2. Clearly there were many motives that drove Chicago to build the world fair. Civic honor is probably the most prominent of these motives as well as wanting to be as good as other monumental cities such as New York- they wanted to prove themselves. Chicago wanted to be respected as much as possible. Chicago proving that it was more than a meat packing backwater showed how they could push through difficult times to gain honor which is problematic in this situation. 3. The White City was indeed like
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The victory of the United States against Great Britain in the Revolutionary war was‚ and continues to be one of the biggest upsets militarily. The Superior British army seemed to have every advantage‚ however the United States experienced key political‚ diplomatic‚ and military advantages that led to the success of the Revolution. Politically the colonies had gone through many key changes in ideology that gave the idea of revolution the traction that it would need to gain public support. The people
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CHAPTER 6 Revolution without Dogma by Daniel Boorstin How is the American Revolution unique from other 18th‚ 19th‚ and 20th century “revolutions”? Strictly political revolution- based in doctrine Rational movement England has become corrupted‚ but like the basis‚ so going to become independent and perfect ideas in Americas Were the American and French Revolution linked? How or why not? French revolution is more than political‚ waves of new government Many leaders being overthrown and killed
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II. Economic Control Roosevelt controlled the trusts. Doc A Trust-busting policed corporations Clayton Antitrust Act (Doc E) III. Better conditions Neill-Reynolds Report (Doc B) ignorant workers‚ horrible conditions Leads to Meat Inspection Act of 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Jane Addams’ Hull House (Doc C) not enough education Lobbied with Frances Kelly--had considerable success Adamson Act of 1916 with Wilson IV. Limitations to Success Eligibility to voting went down (Doc J) Women
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AP U.S History Tenochtitlan ID: The ancient Aztec capital in about the 1325 and was demolished by the Spaniards in 1521. SIG: Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities in the world in 1521. It was a very wealthy city with powerful economics‚ politics‚ and religions. Matrilineal ID: The inheritance one receives through the female line of ancestors. SIG: The pattern of culture in Lenape or modern day Delaware were fishing and other types of farming which were matrilineal. Many Native American
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To what extent was “the Gilded Age” an age of inaction‚ apathy‚ and extremism in American politics? Thesis: The Gilded Age has become classified as an era that demeans American politics. The time period consisted of severe lack of interest and concern with the people‚ idleness within the government and its decisions‚ as well as numerous instances of groups’ tending to maintain the disposition to shift toward the extremes. Background: The time throughout the 1870s and some of the twentieth
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Chapter 9: Economic Transformation‚ 1820-1860 Section 1: The American Industrial Revolution How did American textile manufactures compete with British manufactures? How successful were they? American textile manufactures were at an advantage compared to British manufactures‚ and they were very successful. America persuaded Britain to prohibit the export of textile machinery and the emigration of mechanics. Yet‚ still many British mechanics migrated over to the United States because they were lured
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1. There were diplomatic agreements with Japan because they wanted to keep peace with Japan 2. In Korea‚ the Taft-Katusura Agreement in 1905—was recognized as Japan’s dominance over Korea 3. There was much need for the U.S. to control the Philippines 4. Although the act‚ technically violated the Open Door policy‚ but it was truly necessary 5. There was Japanese resentment through the Open Door policy in China 6. There were many limitations of the Japanese immigrants‚ and the main issue was the
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Chapter 5 Social • Major population boom! o by 1775 there were 2.5 million people in 13 colonies o youthful and growing quickly • they were slowly moving westward past the Alleghenies • most populous colonies o Virginia o Massachusetts o Pennsylvania o North Carolina o Maryland • Cities o Philadelphia o New York o Boston o Charleston • Many races settled in America o Germans – fled religious persecution‚ for economy‚ and fleeing war mainly in Pennsylvania – Lutheran‚ very loyal
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Intro- It was mid-spring in the United States Capitol- Washington‚ DC‚ the grass was green and onlookers could take in the view of the Washington Monument. On the specific date of April 17‚ 1965‚ the streets were not only occupied by historical monuments and statues of American History‚ but also occupied of 25‚000 outraged protesters against the Vietnam War. This rally‚ organized by the Students for a Democratic Society‚ was the first significant act of defiance towards the Unites States Government
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