Miguel Flores History 110 Smedley Darlington Butler in my opinion can be considered one of the most influential Americans during the 1900s for his many successful accomplishments as a Marine Corps officer and an American Patriot. Some of these significant experiences he attained as a Marine which influenced his actions as a civilian later in life were; his solid leadership abilities during the assault in Peking‚ China‚ despite his young age‚ in his tour in Nicaragua where he learned tenacity while
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President William McKinley was deeply ambivalent about the war against Spain. To justify the use of weapons in the far Pacific‚ for the occasion he sacrificed his pacifist tendencies in the name of national interest and evoked the injustice done to the Filipino people and the moral duty that requires the United States to go to the rescue. At the end of the Spanish-American war‚ after originally declaring that it would "be criminal aggression" for the United States to annex the archipelago‚ he reversed
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In a time where the struggles of the common class were ignored how did change occur? In order to answer this question one must understand the issues themselves. During the Industrial Era America was in a so called ¨golden era¨. The nation was on the rise with urbanization and industrialization increasing each day but with this progress came a price. The working conditions were horrendous‚ employees were paid very little for their long hours and their home lives were even worse. There seemed to be
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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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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 day
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The Guardian President: Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was born on March 18‚ 1837‚ in Caldwell‚ New Jersey‚ to Ann Neal and Richard Falley Cleveland‚ a Presbyterian minister. Grover Cleveland was a tough opponent of political corruption who fiercely guarded the integrity of the offices in which he served. The first Democrat elected after the Civil War‚ Grover Cleveland was the only President to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later. The fifth of nine children
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dare mighty things‚ to win glorious triumphs‚ even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much‚ because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” In the words of Theodore Roosevelt‚ it is better to experience the sufferings and joys of life than to live without knowing both victory and defeat‚ it can relate to all of us‚ each and every one. Stating that all of life’s battles are checkered with many failures‚ and in order
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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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Between the Civil War and the end of World War I‚ industrialization played an ever increasing role in the economic‚ social‚ and political development of the United States. Industrialization had a huge impact on American in all of these ways‚ such as many Americans moving from the rural areas to urban areas‚ living the big city lifestyle with Industrialization on the rise. Social Darwinism also known as Survival of the fittest took an impact during this time period‚ the nation was facing great changes
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Directions: Answer all questions in complete sentences. The use of conventions can not deter from the readability of the content. Responses that are not in complete sentences or are unreadable may result in reduction of your grade. Document 1: What clues do you get from the political cartoon that tells you the topic of the cartoon? The topic of the cartoon is the Open Door Policy in China‚ which opened trade to all nations with China. The policy was proposed by the United States. Uncle Sam
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