How did Theodore Roosevelt become a party nominee in the presidential election of 1912?

A) Roosevelt split from the Republicans and formed the Progressive Party.

B) Roosevelt split from the Republicans and joined the Democratic Party.

C) Roosevelt split from the Democrats and formed a new Republican party.

D) Roosevelt split from the Democrats and formed the Populist Party.

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Moses Price

30 April, 17:08

How did Theodore Roosevelt become a party nominee in the presidential election of 1912?

A) Roosevelt split from the Republicans and formed the Progressive Party.

B) Roosevelt split from the Republicans and joined the Democratic Party.

C) Roosevelt split from the Democrats and formed a new Republican party.

D) Roosevelt split from the Democrats and formed the Populist Party.

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Esther Castaneda · Answer 1

Answer A) Theodore Roosevelt split from the Republicans and formed the Progressive Party or Bull Moose Party.

Kara Hebert · Answer 2

A) Roosevelt split from the Republicans and formed the Progressive Party.

When Roosevelt returned to the Republican fold in 1916, the Progressive Party vanished for a time. In 1924, liberals were so frustrated with conservative control of both major political parties that they formed the League of Progressive Political Action, better known as the Progressive Party.