Chapter 29 Review American Pageant
Chapter 29: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad Wilson ran on a progressive platform, ?New Freedom? Stronger antitrust legislation Banking reform (Increase supply of $) Tariff reductions Roosevelt, hates Taft, runs for the Progressive or ?Bull Moose? Party Supported by Jane Addams and many women Sadly, women couldn?t vote at the time New Nationalism: Believed a powerful government should regulate economy and guarantee social justice Increase in the power of the federal government The ?Bull Moose? Campaign of 1912 Two ?Republicans? against each other all but guaranteed a victory for Wilson Comparing New Nationalism and New Freedom Both favored more active gov?t in economic and social affairs Roosevelt campaigned for women?s suffrage, minimum wage, social insurance