Roosevelt himself led the charge on San Juan Hill and Cuba’s Kettle Hill‚ zigzagging back and forth on one of the only horses left‚ “Little Texas.” The Rough Riders capture of San Juan Heights gave Americans the high ground around the port city Santiago de Cuba. The fame that Roosevelt won after he and his Rough Riders captured San Juan Hill helped him win election as William McKinley’s Vice
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but in the future they face difficulties. There is no use of education if cheated. People should not be afraid of failing; As Failing is just a step away from success. “It is hard to fail‚ but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” Theodore Roosevelt . “I didn’t fail the test; I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” Benjamin Franklin Basically‚ cheating destroys a person’s future. So it is better to fail NOW and see our weak points and try to overcome them instead of cheating and
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Recapitulation theory Grandfather clause Segregation Plessy v. Ferguson New Immigration Populism The Tariff The GAR Knights of Labor Omaha Platform Assimilation theory Frederick Jackson Turner Frontier Thesis Grant’s Peace Policy Neurasthenia Theodore Roosevelt New Imperialism The Great White Fleet Annexation of Hawai’i The Spanish-American War Reconcentrado Anti-Imperialist League Platt Amendment Patronage politics Direct elections The Wisconsin Idea Robert LaFollette Seventeenth Amendment The Income
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Chapter Study Outline [Introduction: Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire] An Urban Age and a Consumer Society Farms and Cities For the last time in American history‚ farms and cities grew together. It was the city that became the focus of Progressive politics and of a new mass consumer society. New York was the largest city. The Muckrakers A new generation of journalists writing for mass-circulation national magazines exposed the ills of industrial and urban life. Lincoln Steffens Major
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President Franklin Roosevelt President Roosevelt was born January 30‚ 1882 in Hyde Park New York. His parents Sara Ann Delano‚ and James Roosevelt both came from wealthy New York families. Although James spent much time with him‚ Sara being rather possessive became Franklin’s role model through his childhood. He learned how to play the basic sports such as polo‚ shooting‚ tennis‚ and rowing but never became a star athlete‚ he preferred to watch and sit on the sidelines as a water boy for teams
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The Impact of Eleanor Roosevelt as a First Lady Before Eleanor Roosevelt‚ the role of the first lady was not a political role; it was merely just a formal title of the president’s wife. Eleanor Roosevelt paved the way for all presidents’ wives to come by being active in politics during and after her husband’s presidency. Of course‚ she did not have instant success; she had many trials which helped her become an important and influential role model. Eleanor Roosevelt’s dedication to her husband
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The Progressive Era was the period of time from approximately 1900 to 1914 in which America revived a sense of protest and reform. Its "essential characteristic was a belief that all social problems could be mastered by exercise of the collective will" (Filler 6). Progressivism renewed an interest in improving America’s social‚ political‚ and economic ills. It distinguished itself from other eras of reform through its extreme promotion of "activism"‚ or energetically working to facilitate
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Define the term "Muckraker." Be sure to include the name of the person who created it. A muckraker is one who inquires into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders. President Theodore Roosevelt is credited with originating the term ’muckraker.’ 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? Naturalistic writers believed that the laws
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Pitbull The pitbull is a fighting dog that can do more damage to a body than any other breed of dog. Pitbulls are capable of biting harder‚ lasting longer‚ and killing quicker than any other dog breed. A statistic by Dr. Lachman‚ a veterinarian‚ shows that in 1999 the breed of dog responsible for the most dog bite fatalities was indeed the pitbull‚ with over double the amount of fatalities as the second ranked breed the Rottweiler. I chose a pitbull to observe for this animal behavior assignment
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Progressive Era The rapid industrialization of the cities during the late nineteenth century led to many problems and conditions that needed to be solved. These reforms became the foundation of the progressive movement. The two major problems were the unfair labor conditions and the abusive practices of big business owners. The reform also required laws are passed by different levels of government. First major problem consisted of unfair labor conditions. Women and children made up a large population
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