THIRD PARTY MOVEMENTS

INFORMATION

• Early 20th century
• Bull Moose Party
• Split vote

4 WAY ELECTION

• William Howard Taft
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Eugene V. Debs
• Woodrow Wilson

WILSON'S VICTORY

• Primary democratic ticket
• Bull Moose Party split republican votes
• Helped get rid of monopolies

TOPICS INCLUDED:

• Business regulations
• Workplace protection for women
• Welfare laws
• Child labor laws
• Voting reform

EFFECT

• Third parties didn't do much directly
• They split votes and put in a progressive president
• Made people aware of their ideals
• Indirectly caused reform in many areas