Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson became President of the United States in 1912.
• He won with less than 50% of the popular vote because the Republican Party split into the Progressive Party (Roosevelt) and the Republican Party (Taft).
• Wilson was a Democrat from New Jersey, but he won the support of many Progressives because he opposed political machines.
• As President, he signed some progressive reforms, like the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, and the creation of the Federal Trade Commission.
• However, he invited controversy because of his views on race. He supported segregation, and even had a screening of “Birth of a Nation” (a movie that celebrated the KKK) in the White House.
• He won with less than 50% of the popular vote because the Republican Party split into the Progressive Party (Roosevelt) and the Republican Party (Taft).
• Wilson was a Democrat from New Jersey, but he won the support of many Progressives because he opposed political machines.
• As President, he signed some progressive reforms, like the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, and the creation of the Federal Trade Commission.
• However, he invited controversy because of his views on race. He supported segregation, and even had a screening of “Birth of a Nation” (a movie that celebrated the KKK) in the White House.