Woodrow Wilson 1912 presidential campaign platform
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The Woodrow Wilson 1912 presidential campaign platform, known as the "New Freedom," emphasized antitrust reforms, tariff reduction, and banking restructuring to promote greater economic opportunity and limit corporate power in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential campaign platform
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political platform ⓘ |
| advocatedBy | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
protecting consumers
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small business opportunity ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Theodore Roosevelt 1912 presidential campaign platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | New Nationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| electionYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| emphasizedPolicy |
antitrust reform
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banking restructuring ⓘ tariff reduction ⓘ |
| emphasizedValue |
competition over monopoly
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individual liberty in economic life ⓘ |
| focus |
competition in the marketplace
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economic reform ⓘ regulation of large corporations ⓘ |
| goal |
limit corporate power
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promote greater economic opportunity ⓘ |
| hasName | New Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped define Wilsonian progressivism ⓘ |
| ideologicalLabel | New Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedLegislation |
Clayton Antitrust Act
NERFINISHED
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Federal Reserve Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Trade Commission Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Progressive Party 1912 platform
NERFINISHED
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Republican Party 1912 platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedConcept | concentrated economic power ⓘ |
| policyDomain |
economic policy
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monetary and banking policy ⓘ regulation of business ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Woodrow Wilson election as President of the United States ⓘ |
| slogan | New Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedReform |
lower tariffs
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reform of the banking system ⓘ stronger antitrust enforcement ⓘ |
| targetedIssue |
concentrated financial control
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high protective tariffs ⓘ trusts ⓘ |
| timeframe | 1912 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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