1912 United States presidential election
In 1912, Americans got to vote for a new president. Imagine it like a big game where everyone gets to choose who they want to be their leader. The election had four main players: William Howard Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Eugene Debs.
Taft was already the president, but Roosevelt used to be president before him. Roosevelt wanted to be president again, but he didn't get the support of his own party, so he created a new one called the Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party"). This made things confusing because now there were two Republicans running for president: Taft and Roosevelt.
On the other side, there was Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, and Eugene Debs, a socialist. The Democrats believed in more government involvement to help the people, while the socialists wanted to change things so workers would have more power.
During the election, there were a lot of arguments and speeches about what each candidate wanted to do if they became president. Roosevelt talked about how he wanted to stop big businesses from doing things that hurt the little guy, Taft talked about how he wanted to follow the rules and make sure everything was fair, Wilson talked about how he wanted to use government to help people, and Debs talked about how he wanted to make sure everyone had equal opportunities.
In the end, Wilson won the election because he got more votes than anyone else. He became the 28th president of the United States. Even though Roosevelt and Taft got more votes than Debs, they didn't get enough votes to win. It was a close election, and it showed that Americans had different ideas about how the country should be run.
Taft was already the president, but Roosevelt used to be president before him. Roosevelt wanted to be president again, but he didn't get the support of his own party, so he created a new one called the Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party"). This made things confusing because now there were two Republicans running for president: Taft and Roosevelt.
On the other side, there was Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, and Eugene Debs, a socialist. The Democrats believed in more government involvement to help the people, while the socialists wanted to change things so workers would have more power.
During the election, there were a lot of arguments and speeches about what each candidate wanted to do if they became president. Roosevelt talked about how he wanted to stop big businesses from doing things that hurt the little guy, Taft talked about how he wanted to follow the rules and make sure everything was fair, Wilson talked about how he wanted to use government to help people, and Debs talked about how he wanted to make sure everyone had equal opportunities.
In the end, Wilson won the election because he got more votes than anyone else. He became the 28th president of the United States. Even though Roosevelt and Taft got more votes than Debs, they didn't get enough votes to win. It was a close election, and it showed that Americans had different ideas about how the country should be run.