Which of the following is true about the election of 1912?

A) William Howard Taft received more votes than Theodore Roosevelt.

B) Progressive reform was not an important campaign topic for candidates.

C) Woodrow Wilson was the Republican Party’s candidate for the presidency.

D) the Democratic Party did not nominate Roosevelt because he was too progressive.

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Answer:

B

Explanation:

The correct answer is B.

A- A is incoreect as Theodore Roosevelt recieved more votes than Taft did. Roosevelt carried 89 electoral votes and recieved 4.1 million votes. Taft only got 8 Electoral votes and 3.4 million votes.

B- B is correct - this was the primary issue that the candidates ran on. Roosevelts party was called the Progressive Party and put forward progressive policies for their candidate. He had been part of the republican campaign but left to form his own party after his progressives were squeezed out of the decision making process.

C-  C is incorrect as Woodrow Wilson didn't run for the Republican Party- He was the Democrats candidate for the presidency.

D-  D is incorrect as Roosevelt didnt run for the democratic nomination. The former president was a republican. However the republicans didnt nominate him because he was too progressive, so instead he founded his own party and split the republican vote.

Answer: D.

The Republican Party did not nominate Roosevelt because he was too progressive.

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