1. Who was Richard Hofstadter? When and why did he write the essays in The American Political Tradition? Was he well qualified to do so? Explain. a. Richard started writing The American Political Tradition in 1943‚ finished in 1947‚ and published in 1948. In the essay‚ he “made a number of interpretive and critical comments on certain political figures on whom he had done some special work or who particularly captured his interest.” However‚ the original title of his essay was Men and Ideas
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The historical view of 20th century America can be viewed from three different points of view‚ the Liberal‚ Conservative and Revisionist views. Each group feels that their view of America in the 20th century is the correct view. The 20th century saw developments in political and social demographics‚ movements for civil rights and liberties‚ and growth and quality of living and economic opportunity for all. I’m going to present to you the point of view that I agree with quoting evidence of why I agree
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During this time progressives found new modern ways to do things that would take over the old traditions. Civil Rights and Protests The civil rights started in 1955 and ended around 1968. This started because African Americans wanted more equal rights‚ Martin Luther
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Children like Jane Addams‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ and Woodrow Wilson who were born during the Gilded Age‚ better known as children of the Gilded Age‚ saw that industries like the rail road system and steel had gain so much power that they controlled the government in the country and saw the poverty people lived in. They all realize a need to reform the system and began a plan in the following years. Between the years 1890 and 1945 relationships between the government and the labor movement had many
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Reform Movements Penitentiaries 1. John Howard was the leader of the penitentiary movement. 2. John Howard started the “Penitentiary Movement” because he had concerns for the jailers since they were beginning to see more and more deaths from the prisoners. Howard’s actions were caused due to the diseases that were intensified by the conditions of the prisoners’ incarcerations. The conditions were particularly that the jailers did not receive a salary; however‚ they made a living from prisoners
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Progressive era The public’s outcry for change prompted the Progressive Era presidents to take action toward radical reforms. These radical reforms addressed issues from trust busting to constitutional amendments. The Progressive reformers and the federal government improved social‚ economic‚ and political conditions in the United States. Social changes came into effect once light was shed on the poor conditions that many minorities faced. Muckrakers‚ like Upton SinClair and W.E
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Moreover‚ the nature of land reform was so far-reaching that not only were members of the US embassy wary of Cárdenas‚ conservative Mexican strongmen found him to be a threat. However‚ Cárdenas found an operative method of preserving his regime’s balance of power: “allowing the emergence of local political autonomy” as a loose form of control and as a buffer against local political rivalry. Demonstrated in the case of the gubernatorial elections of Oaxaca in 1936‚ Cárdenas threw his support behind
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Between the 1820’s and 1860’s‚ Americans were trying new things and promoting different ideas and ways of thinking. Once such idea is that of a utopian society. A utopian society‚ simple put‚ means a perfect society. There are many examples of experiments at utopian society in the 1800’s. George Ripley endeavored to create one of the first utopian societies in West Roxberry‚ Massachusetts. The community was called Brook Farm‚ and was established in 1841. Everyone in the
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Legislation and President Theodore Roosevelt supported a traditional European social insurance platform that consists of health insurance‚ workers‚ unemployment‚ etc. However‚ the barriers and challenges of this reform were from several areas. For example‚ the American Federation of Labor believed people should be able to rely on their economic strength. Employers also opposed this bill because they were afraid of malingering. President Franklin Roosevelt and his administrators attempted reform was
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Mr. Hammond Q2 Essay2 11/24/13 Reform Movements Democratic ideals are either personal qualities or standards of government behavior that are felt to be essential to the continuation of a democratic policy. Democratic ideals led to Reform movements from 1825 to 1850 such as the 2nd great awakening and the change of views on slavery. The 2nd great awakening was the central of the rest of the reform movements and there were three steps to trying to abolish slavery. One of the steps to removing
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