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    Theodore and Wilson John Smith HIS 204 American History Since 1865 Kevin Johnson March 28‚ 2013 When we are writing about progressivism‚ there were three progressive presidents that were in the White House from 1901 – 1921. That was Theodore Roosevelt‚ William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. Between these three of our president together‚ it is said that they were very different however‚ they did have one thing in common reform policy and regulations in American Society. This here is about

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    so Hoover’s entered the office at a time of extreme crisis. Even though many of his ideas resulted in failure‚ Herbert Hoover was considered more progressive than those of his Republican predecessors. Progressive ideas support the philosophy‚ Progressivism‚ by advancing aspects of modern human customs in news way. In my opinion‚ the most progressive characteristic about Herbert Hoover was his stance on using the minimal amount needed of government involvement with its citizens. Normally‚ government

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    Changing attitudes in the 1920’s came about through progressivism‚ and the divide between country and urban life. Women were becoming more and more independent. Depression was beginning to sink its claws into the American economy first by way of rural towns and farms who felt the blow not with the stock market crash in 1929‚ but with the decline of agricultural prices in 1920. Most rural Americans still held to old traditions‚ and found how life was in the city offending to their beliefs and customs

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    Progressive Era. During this time there were millions of Americans that were organized in association to many solutions to industrialization‚ urbanization‚ and immigration problems that brought about a new social reform order. In Unit Two‚ the Progressivism era emerges during the mid-1890s that continued shaping and changing the role of all women causing them to leave their homes and changed their way of life with gaining equal rights and rights against women suffrage. The Progressive Era was a

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    challenger‚ and supporter. f. The School of Thought I agree with is Democratic. This stresses the process of learning‚ not just the product. It also promotes outside-the-box thinking. g. My preferred educational philosophy is progressivism. I favor an open classroom where students often work together and learn to deal with social problems as well as material from the curriculum. III. Learning h. Learning is something we do every minute of every day. When someone learns

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    United States government? Conservatism: from the Political Fringe to the Halls of Power 1. The age of Liberalism- 1930’s – 60’s 2. “Liberalism” defined: individual rights and freedoms protected by “activist” government. a. Liberalism’s roots: Progressivism and the New Deal 3. !950’s- Liberalism dominant… even among many Republicans a. “Moderates”. Eisenhower‚ Rockefeller‚ Nixon 4. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Liberalism a. Government support for civil rights a.i. The “Great Society”

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    1) Compare and contrast utilitarianism versus universalism. Utilitarianism comprises of two types of criteria which is rule based and act based. Rule-based utilitarianism argues that general principles are used as criteria for deciding the greatest benefit to be achieved from acting in a certain way. Act based utilitarians on the other hand analyze a particular action or behavior to determine whether the greatest utility or good can be achieved. Utilitarianism also includes the following tenets

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    HIUS 222 Exam 2 Review Sheet: This exam will be a combination of multiple-choice‚ True/False questions and a few short essay responses. For best results in preparing for the upcoming exam‚ focus your studies on the following historical items‚ events and individuals. Your textbook may help with some of the things listed‚ but this exam is more so drawn from class lectures and power point presentations. 1. Pershing- Gen. John Pershing was ordered by Wilson to hunt down the Mexican villain bandit

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    self-development of the individual learner. • The scene where Ron Clark enters the school for the first time and points out the troubled class. He was adamant to the principal on how he could improve every one of those students and how he wanted too. 4. Progressivism – A movement begun in the United States in the early 1900s in education‚ this movement emphasized vocational training‚ “daily-living skills‚’ and a “child-centered curriculum.” • When Ron Clark took over the troubled class he realized that they

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    The Great Gatsby The “roaring twenties” were a great time of wealth‚ progressivism‚ and music. One thing that ties in with all of the other subjects listed above is envy. The Great Gatsby is a great example of how envy ties into the twenties. One example is when Gatsby‚ the main character of the book‚ is looking out at the end of his dock toward Daisy’s house. At this point in the novel‚ the reader is unsure of what is going on between Gatsby and the green light out on the Long Island Sound. Yet

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