as President, Wilson focused on three types of reform: Tariff Reform, Banking Reform, and Business Reform.