Theodore Roosevelt

Wilson and Dewey While Progressives Woodrow Wilson and John Dewey differed greatly in their assessment of what was wrong with our country, they shared a similar view that our government needed to be actively involved in all the reforms that needed to take place. Wilson and Dewey both felt that our existing constitution was outdated. They believed that our constitutional system needed to be changed into and ever evolving thing that was fueled by new scientific advancements and bureaucracy.…

Introduction In the years before the World Wars, America was in the state of isolationism and in so they were unable to make their mark on China before the other world powers. President McKinley (1897-1901) decided that the United States should have control over some of the actions that were being taken in Asia. In such his Secretary of State, John Hay, drafted the Open Door Policy (1899) in an attempt to create room for American trade. The Open Door Note would demand that other powers would…

“After the 1900 the United States entered a period of heightened imperialistic activity somewhat similar to that of the 1840s, although this time oceans ceased to serve as boundaries of expansionist activity” (Bethel, 2013). Nevertheless, the benefits of the Progressive Era were for The U.S. to utilize its new power to follow three major goals: open trade with China, build the Panama Canal, and police Latin America to protect American interests. Nonetheless, The Progressive Era sits at the basis…

examinations. More reforms included the end of child labor and a higher workplace safety standards. In 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment passed and the women received the right to vote. Progressive then took the next step, from state to national reform. Roosevelt started implementing and The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 to try to break up monopolies. He also started the National Forest Service. Wilson established a regional banking system under the federal government with the Federal Reserve…

the power to regulate business for the protection of Americans. Women were finally given a voice in the political sphere. While the Era was not perfect (such as the treatment of Immigrants), it did move America forward into becoming what President Roosevelt had aspired- a great…

Should we be living the past? Students at the Princeton University challenged to change the name of the building called “Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs” on their campus. The students believe that Woodrow Wilson 's past should be seen as a lack of leadership, poor attempt in uniting the nations, and harmed the United States as president instead of helping. Woodrow Wilson was known for one of the worst and most destructive president ever and I agree that he is. I…

job to bring education and religion to the people of different ethnicities (Kipling 1). The election of 1912 played a big role in Progressivism. Woodrow Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt ran against each other under the same movement but with different ideas. Wilson pushed for a larger government and smaller businesses, while Roosevelt was for the opposite. This made the Progressive movement a top-down argument where people try to fix the countries problems by starting with the upper class and going…

Thesis: In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses Jim to explain that slavery was a wrong institution because whites treated blacks like they were a different species, which was wrong because blacks are humans too. TS1 Violence: In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, violence is seen as one of the most vulgar aspects of slavery because humans beat and other humans and deprive them of their basic amenities. TS2 Family Separation: Miss Watson shows how separation of families was another…

In the early 1900’s, many immigrants moved to America with hopes that they could live freely and work to have a better life. The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair, is about a Lithuanian family who worked in the Chicago Stockyards and discovered the true horrors of working in the meatpacking plants. The theme in Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, reveals how much damage capitalism caused and the effect that capitalism had on people. As the main character goes throughout life, he is constantly…

In Defense of Leland Stanford: Philanthropist and American Visionary Introduction: Leland Stanford was a powerful man who used his social and political position to better America as a whole. He worked hard to be successful and is a true example of an American success story. He helped pave the way for rapid settlement of the west, and he provided opportunities for people in America. Stanford was one of four major businessmen and philanthropists who helped develop the west. Stanford helped…