Roosevelt did not seek election in 1908. 

He supported William Howard Taft

Big Bill Taft  6' tall and weighing over 300 lbs.  He did not smoke or drink and had a reputation for honesty and integrity above reproach.

What two changes in the Post Office came during Taft's administration?

   Taft continued Roosevelt's policy of " Trustbusting"

   Taft's foreign policy centered
            around "Dollar diplomacy" 

this was intended to influence foreign affairs through monetary investment rather than through the display of military might.

   Election of 1912 Progressive Party split from the Republicans and became the Bull Moose Party with Roosevelt as their leader.

   Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson became President

   Taft retired and served as the only man in history to serve first as President and then as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Watch the Taft Court 4.5 min video:

   What is the Payne-Aldrich Bill,
                and "rule of reason"? p 464
Watch Pancho Villa video 3 min:

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Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.