Roosevelt's Square Deal Answers

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Did President Wilson have a mandate in 1912?

Yes, because he received more than 80% of the electoral votes.

Yes, because he received the most votes of any candidate.

No, because he did not receive more than 50% of the popular vote.

Why was Wilson’s platform called New Freedom?

Wilson wanted to free enslaved people in the South.

Wilson wanted Americans to be free from big business.

Wilson wanted to abolish all laws that restricted individual rights.

How did the United States entering the war affect Wilson’s progressive domestic agenda?

Wilson had to set aside domestic reform to focus on the war effort.

Wilson accelerated progressive reform measures.

Wilson increased his focus on reform as a way of fighting German influence.

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