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    APUSH Study Guide 26 The Path of Empire‚ 1890-1899 Themes/Constructs: In the 1890s a number of economic and political forces sparked a spectacular burst of imperial expansionism for the United States that culminated in the Spanish-American War—a war that began over freeing Cuba and ended with the highly controversial acquisition of the Philippines. Various developments provoked the previously isolated United States to turn its attention overseas in the 1890s. Among the stimuli for the

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    Janos Lobb April 3‚ 2013 APUSH Outline Chapter 28 – Progressivism I. Progressive Roots a. The progressive movements started in the 1870s and the 1890s with two parties. One was the Greenback Labor Party and the other was the Populists b. Early progressive movements were trying to change the corruption of bigwigs and their companies. Many different people explained what had happened in books c. Early reformers tried to make changes by voting. Besides voting‚ high-minded

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    H.P Lovecraft is a well-known American writer that created the very genre that intrigues the human sub-concussion for a chilling thrill of suspense in cosmic horror‚ that’s intertwine within his two short stories‚ Dagon‚ and The Thing on the Doorstep‚ and his popular novella‚ The Call of Cthulhu. In these works‚ Lovecraft demonstrates dreadful foreshadowing‚ picturesque flashbacks‚ and the unnerving supernatural element. First a little background on the author; H.P. Lovecraft was born as Howard

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    Chapter 4: The Progressive Era 1890-1920 1865- The Salvation Army was started in London by a Methodist Minister as a street corner mission in the Slums 1889- Salvation Army in NYC: Slum Sisters (2 women) went to tenements to care for the sick I. The Drive for Reform Progressivism: social justice Movement in response to social problems in the 1890s (needed new ideas and efficient honest government A. Origins of Progressivism Came from all walks of life: diff political parties‚ social

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     cheap housing complex.  8. NAACP­ ensure equality among citizens and eliminate racism.   9. meat inspection act – all meat had to be quality control.  10. pure food and drug act – all substances consumed by the public had to be quality control.  11. The jungle Upton Sinclair – a novel written about the poor conditions of the meatpacking  industry.  12. Henry Ford – created Ford Motor Company and the assembly line.  13.Poor working conditions – became controlled by unions and laws.  14. Assembly line – a system of production that was very efficient and fast

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    Life and Thought in American Literature: 1865-Present Discussion: Romanticism & Realism * All writing is always and already a political act. * All writing is an attempt to persuade or move the reader to see or believe in a point of view or to act the way the writer wants you to. To change the reader’s reality. * Who is the writer? * Who is the audience? * A grocery list is a political act is because it is written to persuade you to ignore all other items in the grocery

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    Your Score: 100 % (22 out of 22) Wrong Answer is highlighted in Red. Correct Answer is highlighted in green. 1. Progressive-era writers and photographers seeking to expose the underside of urban-industrial society were known as Topic: Urban Age‚ Consumer Society‚ Muckrakers a. Muckrakers. b. Bushwhackers. c. Ditch-diggers. d. Stand-patters. Feedback/Reference: REF: 728 2. Progressive-era feminists were Topic: New Feminism‚ Rise of Personal Freedom a. fewer in number than during the

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    Fast Food            Across America‚ people become occupied with their busy lives as shown in the extremely common decision of “since there is no time for dinner‚ how about fast food?” Thoughts shuffle in the mind‚ has America become the “queen bee” of fast food? Does society consider nutrition an important factor for everyday health? Does fast food boost calories‚ fat intake‚ and present itself as a hazard to the body? How as a culture do Americans continue to forgo the healthy alternative and

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    Leap for Life‚ Leap of Death 275 girls started to collect their belongings as they were leaving work at 4:45 PM on Saturday. Within twenty minutes some of girls’ charred bodies were lined up along the East Side of Greene Street. Those girls who flung themselves from the ninth floor were merely covered with tarpaulins where they hit the concrete. The Bellevue morgue was overrun with bodies and a makeshift morgue was set up on the adjoining pier on the East River. Hundred’s of parents and family

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    HISTORY 2020 FIRST TAKE HOME EXAM You may use only class notes‚ your weekly outlines‚ and your text book. Nothing will be accepted from the Internet‚ or any other source. YOU MUST EMPHASIZE CLASS NOTES AND OUTLINES! You may use your book‚ but your answers will not be correct if you do not provide responses which reflect the class lectures/discussions. YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN WORK! You are not to discuss‚ or work on the exam‚ with anyone else. All writing must be your own. YOU WILL NOT SHARE

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