DBQ: Access the validity of the following statement using background knowledge and the provided documents. "Theodore Roosevelt was not a true progressive reformer‚ but rather a politician that responded to the political climate of the age." Progressivism originated as the optimistic vision that society was capable of improvement‚ and that continued growth and advancement were the nation’s destiny. This‚ however‚ would require direct‚ purposeful human intervention in social and economic affairs
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Tennessee vs. John Scopes: The monkey trial It was the year 1925 and in the town of Dayton‚ Tennessee a trial that would decide whether evolution would be taught in public schools. The trial was titled as Tennessee vs. John Scopes and is commonly known as the "monkey trial". This trial took place from July 10‚ 1925-July 25‚ 1925 (Douglas‚ On-line). The event the created this well renowned trail was the infringing of the Butler Act. This act‚ passed by the state of Tennessee‚ prohibited the teaching
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Facilitator: 5.02 Scopes Trial Directions: Use the primary source material provided within the lesson to complete the chart below. Who supported the Butler Act? Who opposed the Butler Act? State of Tennessee Fundamentalists William Jennings Bryan (defended the state of TN during the trial) John Scopes American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Clarence Darrow (defended Scopes during the trial) Select one of the 5 sources that support the Butler Act. Author and/or Source: Douglas
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The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution The Clash of Cultures on the Plains The West‚ after the Civil War‚ was still largely untamed. It was inhabited by Indians‚ buffalo‚ coyotes‚ Mexicans‚ and Mormons. The American Indians found themselves caught in between their own traditions and the westward-pushing white man. Indians fought one another as with the Comanche over the Apache‚ the Chippewa over the Cheyenne‚ and the Sioux over the Crow‚ Kiowa‚ and Pawnee
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Great American Political Thinkers In the year of 1776‚ the United States became an independent country. At that moment‚ the great men who fought for its independence began to create the government and shape American politics. In Richard Hofstadter’s The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It‚ he identifies twelve of the most influential men and the political traditions they created‚ including the Founding Fathers who started it all. Additionally‚ Hofstadter informs the reader of other
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their presidential candidate‚ who received over one million votes. But it was a small voice compared to the powerhouses of the democratic and republican party. The Populists were also in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver. William Jennings Bryan‚ the icon of the Populists‚ is known for his "cross of gold" speech in which he declared that that he would not allow the government to "impale on a cross of gold" the common man. This referred to the "gold standard" which stated that every
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The Roaring Twenties Stocks rose‚ generation gaps increased‚ important agreements were formed and culture thrived. Entering an era post a World War meant it was time for re-construction. America in the 1920’s marked a time post war and pre depression that was a booming or “roaring” time. The United States experienced a developing age like never before. Politically‚ the government decided to reform their beliefs on war and foreign relations—although‚ anti-immigration laws were enforced around the
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War. He states that news sent by cable passed freely in the U.S.‚ while all wireless news was censored. This proved unfair to Germany because it was the only country that used wireless news; England sent all news by cable. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan rebutted by stating that by permitting belligerent wireless mail to pass through a neutral land‚ the land in question would be considered no longer neutral. Was the theory no different with cable news? Professor Munsterberg also acknowledges
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actually really begin until 1897. Other factors that occurred during the progressive era: prostitution and alcohol abuse‚ the great railroad strike of 1877‚ and the Homestead Strike. The main progressive leaders‚ such as‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ William Jennings Bryan‚ and Woodrow Wilson stepped in to make a difference. Theodore Roosevelt claimed he backed up the middle class and showed no mercy toward monopolies. Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson accomplished many things such as: the 16th amendment
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minting of silver to expand the money supply. Democrats agreed with the Populist‚ but most Republicans favored the gold standard and a smaller money supply. Democrats agreed on a presidential candidate that was with the mint silver‚ which was William Jennings Bryan. Having joined the Democrats in a losing cause‚ their party collapsed. The attempt to unite urban workers and farmers into a mass movement for economic reform had failed. Progressivism began in the early 1900s. It had roots in several
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