employed by businessmen like John D. Rockefeller. Of all the famous Muckrakers‚ in my opinion‚ there is none more famous than Lincoln Steffens. Lincoln Steffens was an American journalist and a leading figure among the writers whom U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt called muckrakers. Born in 1866 to a rich businessman and his wife‚ Steffens grew up as somewhat of a privileged child. Once of age‚ he received an education from Berkeley‚ and then went to Europe for three years to study philosophy‚ ethics
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For this paper‚ I really wanted to focus on my mother’s side of the family‚ particularly on my grandmother’s ancestors‚ whose history I honestly knew little about. I had a considerable amount of knowledge about my father’s side of the family‚ who I at one point I researched extensively‚ finding ties back to the American Revolution. It was with my mother’s side of the family that I had really never had the time to properly look at. To begin with‚ I spoke with my grandfather‚ who is a second generation
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arcade and concessions. The first attraction I will go to is the Mount Rushmore National Park. Admission is free‚ but you do have to pay for parking $11 per car for the day. The faces of George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and Theodore Roosevelt are carved on the mountain. There is a walkway of every state’s flag on the way up to the monument. You can walk through the wildlife on trails to get a closer look at the monument; however you do not get to climb on the mountain – that’s
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The second article is Johnathan O’Hara’s Late 19th Century administrative reform in America: re-articulating Hamiltonian thought. In this piece he offers a different explanation for how change came to fruition in the Progressive Era. O’Hara offers a look at the Progressive Era through the ideas of America’s executive administrations. The author argues that the rise of industrialism imposed a new set of demands from the executive branch that spurred a new self-awareness on the administrative elite
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and South America by introducing the Monroe Doctrine. This meant that Europe was unable to further colonize in the Western Hemisphere. In response‚ America agreed not to interfere with European relations. Almost a century later in 1904‚ President Theodore Roosevelt presented the Roosevelt Corollary‚ which was an extension to the Monroe Doctrine. This extension gave the United States the right to intervene in countries south of the United States if necessary. Roosevelt’s philosophy‚ “speak softly but
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of our own country. If economic growth occurred‚ we would need to build and protect our new empires‚ and this could very easily be a problem. Three presidents at this time period were very influential in their progressive views. One of these was Theodore Roosevelt. "Speak softly and carry a big stick"‚ a quote by Roosevelt himself‚ expresses his "Big-stick" diplomacy‚ stating that the threat of military force would be used to influence politics in other countries. Next‚ Taft’s dollar diplomacy states
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Imperialism In president Rosevelt’s plan to build the Panama Canal he utilizes the idea that Americans knew they needed this to move ships from east to west quickly; the US for the first time was going to be able to gain control of both oceans. Theodore Roosevelt became the nation’s youngest president. Roosevelt assumed the office with the same vigor with which he charged up Kettle Hill. A long believer in Captain Mahan’s theory of sea power‚ Roosevelt began to revitalize the navy. Now that America’s
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1)Stirrings of Imperialism a)The New Manifest Destiny i)American attention shifted to foreign lands b/c “closing of the frontier” 1890s led some to fear natural resources would dwindle and must be found abroad‚ growing importance of foreign trade and desire for new markets‚ fears that Eur imperialism would lead America to be left out of spoils ii)Justifications provided by Social Darwinism- only fittest nations survive‚ therefore just for strong nations to dominate weaker ones iii) Josiah Strong’s
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Square Deal Theodore Roosevelt Ascends In November 1898‚ Roosevelt was elected governor by a narrow margin. He showed typical vigor in Albany and‚ as feared‚ alienated political boss Thomas Platt by pushing through a new tax on corporate franchises. His efforts at moderate reforms included a number of conservation measures and improvements in public education. In 1900‚ Platt and other New York Republicans urged President McKinley to take Roosevelt as his running mate; the previous vice president
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and Deeper:1929-33: Retrieved from-http://www.ushistory.org/us/48b.asp Old West (September 30‚ 1989) Wyoming Legislators write the first state constitution to grant women the right to vote. Retrieved from- http://www.history.com American President: Theodore Roosevelt: Domestic Affairs: Retrieved from- http://www.millercenter.org William Howard Taft: Biography: Retrieved from- http://www.biography.com/people/william-taft-9501184 United States American History. Spanish-American War: Retrieved from- http://www
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