Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States in September 1901‚ after the assassination of President William McKinley. Roosevelt became the youngest president in the nation’s history. He was only 42 years old. Roosevelt’s nickname was Teddy. His youth and enthusiasm changed the public image of the presidency. The presidential mansion officially became known as the White House when Roosevelt had the name emblazoned on his stationery. His first Annual Message to Congress was in
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Part 1: Terms The Dunning school of thought was named after William Dunning—a professor at Columbia University (1857-1922). Dunning was the first historian in 1900’s to look at the after civil war and reconstruction era. He came up with the idea that the South was a victim of the—Tragic Era—construction era. Dunning‘s vision depicts the slave holders as honorable men‚ while the “carpetbaggers” and “scalawags” as corrupts and opportunist who took advantage of the weakened South. Moreover‚ Dunning
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example‚ to practice cooperation and practice social democracy. The Hull House group became involved in city- and state-wide campaigns for better housing‚ improvements in public welfare‚ stricter child-labor laws and protection of working women. In 1912‚ Jane helped
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Americans just simply don’t vote. I choose the topic on American voter turnout during the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections because former president Obama and current president Trump ran a completely different campaign. I wanted to research how this may have affected the peoples votes or the lake of. During my research I looked at the background of American voter turnout‚ both of the elections as a whole like who voted and what made them vote that way‚ the battleground states‚ and how many Americans don’t
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11. A plurality is more than half the votes cast. (false) -the state of being plural or numerous 12. A ward is a unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members. (true) 13. An ideological party arises over a particular issue or crisis and soon fades away. (false) - they arise because of their beliefs on a matter and are long-lived. 14. Partisanship means membership in one of the major parties. (false) Partisanship is a noun meaning an inclination to favor one
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Square Deal Theodore Roosevelt Ascends In November 1898‚ Roosevelt was elected governor by a narrow margin. He showed typical vigor in Albany and‚ as feared‚ alienated political boss Thomas Platt by pushing through a new tax on corporate franchises. His efforts at moderate reforms included a number of conservation measures and improvements in public education. In 1900‚ Platt and other New York Republicans urged President McKinley to take Roosevelt as his running mate; the previous vice president
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the bar in 1882. Later‚ he entered Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and earned a Ph.D. in history and political science in 1886. B. Occupations: 1. Governor of New Jersey (1911-13) IV. Terms of Office: (1913 - 1921) V. Issues of the Election: (1912) – The Republican Party nominated William Howard Taft and former congressman James Sherman. Theodore Roosevelt felt that this was betrayal of his progressive program‚ so he and his supporters created a new party. The Progressive Party (Bull Moose
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film‚ making the first movies with synch sound. • DAVID SARNOFF (BELARUSIAN – 1891-1971) - 1906 – worked for the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company. 1912 – Rose to fame after he claimed to be the only telegraph operator working to relay news about the survivors of the Titanic. 1919-1970 – Led (RADIO CORPORATION AMERICA) RCA. • RADIO ACT OF 1912 - The United States government began requiring radio operators to obtain licenses to send out signals and mandated that seagoing vessels continuously
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amendment approved. In the early 19th century women suffrage groups took a stand and marched‚ wrote letters‚ and practiced proper civil defiance to accomplish this great American change. In 1878 the Amendment was finally introduced in Congress. In 1912 The Progressive Party of Theodore Roosevelt turned into the first political party that encouraged women suffrage‚ and with his support that is when things began to change for the better. The women who helped push this amendment
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