Week 2 - Assignment
The Progressive Presidents
The presidential election of 1912 was the most Progressive in US
history, with the two frontrunners, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow
Wilson, both espousing Progressive philosophies. Although both
Wilson and Roosevelt were Progressive, their attitudes toward
Progressivism differed, at least in theory. This paper will provide
an opportunity to review the complex nature of Progressivism, and
to explore how presidents’ policies while in office often differ
from their rhetoric on the campaign trail.
Using the primary sources below,
compare and contrastthe two men’s principles based
on their writings, and then, using the textbook and at least one
secondary source from the library’s JSTOR or Project MUSE
databases,
compareeach presidents’ political principles with
his actions while in office—how well did their actions match their
rhetoric?
Draw from the material in the AT LEAST ONEof the Following sources when writing your paper:
- Bull Moose Party. (1912, Aug. 7). Platform of the Progressive party . Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/tr-progressive/
- Roosevelt, T. R. (1910, Aug. 31). The new nationalism . Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/tr-nationalism/
- Wilson, W. (1913, March 4). First inaugural address . Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/tr-woodrow/
- Wilson, W. (1913). What is progress?. In The new freedom: A call for the emancipation of the generous energies of a people(Chapter II). New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14811/14811-h/14811-h.htm#II
The paper must be three to four pages in length and formatted
according to APA style. Cite your sources within the text of your
paper and on the reference page. For information regarding APA,
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