American History: A Survey 10/e   Alan Brinkley
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Objectives

1. The nature and extent of Theodore Roosevelt's "square deal" progressivism.

2. The similarities and differences between the domestic progressivism of William Howard Taft and of Roosevelt.

3. The conservation issue, and why it triggered the split between Taft and Roosevelt.

4. The consequences of the split in the Republican Party in 1912.

5. The differences between Roosevelt’s New Nationalism and Wilson’s New Freedom.

6. The differences between Woodrow Wilson’s campaign platform and the measures actually implemented during his term.

7. The new direction of American foreign policy introduced by Roosevelt, especially in Asia and the Caribbean.

8. The similarities and differences between Taft’s and Roosevelt’s approaches to foreign policy.

9. The reasons for the continuation of American interventionism in Latin America under Wilson.

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