8th Grade Social Studies Exit Project NYC Institute 2009 Table of Contents 1. Description of Project Pg. 3 2. Expectations of the Project Pp. 4-5 3. Project Rubric Pp. 6-7 4. Student Research Packet Pp. 8-40 a. Spanish-American War Pp. 9-12 b. Panama Canal Pp. 13-16 c. Portsmouth Treaty Pp. 17-19 d. Roosevelt Corollary Pp. 20-21 e. Treaty of Versailles
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States entry into the First World War‚ other factors‚ such as German instigation‚ and economy‚ influenced President Wilson to enter his nation into the war. In part‚ Germany’s aggression was responsible for the United States’ entry into the war‚ by creating tensions with attacks and instigation. Firstly‚ Germany expressed aggression through their unrestricted submarine warfare
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Zimmerman Telegram. The interception of this document was considered “one of the war’s greatest intelligence coups.” [1] The time in which it was intercepted the Germans thought it relatively safe to send messages to the western hemisphere because Woodrow Wilson had given Germany the privilege to send messages under the cover of U.S diplomatic traffic in an effort to show Germany that it had no intentions on entering the war on anyone’s behalf. The Germans felt confident in their ability to not get intercepted
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Report (Doc B) ignorant workers‚ horrible conditions Leads to Meat Inspection Act of 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Jane Addams’ Hull House (Doc C) not enough education Lobbied with Frances Kelly--had considerable success Adamson Act of 1916 with Wilson IV. Limitations to Success Eligibility to voting went down (Doc J) Women did not appear to be considered enough Progressive reform did not consider blacks V. Conclusion Paraphrase Thesis Talk about effects Evaluate overall progress made Concluding
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government in the American Society. Progressive leaders during this time were Robert La Follette‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ and Woodrow Wilson were not really part of the Populist Party but were aware of the conditions and demanded reform. (www. The Progressive Era: The Great Age of Reform‚ Henry J. Sage.com‚ 13June2011) Under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt‚ Woodrow Wilson and many other political and business leaders‚ the nation began to clean up its act. By 1916 hundreds of national‚ state and
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Leadership‚ as seen in WW1‚ was portrayed by different leaders‚ to start with; we have Woodrow Wilson –In 1917‚ he relented and took America into the war against Germany. After the war‚ he strove to develop the League of Nations and impose a fair peace settlement on the defeated parties. He initially sought to keep America out of the global conflict. Georges Clemenceau- he was French Prime Minister in the year 1917-1920. His leadership showed that he was a key figure in holding French in resolve
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and exemplary are often used. In university settings‚ student athletes are looked at as leaders‚ trend setters‚ and the voice of the voiceless. Through his play and his performance in the classroom‚ Tristian Wilson embodied this definition. Born on July 21‚ 1996 to parents Theron Wilson and Tara Tarbox‚ Tristian was destined for greatness at a young age. Growing up‚ he not only excelled in the classroom but also on the basketball court. As a high school senior under the tutelage of coach Mike
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Why the Versailles Treaty failed to bring peace and stability On June 28th 1919‚ the “Big Three”‚ Georges Clemenceau‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ and David Lloyd George‚ on behalf of Great Britain‚ the United States‚ and France‚ had formulated a peace treaty called Versailles Treaty to end the four-year-long First Word War‚ establishing the famous “Versailles System”. The purpose of the system is to build a peaceful world dominated by the victor countries‚ such as Great Britain‚ the United States and France
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help to set the tone of the opening as well as of the characters of Fences. Firstly‚ upon returning to his wife and home‚ Troy and Bono drink as they talk. Rose proudly brings up that their son‚ Cory‚ “got recruited by a college football team” (Wilson; A1Sc1; 8). Troy‚ however‚ reacts less pleasantly‚ saying “it ain’t gonna get him nowhere”. Readers learn that Troy used to play baseball but never received the chance to play professionally‚ which he believes resulted from his skin color. He states
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reformers in the New Deal were a little more direct in helping Americans. The progressive era policies were more concerned with correcting the society. All three presidents during this time period‚ including Theodore Roosevelt‚ Howard Taft‚ and Woodrow Wilson‚ implemented some progressive reforms. It was the government’s policy to correct social and economic problems as well as to provide assistance for the people. Conversely‚ during the New Deal‚ the federal government passed most policies and programs
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