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What state was Woodrow Wilson governor of?
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New Jersey
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Woodrow Wilson became a governor through what promise?
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by promising to return state government to the people
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What happened when Woodrow Wilson became governor?
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When he became governor he passed a series of legislations that made New Jersey a liberal state.
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Describe The "Bull Moose" Campaign of 1912
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The Democrats chose Woodrow Wilson as their presidential candidate for the election of 1912. The Democrats saw in Wilson an outstanding reformist leader of whom they felt would beat Republican Taft. The Democrats had a strong progressive platform that called for stronger antirust laws, banking reform, and tariff reductions.
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What did the democrats see in Wilson in 1912?
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an outstanding reformist leader of whom they felt would beat Republican Taft.
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what kind of plat form did the Wilson democrats have for the election of 1912 and what did it call for?
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the had a progressive platform
that called for stronger antirust laws, banking reform, and tariff reductions. |
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How did TR run in the election of 1912?
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as a 3rd party candidate.
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1912 election roosevelt slogan was...
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New Nationalism
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1912 election Wilson slogan was...
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New Freedom
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Was the 1912 outcome clear?
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No, It was unsure whether Roosevelt's New Nationalism or Wilson's New Freedom would prevail.
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How were Roosevelt and Wilson different on the issues of 1912?
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Both men favored a more active government role in economic and social affairs, but they disagreed over specific strategies.
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What did Roosevelt's New Nationalism campaigned for?
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stronger control of trusts, woman suffrage, and programs of social welfare.
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what did Wilson's New Freedom campaign for?
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it favored small enterprise, entrepreneurship, and the free functioning of unregulated and unmonopolized markets.
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What did Democrats think of Roosevelts programs?
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Democrats shunned the social-welfare programs and supported the fragmentation of trusts.
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Why did the campaign cool down?
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The campaign cooled down when Roosevelt was shot by a fanatic. He eventually recovered after suspending campaigning for a couple weeks.
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Who won the election of 1912?
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Woodrow Wilson, a minority president (minority relating to votes received)
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Why did the election of 1912 turn out the way it did?
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Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican votes, giving Woodrow Wilson the presidency. In reality however, the Republican party would have won had it not been split into two separate parties.
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What happened to Roosevelt's Progressive Party?
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It soon died out due to lack of officials elected to state and local offices.
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What kind of politician was Wilson?
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an idealist
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How did Wilson try to appeal to his public?
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Wilson relied on sincerity and moral appeal to attract the public. He was extremely smart but lacked the common touch with the public. (He didn't have people skills.)
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What made Wilson incredibly stubborn in negotiating?
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His idealism and sense of moral righteousness.
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When Wilson reached the Whitehouse he called for what?
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‘the triple wall of privilege”
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What was ‘the triple wall of privilege”
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the tariff, the banks, and the trusts
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After speaking front of Congress, Wilson attacked Tariffs, and Congress passed what?
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the Underwood Tariff Bill,
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What was the Underwood Tariff Bill?
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it provided for a substantial reduction of rates. It substantially reduced import fees.
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Under what authority did Congress enact a graduated income tax?
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Under the authority granted by the recently ratified Sixteenth Amendment.
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what was the most serious problem of the National Banking Act passed during the Civil War in 1863?
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the inelasticity of currency.
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what is the inelasticity of currency that plagued the National Banking Act in 1863?
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Banking reserves were located in New York and a handful of other large cities and could not be mobilized in times of financial stress into areas that needed money.
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How did wilson deal with the Inelaticty of currency?
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In 1913, President Wilson delivered a plea to Congress for a reform of the banking system.
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How did Congress answer Wilsons plea concerning the inelasticity of money?
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Congress answered and in the same year, he signed the Federal Reserve Act.
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Who appoints the Federal Reserve Board?
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the president
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What does the Federal Reserve Board do?
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oversaw a nationwide system of 12 regional Federal Reserve banks. Each reserve bank was the central bank for its region. The final authority of the Federal Reserve Board guaranteed a substantial level of public control. The board was empowered to issue paper money, Federal Reserve Notes, backed by commercial paper. Thus, the amount of money in circulation could be increased as needed for the requirements of business.
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what is the name of the paper money the federal reseve board can issue?
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Federal Reserve Notes
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Why is it important that the Federal Reserve Board can issue money?
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So that the amount of money in circulation could be increased as needed for the requirements of business.
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What was Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914.
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This law authorized a presidentially-appointed commission to oversee industries engaged in interstate commerce, such as the meatpackers. The commissioners were expected to crush monopolies at the source.
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914
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lengthened the Sherman Act's list of business practices that were deemed objectionable. It also sought to exempt labor and agricultural organizations from anti-trust prosecution, while legalizing strikes and peaceful picketing.
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Who praised the Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914?
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Union leader Samuel Gompers
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What act made loans available to farmers at low rates of interest?
