Progressism Under Taft and Wilson's New Freedom

1. How did William Howard Taft get selected to run for president?
Theodore Roosevelt handpicked his secretary of war, William Howard Taft, to run for presidency.

2. How did Teddy Roosevelt come to oppose Taft for the presidency in 1912?
Taft's overly cautious nature as president caused Roosevelt to oppose his presidency in 1912, and he competed with Taft for presidency.

3. What events helped Woodrow Wilson win the election in 1912?
Woodrow Wilson won the election in 1912 because he stayed out of the dirty competition between Roosevelt and Taft, and because he thought monopolies were evil and had good intentions for the country.

4. What legislation did Wilson use to attack trusts and monopolies?
To attack trusts and monopolies, Wilson used the Federal Trade Commission.

5. What was the Nineteenth Amendment?
The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote in 1919.

6. How did America's entry into World War II affect the reform movement?
America's entry into World War I ended the progressive era and reform movement.