HIST 152: Study Guide - Test #1 Chapter 15: Know what Manifest Destiny is and how it encouraged westward migration. Morrill Land Grant Act Homestead Act Building of the Transcontinental Railroad (Companies‚ workers‚ etc.) What was the Impact of Western Expansion upon the Native Americans? Sand Creek Massacre Treatment of Chinese workers on the Railroad What was the Impact of the Railroad on the West What hardships did farmers face? What was the Grange and what did they want? Where did
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Socialism was defined by prominent 20th century novelist Upton Sinclair as being‚ “...a bird with two wings. The definition is ‘social ownership and democratic control of the instruments and means of production.’” This particular political ideology favors collective ownership over private property and equal opportunity rather than class‚ as well as a handful of other principles. Socialistic thought has existed since antiquity‚ some even going so far as to claim that the works of classical Western
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Roosevelt brought about change in the meat packing industry with the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act‚ which is due to the work of Upton Sinclair (Roosevelt‚ 1911). However‚ like Wilson‚ he would fail to achieve any changes for women and African Americans. This occurred because of growing criticism and his belief in African American inferiority. As for women‚ he did not bring about their
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The Progressives were a diverse group of people that wanted to offer practical solutions to the social problems that were associated with industrialization and urbanization. Progressives opposed laissez-faire economics‚ which led to a new movement to allow government and private groups to intervene and regulate business firms and private individuals for the good of society. In addressing these problems‚ Progressives organized their ideas and actions around three main goals. They sought to end
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Global Warming and the Economy (Copenhagen climate change summit‚ 2009) In order to talk about the problems which have been discussed and the solutions which have been found during the 2009 Copenhagen climate change summit‚ first we have to present a few aspects regarding the Kyoto protocol. The Kyoto protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC)‚ aimed at fighting global warming. The FCCC is an international environmental treaty
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The progressive era was a thirty-year period in which the United States was completely reformed. Actions were taken to improve working conditions for laborers and women. President Roosevelt and Wilson were both reformers for the rights and voice of the people. Theodore Roosevelt used his presidency to put regulations of businesses and make sure the government is still higher than corporations. Individual Reformers and the government in the progressive era went through a great deal to bring about
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The Progressive Era was a time of huge advances and reform by the federal government and reformers that led the way to where America is today. The battle for women’s rights had been going on for many years but seriously picked up wind during this time period and finally reached some long sought after goals. With industry booming‚ labor conditions were in desperate need of change and caught the eye of both reformers and the federal government. Even though much time had passed since the Civil War‚
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The Progressive Era was a period of time when mass groups of people pushed for major changes. Some became successful while others weren’t. Many different approaches were used to try and change four areas. They were protecting social welfare‚ promoting moral improvement‚ creating economic reform‚ and fostering efficiency. The Progressives believed in four major principles which are demonstrated in the actions they took to support them. One objective the Progressives enforced was protecting social
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indentured slaves. "Here was a population‚ low-class and mostly foreign‚ hanging always on the verge of starvation‚ and dependent for its opportunities of life upon the whim of men every bit as brutal and unscrupulous as the old-time slave drivers;" (Sinclair 106). "The corporate robber barons and monopolists of the 19th century stole from the poor while the government looked the other way."(Gallagher) These industrialists made an enormous amount of money from their businesses and controlled their various
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interlude that momentarily quelled class conflict‚ the issues at home had never been resolved and resurfaced with a vengeance. More and more writers were writing from a Socialist mindset: Upton Sinclair published The Jungle in 1906‚ as a commentary on Chicago’s meatpacking industry. In writing the book‚ Sinclair was influenced by writers like Jack London‚ a Socialist who had grown up in poverty in the Bay Area. London publish The Iron Heel in 1906‚ warning Americans about fascism and indicts the
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