15. Voters’ Choices: 1912 Wilson : Democrat (Progressive) (Limited Fed. Gov’t Power – more local control; return to competition among small and medium-size businesses) Taft : Conservative Republican / Progressive Roosevelt : Progressive (Strong Central Gov’t, making it a strong agent for reform with big business) Eugene Debs : Socialism (End Capitalism; labor organizer)
19. Which of the following graphs shows the results of the election of 1912?
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Notas do Editor
The election of 1912 was one of the most exciting elections in American history. Woodrow Wilson was the victor in the three-way race with Theodore Roosevelt, who had already served almost two full terms as President, and the incumbent William Howard Taft. At stake in 1912 were three competing philosophies: Wilson's New Freedom, Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism, and William Howard Taft's conservative Republicanism.