to devote himself to the arts or sciences. He uses the citizens of Chicago and Illinois as examples of people who embody such a spirit. Those who do not embrace the strenuous life‚ however‚ do not live meaningful lives. As the speech continues‚ Roosevelt claims that the strenuous life can benefit not just the individual‚ but also the entire country. He advocates imperialism as an extension of the strenuous life. America must become involved in global affairs‚ or else it will suffer as a nation. America
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American Imperialism January 17‚ 2011 American Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century was a very important era in our country. Imperialism is the acquisition of control over the government and the economy of another nation; usually by conquest. The United States became an imperialistic world power in the late nineteenth century by gaining control over the Hawaiian Island and after the Spanish American War (1898)‚ Guam‚ the Philippines‚ Cuba and Puerto Rico. (Davidson‚ Delay‚ Heyrman‚ Lytle &
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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. REMEMBER‚ USE OF THE INTENET IS PLAGARISM. 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
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Advocates of progressivism had a goal of curing society’s ills by improving government and its role‚ but some progressives had different approaches to this reform. Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt can be used as examples of this complex reform because they both wanted to improve the economy‚ but had different incentives behind the programs they used to do so. Roosevelt’s program of progressive reform‚ New Nationalism‚ was created in an effort to regulate only those trusts that were “bad” for public
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the nation’s productivity‚ continually reduced the demand for skilled labor. Before 1874‚ women and child factory workers performed 10 hours a day. Federal troops had to be sent to several locations before the Great Rail Strike of 1877 was ended. Roosevelt declared his determination to give all the American people a “Square Deal”. He captured the imagination of the ordinary individuals; approved progressive measures that cut across party lines. “Control”‚ said Wilson‚ “must be public‚ not private‚
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Progressive DBQ The Progressive movement that occurred during the late 1800s and early 1900s was movement focused on reforming the corruption of big business in America and improving society as a whole. Three major issues that Progressives worked to improve upon were child labor‚ expanding democracy‚ and improving working conditions. These issues affected the common man and laborer‚ and the calls for reform were directed towards helping such people. Through the introduction of new laws‚ acts‚ and
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economical relations than the Democrats. Republicans were popular with big business and urban voters. For instance‚ William McKinley‚ the president of 1896-1909 raising protective tariff to promote American industry which benefits trade businessmen and Roosevelt attacking on corruption which favors the general public. Mark Hanna‚ a clever political strategist was also one of the factors that made the Republicans successful during 1896-1908. In comparison‚ Democrats concentrates on connections with farming
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the 21st century. Global warming and people’s total disregard for protecting our environment would surely shock or upset someone from the time. Teddy Roosevelt worked hard to conserve land for later generations. Today‚ pollution and overpopulation seem to have ruined what Roosevelt set out to do. This definitely would anger a supporter of Roosevelt‚ or someone living in the Progressive Period. Our country had no problem intervening in foreign affairs a hundred years ago. Today‚ this seems to
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Newspaper Topics and Study Guide for Ch. 26-28 Test Ch. 26 (White) Ch.28 (red) Suggested Title: The Wall Street Journal or The London Times Topics to be covered: advancements in shipping‚ “annihilation of time and space‚” effects of chemical dye industry on India‚ the boom bust cycle of world trade‚ Britain’s control of world finances by 1900‚ and improvements in cities. Suggested editorials: written by a textile worker in India‚ a mayor of a city praising improvements in his city.
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Katana Grau 3.04 Free from fear essay Economic/political stand point analysis view Obama and Roosevelt speeches Are the poor and the wealthy equally concerned about the “freedom from fear”? Compare and contrast both speeches to answer this question. President Obama and President Roosevelt’s speeches were different but fairly similar. Although President Obama’s speech doesn’t have equal thought or care about the freedom of fear from both the poor and the wealthy but in President Roosevelt’s
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