Progressive Era Presidents Taft and Wilson

1. How did William Howard Taft get selected to run for president?
After the end of Teddy Roosevelts presidency, he selected his secretery of war, William Howard Taft to replace him.
2. How did Teddy Roosevelt come to oppose Taft for the presidency in 1912?
Roosevelt came to oppose Taft for the presidency in 1912 because Roosevelt wanted New Nationalism, so he ran against Taft for a third term. This campaign got to be very violent towrds the end.
3. What events helped Woodrow Wilson win the election in 1912?
Woodrow Wilson won the election in 1912 because the republican party was split between two candidates and won a large electoral victory in congress.
4. What legislation did Wilson use to attack trusts and monopolies?
When Woodrow Wilson won the election in 1912, he started off as Roosevelt had by attacking large corperations.He pasted the Clayton Antitrust act, as well as creating The Federal Trade Commission. Furthermore, he changed the tax system.
5. What was the Nineteenth Amendment?
The nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote. It was ratified in 1920.
6. How did America's entry into World War I affect the reform movement?
America's entry into WWI caused the reform movement to stall because the eyes of polititions and reformers were turned elswhere and didn't think much about reform.