What did Theodore Roosevelt accomplish?
He
vigorously promoted the conservation movement, emphasizing efficient
use of natural resources. He dramatically expanded the system of
national parks and national forests. After 1906, he moved to the left,
attacking big business, proposing a welfare state, and supporting labor
unions.
Who won the 1912 election and why?
In
the Presidential election, Democratic Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey defeated Republican President William Howard Taft and former
president and Progressive Party nominee Theodore Roosevelt. Socialist
union leader Eugene Debs, running his fourth campaign, took six percent
of the vote.
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