1906

“Muckraker” is a word usually associated with the Progressive time period when discussing American history. The Progressive era was a time of widespread social, political, and economic reformation which took place in the United States. Before the public could be awakened to action, it first had to be enlightened on the scandalous realities of factories, politics, and slums. Muckraking exposed iniquities, educated the public about corruption in high places, and prepared the way for corrective…

Upton Sinclair, was one of the most well known books to emerge during the Progressive Era. The publication of this piece is known to have influenced the passing of two federal laws concerning food health and safety, the Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906, and the Federal Meat Inspection Act. During the time of its' publication, it had evoked an immediate and powerful effect on Americans and federal policy. It had paved the way for federal laws regarding food health and safety that we now follow…

Matisse and Picasso. We will pull out examples of how Cezanne inspired these two artists and also how these two artists were trying to break free from Cezanne and become known for their own style. Paul Cezanne’s painting, The Large Bathers, painted in 1906 as an oil canvas was a unique painting. Cezanne always was committed to form in his works of art and loves to use color. Like the impressionism artist, Cezanne believed in painting the landscapes, nature in itself and to actually get out and…

trust that limited competition illegal. He then decided to take further action by making a domestic policy called ¨the Square Deal¨. It created acts such as ¨Pure Food and Drug Act¨ of 1906, which required truthful labels, and banned the use of harmful preservatives, chemicals, and drugs. Also the ¨Meat Packing Act¨ of 1906 enforced sanitary regulations and required government inspections. During the Anthracite Coal Strike Roosevelt sent out negotiators to settle the argument between mine owners…

Analytical Gospel Review The book of John is one of the four synoptic gospels that essentially chronicle the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. There are several conflicting stories about the authorship of this gospel. One writer, Kenneth Barksdale, suggests that the author is the Apostle John, otherwise known as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (1499). Barksdale rationalizes his assumption that John is the writer by many facts recorded in the Gospel, the most logical is the fact that…

cathode rays were, so I made better equipment to learn more about it. With this new equipment it helped me discover electrons and subatomic particles. With my work of conduction of electricity in gases led me to the Nobel Prize of 1906 in physics. I was later knighted in 1906 and was made president of the Royal Society. With all my experiments and theories got me a lot of medals. A few of the medals I got were The Royal and Hughes medals in 1894, Copley medal, Hodgkin medal, and many more. In…

Document B shows that Germany and Great Britain both competed in a naval arms race to produce more dreadnoughts. From the document, you can also see how the production of dreadnoughts in Great Britain rose from 1 in 1906 to 29 in 1914 and Germany’s production of dreadnoughts rose from 0 in 1906 to 19 in 1914. This created a rivalry between the two countries, as both wanted to control the seas. This led to tension between them, as they increased their production even more. They began to view…

Norton critical ed.). New York: W. W. Norton & Company. (Original work published 1906) This is a review on select meat packing issues raised in The Jungle regarding organized crime, government action/inaction, food and worker safety, and reform in the early 1900s. Packingtown is “a section of southwest Chicago,” comprised of “stockyards, slaughter-houses, factories, and cramped and filthy living quarters” (Sinclair, 1906/2002, p. vii). The Jungle was written to expose the unsafe and unfair…

correct domestic issues in the states.”(Bassett, The Federalist System, 1789-1801,, 1906, p. 10) For example during this time Washington and Adams were two political figures looking to make change. “In 1789 Washington was in office and supported Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton's Federalist financial plans, which included a national bank and a tax on whiskey.”(Bassett, The Federalist System, 1789-1801,, 1906, p. 10) All good change sometimes come with a struggle, this new change…

World War I was the first international war of its time. It lasted from 1914 to November of 1918 and there were 17 million deaths during the war. Many causes of WWI included militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Although, the major underlying cause of WWI was militarism. Militarism was created by the growth of Armaments, the upbringing of military gunships, and that military power is seen as a symbol of national prestige. These three crucial reasons are what led up to WWI. One…