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Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916
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What authorized loans on the security of staple crops?
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The Warehouse Act of 1916
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What benefited sailors by requiring decent treatment and a living wage on American ships?
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La Follette Seamen's Act of 1915
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What act assisted workers giving assistance to federal civil-service employees during periods of disability.
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Workingmen's Compensation Act of 1916
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Also in 1916, the president approved an act restricting WHAT on products flowing into interstate commerce?
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child labor
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What act established an 8-hour work day for all employees on trains in interstate commerce?
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Adamson Act of 1916
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Who did Wilson nominate for the Supreme Court?
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Louis D. Brandeis, he was a reformer
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What was special about Wilson's choice for the Supreme Court?
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He was the first jew to be a supreme court justice.
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What was Wilsons view on foreign policy?
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President Wilson was an anti-imperialist and withdrew from aggressive foreign policy.
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What was special about the Panama Canal Tolls Act of 1912
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It exempted American coastal shipping from tolls.
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What did wilson want to do with the Panama Canal Tolls Act of 1912?
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He persuaded Congress in 1914 to repeal it.
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what act granted the Philippines territorial status and promised independence as soon as a stable government could be established.
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Jones Act in 1916
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Where did political turmoil break out in 1915?
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Haiti
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When the political turmoil broke out in Haiti what did Wilson do?
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Wilson dispatched marines to protect American lives and property.
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What did wilson do for Haiti in 1916?
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he signed a treaty with Haiti providing for U.S. supervision of finances and the police.
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What did Wilson purchase in 1917?
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the Virgin Islands from Denmark.
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When was WWI sparked?
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1914
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What sparked WWI?
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when the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary was murdered by a Serb patriot.
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What happened after the murder that sparked WWI to begin?
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An outraged Vienna government, backed by Germany, presented an ultimatum to Serbia. Serbia, backed by Russia, refused to budge. Russia began to mobilize its army, alarming Germany on the east, and France confronted Germany on the west.
Germany struck at France first and the fighting began.
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who sided with vienna in the WWI dispute?
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germany
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who backed serbia in the WWI dispute?
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Russia
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Where did Germany strike first?
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France
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Name all the central powers.
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria
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Name the Allies.
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France, Britain, Russia, Japan, and Italy
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What did President Wilson issue at the outbreak of WWI?
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neutrality proclamation
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Most Americans felt how from the outset of the war?
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Anti-Germany
Yet, the majority of Americans were against war. |
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Who was the leader of Germany?
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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What was the leader of germany like?
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Kaiser Wilhelm II seemed the embodiment of arrogant autocracy.
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What is blood money?
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when American industry prospered off trade with the Allies
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what did Germany and the Central Powers protest?
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American trading with the Allies, although America wasn't breaking the international neutrality laws
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Why didn't Germany and the central powers trade with the US?
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Germany was free to trade with the U.S., but Britain prevented this trade by controlling the Atlantic Ocean by which Germany had to cross in order to trade with the U.S.
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When did Germany start to use submarines?
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1915
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What liner sank from the german subs?
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the British liner Lusitania
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Why was the sinkin of the Lusitania important?
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it killed 128 Americans. Americans demanded war but President Wilson stood strong on his stance against war.
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What was the name of another british liner in germany sank 1915?
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the Arabic
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What happened when germany sank another british liner in 1915?
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Berlin agreed to not sink unarmed passenger ships without warning.
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Did the Germans comply with their agreement to warn ships?
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Germany continued to sink innocent ships as apparent when one of its submarines sank a French passenger steamer, the Sussex.
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what was the name of the french passenger steamer the germans sank?
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the sussex
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What began pushing Wilson to war?
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President Wilson informed the Germans that unless they renounced the inhuman practice of sinking merchant ships without warning, he would break diplomatic relations, leading to war.
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What was the name of the "ship pledge" that wilson wanted.
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Sussex Pledge
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Did germany agree to the sussex pledge?
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Germany agreed to Wilson's ultimatum, but attached additions
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what were the german additions to the sussex pledge?
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the United States would have to persuade the Allies to modify what Berlin regarded as their illegal blockade. Wilson accepted the Germany pledge, without accepting the "string" of additions.
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who won election in 1916?
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Wilson Wins the Reelection in 1916
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Who was nominated in 1916 by the Progressive Party to run for president?
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Theodore Roosevelt, he refused to run.
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Who was nominated in 1916 by the Republican Party to run for president?
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Supreme Court justice Charles Evans Hughes
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What three things did the Republican Party condemn during the election of 1916?
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1. the Democratic tariff,
2. assaults on the trusts, and 3.Wilson's dealings with Mexico and Germany. |
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Who was nominated in 1916 by the Democratic Party to run for president?
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Wilson
He won the election of 1916 and was reelected to the presidency. |
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What was the democratic party's campaign during the 1916
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anti war (the choose wilson)
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