6. From Lesson 3.4, p.610: "Progressive Republicans stormed out of the convention. They set up a new Progressive Party and chose Roosevelt as their candidate. He accepted saying, “I feel as strong as a bull moose.” Roosevelt's supporters became known as the Bull Moose party."

Question

In the presidential election of 1912, the Bull Moose Party competed with the Democratic and Republican party. How did it affect the election results?

Grade 8 Social Studies Academic Standards & Disciplinary Concepts, History, H.5.8.5

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Responses

A. It split the Democratic party votes and allowed the Republican party to win.
A. It split the Democratic party votes and allowed the Republican party to win.

B. It split the Republican party votes and allowed the Democratic party to win.
B. It split the Republican party votes and allowed the Democratic party to win.

C. It prevented any of the three parties from winning a majority of electoral votes.
C. It prevented any of the three parties from winning a majority of electoral votes.

D. It stole votes from the other parties to win the election.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

B. It split the Republican party votes and allowed the Democratic party to win.

In the 1912 presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt ran as the candidate for the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party after splitting from the Republican Party, which was represented by William Howard Taft. This division of the Republican vote allowed the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson, to win the election with a majority of the electoral votes.