Wilson, 1912, and Intellectual Progressivism

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October 22, 2014

The rise of Managerial Progressivism

The last 200 years of voter turnout:

The new education.

John Dewey

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

The 1912 Election

William Howard Taft

Robert La Follette

Eugene Debs

Louis Brandeis

The 1912 Election

Wilson in power and the modern presidency

Major legislation, 1913-1914

  • Underwood Tariff
  • Federal Reserve act

Federal Reserve System

  • Don't memorize this

Major legislation, 1913-1914

  • Underwood Tariff
  • Federal Reserve act
  • Clayton Antitrust Act
  • Federal Farm Loan act and Warehousing Act
  • Segregation of Washington, DC
  • And more
  • Child labor act (1916)
  • Eight-hour day for railroad workers (1916).