Main Themes 1. How Theodore Roosevelt's leadership helped fashion a new, expanded role for the national government. 2. That politics during the administration of William Howard Taft showed that most of the nation desired a more progressive approach. 3. How the administration of Woodrow Wilson embodied both conservative and progressive features. 4. That the United States assumed a much more assertive and interventionist foreign policy, especially toward the Caribbean region.
| Learning Objectives A thorough study of Chapter Twenty-Two should enable the student to understand: |
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The nature and extent of Theodore Roosevelt's "square deal" progressivism. |
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The similarities and differences between the domestic progressivism of William Howard Taft and of Roosevelt. |
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The conservation issue, and why it triggered the split between Taft and Roosevelt. |
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The consequences of the split in the Republican Party in 1912. |
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The differences between Roosevelt's New Nationalism and Wilson's New Freedom. |
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The differences between Woodrow Wilson's campaign platform and the measures actually implemented during his term. |
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The new direction of American foreign policy introduced by Roosevelt, especially in Asia and the Caribbean. |
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The similarities and differences between Taft's and Roosevelt's approaches to foreign policy. |
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The reasons for the continuation of American interventionism in Latin America under Wilson. |