During the Gilded Age‚ the time after the Civil War‚ large corporations and trusts controlled much of the economy and most of the government. Monopolies sprouted from every corner of the U.S. economy including the Vanderbilts‚ Rockafellers‚ Carnagies‚ and etc. The Progressive Era‚ the response to the Gilded Age and its exploitation‚ was a widespread reform of economics and social and political aspects of America. The movements during the Progressive Era succeeded tremendously‚ in the categories of
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Hiram Johnson‚ California Governor (1911-1917) and U.S. Senator (1917-1945)‚ promised to return the government to the people free of corruption and corporate influence. The focus became to give honest public service. From 1901 to 1909‚ President Theodore Roosevelt steered away from the persistent passivity of his predecessors and promised the American people a Square Deal‚ emphasizing that the average citizen would get a fair share under his policies. He demonstrated his willingness to challenge
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1. Define the term "Muckraker." Be sure to include the name of the person who created it. -A muckraker is a person who intentionally seeks out and publishes the misdeeds of a public individual for profit or gain. Theodore Roosevelt is said to be linked to being the creator of the term. 2. Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism. What was the main focus of the Naturalistic writer? -The main focus of a Naturalistic writer was about the fringes
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My Papa’s Waltz Theodore Roethke was born to Otto and Helen Roethke on born on May 25‚ 1908. As a child his parents and his uncle owned and operated a greenhouse in Saginaw Michigan. Theodore spent a lot of time helping with his father working in the greenhouse. In 1923 his father died of cancer and shortly thereafter he turned to literature. His poem "My Papa’s Waltz" is a very emotionally stimulating poem. Roethke’s use of ethos in this poem helps establish his creditability. He writes
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Over centuries‚ the political system in United States led to the two major party system which third party cannot have that much of the power in the politics. However‚ there have been some several third parties and they were very influential in the political aspect. Among them‚ especially The People’s Party (populists) and The Progressive Party(Bull Moose party) left huge impact on United States history. The People’s Party was established by farmers‚ ‘Patrons of Husbandry’ in 1867 since they were
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spread to foster an all-encompassing mood and effect for reform. From farmers to politicians‚ the need for change and for direct responsibility for the country’s ills became paramount and spread from social service to journalism. During his presidency Theodore Roosevelt commented on the need: “No hard-and-fast rule can be laid down as to the way in which such work [Reform] must be done. But most certainly everyman‚ whatever his position should strive to do it in some way and
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Before the mid-1800’s‚ Americans saw wilderness areas as potential hazards or places to gather things they needed. It was not until the early 1900’s that the conservation movement began to grow in size and popularity with the help of President Theodore Roosevelt. He urged all Americans to get involved with the protection of wildlife and natural resources. Due to the care and concern of the conservation movement‚ Denali State Park in Alaska remains one of the great areas of unspoiled
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In the poem‚ My Papa’s Waltz‚ Theodore Roethke talks about a young boy’s relationship with his father. I think that the poem talks about how the young boy loves his father but their relationship is strained. I also think that the young boy fears that his father will drink himself to death. There is a lot of imagery in this poem. There are descriptions like‚ “we romped around until the pans slid from the kitchen shelf. There is imagery in every stanza. Roethke uses great word choice too. It is imperative
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wildfire caused by lightning burned three million acres of Washington‚ Montana‚ and Idaho‚ and killed 84 citizens. In the book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan‚ Egan explains that the progressive republicans Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot’s conservation efforts for national forests were solidified by this catastrophic event‚ due to the heroic efforts of the U.S. Forest Service. Although others like William Howard Taft and Senator Heyburn hindered their
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Progressivism That Compares and Contrast to Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt as well as to Wilson’s New Freedom and Roosevelt’s New Nationalism Woodrow Wilson is known as the “New Freedom” attempt to enact his own version of Progressivism with support in lowering the tariffs on imports‚ strengthening the nation’s banks‚ support in using antitrust to deal with big business‚ but did not include any social justice legislature. At the top of Wilson’s schema‚ he lowers tariff rates. The Underwood‐Simmons
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