The correct answer is A) Because all three candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split.
The election of 1912 was between Woodrow Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, and William Howard Taft. All three of these individuals were progressives, even though Wilson technically in the Democratic party and Taft was part of the Republican party. This was a time period in which progressive ideas were extremely popular in all major political parties. Due to this fact, the progressive voters were torn on which candidate to pick. Ultimately, Wilson ends up winning the election of 1912.
Pretty sure they believed that the government was infringing upon there rights. The Republican party is founded on individual freedom, and tradition, organic society, hierarchy, authority, and property rights. Most notable example is when Conservitives wanted freedom of slaves during the civil war.
"<span>The </span>United States in the 1950s<span> experienced marked economic growth – with an increase in manufacturing and home construction amongst a </span>post–World War II economic expansion<span>. The </span>Cold War<span> and its associated conflicts helped create a politically conservative climate in the country, as the quasi-confrontation intensified throughout the entire decade. Fear of </span>communism<span> caused public Congressional hearings in both houses of </span>Congress<span> while </span>anti-communism<span> was the prevailing sentiment in the United States throughout the period." -Wikipedia</span>
The soldiers died then the other team won
