What was the effect of the Bull Moose Party’s entrance into the presidential election of 1912?(1 point)

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It split the Republican vote and allowed the Democrats to win.
It split the Republican vote and allowed the Democrats to win.

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

It split the Democratic vote and allowed the Republicans to win.
It split the Democratic vote and allowed the Republicans to win.

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

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It split the Republican vote and allowed the Democrats to win.

In the 1912 presidential election, the emergence of the Bull Moose Party, led by Theodore Roosevelt, drew votes away from the incumbent Republican candidate, William Howard Taft. This division in the Republican base facilitated the victory of the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson.