Multiple choice

Wilson won the 1912 election because

  1. He had a clear majority of votes

  2. Republican votes were split with Bull Moose party

  3. He ran unopposed

  4. he ran on the Progressive Party
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Explanation

In 1912, the Republican vote was split between incumbent William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, who ran as a third-party candidate for the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party. This split allowed Woodrow Wilson to win the election.

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