African American History‚ 1877-1919 National | Year | African American | James Garfield inaugurated as President‚ assassinated later in the year; Chester Arthur becomes President | 1881 | Tennessee introduces racial segregation on the railways‚ opening a pattern of legalised discrimination in public facilities that will spread through the Southern states. | | | July The black activist Booker T. Washington (18561915) opens the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to provide agricultural and industrial
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the Democrats nominated Wilson on the 46th ballot * The Democratic ticket would run under a platform called “New Freedom‚” which would include many progressive reforms. At the Progressive convention‚ Jane Addams put Theodore Roosevelt’s name on the nomination * TR became the nomination for the progressive when entering into the campaign‚ TR mentioned that he felt “ strong as a bull moose‚” making moose the unofficial Progressive symbol. Republican
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further means of direct democracy would be established. Beyond that‚ they also sought regulation of monopolies and corporations through anti trust laws. The New Progressivism was associated with the following presidents; Theodore Roosevelt. William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt and Taft are best known for invoking antitrust legislation to break up large corporations that had
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within the nations legislations. During the Progressive Era‚ President Theodore Roosevelt adapted in 1904 what was known as the Square Deal program. This was the main program that outlined business relationships between the corporate leaders and the industrial workers and that fairness and equality would preside over the connection. However‚ in order to prevent a communistic society and maintain competition in the economy‚ Roosevelt did not eliminate all trusts. He declared that there were some good
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7 Turning Point: The McKinley Years From Walter Lafaber’s THE AMERICAN AGE: United States Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad‚ 1994. (1896-1900) THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LATE 1890s As the twentieth century dawned‚ the United States stepped onto the world stage as a great power. Because of the triumphs scored between 1898 and 1900‚ it strode confidently now with Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Germany‚ and Japan—nations that possessed immense military strength and had used that strength for
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the socialism expression‚ instead they focused on the atrocities of the meat factory and the exploitation of the workers. The book brought much needed attention to the atrocities. So much that Theodore Roosevelt read the novel. He was astounded at the conditions and made a quick move to fight them: Roosevelt established the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA regulated and inspected food products and helped bring an end to the exploitation of workers and unsanitary
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The Rise Of Realism 1. Define the term "Muckraker." Be sure to include the name of the person who created it. The term Muckraker was created by Theodore Roosevelt. It was used for American novelists or journalists that exposed corruption in government or big businesses in the twentieth century. 1. 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
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From 1900-1920 in the United States of America the reformers of the Progressive Era and the Federal Government were effective bringing about reform dealing with reforms to improve the social disgrace of the working conditions‚ the enthusiasm to be a nation of self-governed people‚ and the individual interests of presidents despite limitations in the rulings of court cases‚ the application of reforms reached‚ and the varying effectiveness of presidents. Reformers looking to improve the working conditions
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1. | 22.01-045 | | President ________ called his policy of influencing other countries without actually controlling them "dollar diplomacy." * WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2. | 22.01-018 | | The major issue in the Spanish-American War was the independence of * CUBA | | | | | | | | | 3. | 22.01-020 | | In February 1898 the American
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KEY WORDS Agenda Setting: the media helps determine which political part becomes part of the public debate. Priming: occurs when media coverage affects the way the public evaluates political leaders or other candidates. Framing: the power to decide how political events and results are interpreted by the American people Gender Gap: the issues that divide men and women Exit Polling: taking polls as people leave the polling booth‚ right after they vote STEPS IN POLLING Choose the population
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