HIST 1025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Arms Race, Militarism, The School Teacher
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Carryover - progressivism, suffrage, and the election of 1912. Applying a progressive mindset to foreign policy. Could also be a part of a class/racial agenda. Catt: (cid:862)cut off the (cid:448)ote of the slu(cid:373)s a(cid:374)d gi(cid:448)e it to (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374). (cid:863) (cid:862)wo(cid:373)a(cid:374)! The e(cid:455)es of te(cid:454)as are upo(cid:374) you - ha(cid:448)e (cid:455)ou paid that poll ta(cid:454)? (cid:863) (cid:862)austi(cid:374) wo(cid:373)a(cid:374) uffrage asso(cid:272)iatio(cid:374) - wo(cid:374)"t (cid:455)ou help us (cid:373)ake te(cid:454)as (cid:449)hite? (cid:863) Progressives adopt suffrages as both a goal in itself (democratizing politics) and as instrumental to achieving other goals (hoped women would vote for prog. causes and candidates) Pushes progressive agenda - regulation of food, railroads, communications, conservation, etc. Threatened to nationalize coal mines and send army to back unions for first time (1902) Enormously popular, could have run again in 1909 (he declined in favor of taft) Re-enters presidential race, 1912 - loses to taft for republican candidate - Takes very progressive positions on corporations, public works, labor.
