 | The Battle for National Reform
Chapter Twenty-two Main Themes- The guiding ideology, domestic interests, and foreign entanglements of Theodore Roosevelt's administration.
- The troubled succession of William Howard Taft to the presidency, and how it paved the way for the ascension of Woodrow Wilson.
- The administration of Woodrow Wilson as both a conservative and progressive leader.
- America's embrace of a much more assertive and interventionist foreign policy, especially in the Caribbean and Latin America.
A thorough study of Chapter Twenty-two should enable the student to understand:
- The nature and extent of Theodore Roosevelt's "square deal" progressivism.
- The similarities and differences between the domestic progressivism of William Howard Taft and of Roosevelt.
- The distinction between conservation and preservation, and why this distinction ultimately triggered the split between Taft and Roosevelt.
- The consequences of the split in the Republican Party in 1912.
- The philosophical and practical differences between Roosevelt's New Nationalism and Wilson's New Freedom.
- The differences between Woodrow Wilson's campaign platform and the measures actually implemented during his term.
- The social limits of Wilson progressivism, particularly with regards to women's suffrage and segregation.
- The new direction of American foreign policy introduced by Roosevelt, especially in Asia and the Caribbean.
- The similarities and differences between Taft's and Roosevelt's approaches to foreign policy.
- The reasons for the continuation of American interventionism in Latin America under Wilson.
- The unfolding of the diplomatic crisis between Mexico and the United States in the years before American entry into WWI.
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