William McKinley Born on January 29‚ 1843‚ William McKinley would later in life grow up to be a very important factor and figure in America’s History. He was born in Niles‚ Ohio and grew up in Poland‚ Ohio where him and his family made their life. He was the seventh of eight kids living life like most young boys. He was raised by his father and mother‚ who instilled in him strong work ethics‚ respect‚ honesty‚ and courtesy and taught him to value prayer. One thing that McKinley valued highly
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Document 1: Liver and kidney pills advertisement‚ Sparks Company‚ ca. 1880s 1. What advantages would advertisers gain from using Frances Cleveland’s picture? They would receive more sales because the commonwealth would trust Frances. 2. What advantages might a political candidate get from this phenomenon? It’ They will receive more attention. 3. What does advertising like this tell us about the process of political choice in the 1880s? Political choices try to get appeal towards the commonwealth
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It appeared that their goal may have been to turn the immigrants into middle class citizens like themselves. It seems that the Progressive Party of 1912 was made up of a lot of “do good” people‚ and in a sense it was. There were people like Theodore Roosevelt‚ Jane Addams‚ Lillian Wald and Carrie Nation‚ just to name a few. The platform of the Progressive Party was long and covered a lot of social and industrial justice issues including women’s suffrage‚ child labor laws and the shorter work
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in the slums but also wrote the book “How the Other Half Lives” which 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
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Evan Sobol Mr. Hicks AP US History 9 January 2012 Self Interest of Idealism? Expansion to foreign nations was a very important factor in America during the early twentieth century. Self-interest and idealism play large roles in America’s foreign policies from 1895-1920. Although both factors were very common‚ idealism seems to have been the dominant factor during this time period towards foreign affairs. Speakers such as Senator Albert Beveridge and William Sumner were very important because
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The late 1800’s to the early 1900’s is known as America’s Progressive Era. During this time‚ big businesses were giving Americans more opportunities than ever before. However‚ within the big businesses people were mistreated and overlooked. This led to many groups trying to solve the problems caused by big industries. These groups sought out the problems such as lengthy work days‚ lack of disability‚ no paid holidays‚ no safety codes‚ and pay cuts. America had a philosophy that allows businesses
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This article by Jacob A. Riis‚ has many defying parts that one might not notice at first glance. He really put things into prospective by going into great detail on what he was trying to address. With all the intriguing details that he put into writing it seems as though he was trying to get the attention of any health leaders such as the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and/or the WHO (World Health Organization) to help improve tenements of the deplorable living conditions in
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improve American lives by instigating changes that would influence politics and urban lifestyles. Progressivism generally helped improve the everyday life and reduced corruption 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
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1: Reverend Josiah Strong- looked overseas to convert people. "Our country: its possible future and its present crisis" 2: Theodore Roosevelt- darwinist‚ national parks 3: Henry Cabot Lodge- used darwinism to prove that the world belonged to the strongest nation (america) 4: Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan- "Influence of sea power upon history" stated that control of seas leads to world dominance‚ stimulated the naval race among nations‚ enhanced american navy. 5: James G. Blaine- secretary of
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George Washington Carver was born in the 1860’s however his exact date of birth is unknown due to the fact of being born into slavery . Throughout America’s history‚ African Americans have been shortchanged in being recognized for their achievements and contribution. Nevertheless‚ there have been African Americans who have influenced America entirely. One particular‚ George Washington Carver stood out among his fellow people and demonstrated his strength in overcoming racism and inequality. Since
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