In the late 1800’s and 1900’s america was in a state of reform or change. It was called the progressive era. Where they changed‚ edited‚ or made rules for education ‚ the environment‚ and for workers . These reforms try and changed the way america worked.and because of the progressive era the U.S. has changed. During the progressive era education laws have changed to better help america’s education for the better. Such as the third reform made for education during the progressive era‚”School is
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foster efficiency. The common people were positively impacted by the progressive era. The common people were trust busting to try and get rid of the trust. The Clayton Act strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act which outlawed unfair business. Theodore Roosevelt and Wilson helped the common people more than taft did. Roosevelt’s meat inspection act inspected the meat to make sure that the food was not contaminated so the people would not get sick or die. Wilson also wanted to get rid of those that hurt
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1910-1920 ERA There were two presidents in office during this era. William Howard Taft‚ the 27th president‚ was in office from 1909 to 1913.During Taft’s term everyone compared him to Roosevelt‚ the previous president‚ and would always criticize his ways. People always talked smack about how he supported big business‚ although no one ever mentioned how he was the first president to protect federal lands on oil had been found. Also how he protected coal infested lands. Some people may say that he
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destiny set the stage for American imperialism at the end of the century? Yes‚ without a doubt it did set the stage for a new Manifest Destiny that expanded American control beyond our natural borders. It became apparent to people like Teddy Roosevelt that in order to provide new markets for our industrial products and in a better effort to provide for the defense of the nation‚ we would need coaling stations for our navy and commercial shipping. That could only be achieved through Imperialism
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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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In the novella Animal Farm there were numerous amounts of characters but only a few were the most worthy to lead the Farm. In the story‚ the pigs were the leaders of the farm which turned out to be a bad decision for the animals. There were other animals on the farm besides Napoleon like Muriel or Snowball who were fit to lead‚ they just didn’t speak up because they were afraid‚ or they were chased off of the farm. Of course animals like rats or sheep don’t have a lot of say on the farm either because
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public image of the adventures of the men abroad. Dewey’s May Day Victory at Manila * The American People plunged into the war lightheartedly‚ like schoolchildren off to a picnic. * Before the declaration of war‚ on February 25th‚ 1898‚ Roosevelt commanded the American Asiatic Squadron at Hong Kong to descend upon Spain’s Philippines in the event of war and McKinley confirmed these instructions. * May 1‚ 1898: George Dewey carried out his orders sailing with 6 warships into the harbor
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for service. Soldiers gathered in Florida and waited impatiently for supplies and transportation. Some individuals organized and outfitted their own regiments. Teddy Roosevelt was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy at the time‚ he resigned his post and formed a voluntary cavalry. As soon as word spread that Roosevelt was looking for volunteers‚ the War office was swamped with requests of people wanting to volunteer. 23‚000 people applied and only 2‚000 were accepted. Those 2‚000 volunteers
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led to the revolution of social reform.Riis’ photos appeared in books‚newspapers and magazines that were used for social reform.This caught the attention of police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt and said to Riis‚”I have read your book‚and I have come to help.” Riis and Roosevelt went around NY and Riis showed Roosevelt the conditions in which many people lived.Roosevelt demanded that city officials pass the first significant legislation to improve state’s affairs in immigrant neighborhoods.Roosevelt
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