Progressivism Under Taft
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| Who was Gifford Pinchot? | Head of the US Forest Service under Teddy, he believed that the wilderness could be conserved while allowing public enjoyment and private development
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| How did William Taft enter the presidency? | He was secretary of war under teddy, Teddy handpicked him to be the Republican candidate. He ran against Bryan and easily won
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| Taft was notorious for being? | Quiet and cautious, especially in the shadow of Roosevelt, he had a hard time controlling even the people beneath him.
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| What was the Payne-Aldrich Tariff? | It was a compromise between the Payne Bill which lowered tax tariffs, and the Aldrich bill which made them higher. The result was higher rates that were tightly moderated. Hardly progressive
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| Taft appointed Ballinger, a wealthy lawyer, to be secretary of the interior. What was Ballinger accused of? | Letting commercial interests exploit natural resources that belonged to the public. He ended up having Pinchot (super conversationist) fired
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| What was the reason Republican Conservatives and Republican Progressivists split? | Tafts support of Cannon, the Speaker of the House who often weakened progressivist bills. Eventually they kicked him out.
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| The split between the Conservatives and Progressivists caused what? | The fall of the Republican party.
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| Roosevelt returns after and African hunting trip and everyone thinks he's a hero. What was the new nickname for his third party he created? | The Bull Moose Party, Teddy boasted that he was as strong as a bull moose
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| The split of Republicans gave who a lot of hope? | Democrats, and their reform candidate, Woodrow Wilson
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| What were citizen's four choices in the election of 1912? | Teddy's Progressivism, Taft's conservatism, Wilson's New Freedom or the Socialist Party
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