Carl Wilson

Derek Adlersfugel was a German photographer that lived in Berlin. He always took the family pictures with his camera, 1919 Kodak Black Box Brownie 2 Model E. He saved up Euros from delivering newspapers around neighborhoods. He wasn’t from a wealthy family, He valued everything he got. His clothes were a ripped in places, he always wore his grandfather’s green felt hat with feather. He was a dark haired, scrawny man. He was in his early 20’s, ready for whatever life could throw at him. He took…

amount of impacts to America. There were political hardships that came about by North America’s President Woodrow Wilson and the government, there were social impacts that were a result of the war, and there were money issues that affected our economy. But what these things really affected was the United States Homefront. As I said before the President during World War 1 was Woodrow Wilson. He was an idealist and a pacifist, meaning he didn’t really believe that war was the right way to go when…

mentioning that we spread democracy and capitalism while imperializing, which is beneficial. This idea began to spread due to Theodore Roosevelt who became the President in 1901 after William McKinley was assassinated. Furthermore, it was Woodrow Wilson who finalized America’s foreign policy as…

The middle class of American society demanded change following the turn on the century for an increased emphasis on childhood education, women’s rights in society, and regulation of food and drugs. There was also an increase demand for the American people to be further involved in governmental affairs as well as the diminishment of monopolies and protection from financial exploitation. From 1900 to 1920, the Progressive reformers partially struggled to address the social concerns of the American…

Lusitania During this time in my life, it was already extremely difficult to cope with things. The loss of my husband was always in the back of my mind. Knowing that he wasn’t here to help raise my son, John, was the worst feeling that I have ever felt. Now that it had been five years since the death of my husband, I realized John and I needed a new beginning. I live in New York City and have heard of the Lusitania many times by almost everyone. It was a buzzing topic that was popular among…

From the beginning of his term, President Woodrow Wilson had not been an advocate of aggressive foreign policies since he detested Imperialism. Along with his Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan, Wilson believed in a foreign policy called “moralistic diplomacy”, which based foreign decisions on moral as opposed to material values. Uprisings in Latin America called for the use of this policy to spread democratic values, but the negative effects of moralistic diplomacy overshadowed this…

With Woodrow Wilson, it can be said there were two distinct views on foreign policy. At the onset of his career in politics, his foreign policy was minimal at best. Towards the later stages, he took himself and America to new heights. When Woodrow Wilson was running for President, his foreign policy was based on how America was “a powerful member of the great family of nations. The nations look to us for standards and policies worthy of America”. He believed that if America would turn inward…

"Shh Nicolas or they will hurt us too" I tell my 9 year old brother who is currently crying in my arms. We were hiding in the little hidden door to our playroom that my parents made for me and my brother. I could see the two tall buff men enter one says “Get things that can come in use to us” and left the room. The one man started going through drawers. **Gasp** I quickly cover my little brother 's mouth. One man started coming towards where we were currently hiding. "JIM COME ON TIME TO GO GET…

Randall Switzer HIST 1302.702 Midterm Exam Essay Question 1: What was the Progressive movement? Explain some Progressive policies and ideals while also discussing some of the leaders of the Progressive movement and their role in American society. The Progressive movement took place in the latter portion of the nineteenth century and carried on into the first few decades in the twentieth…

Since the day the Declaration of Independence was signed Americans have fought to make sure that our citizens are treated equally for all. Without the work and persistence of people trying to make changes in our country, American history would be almost non-existent. Progressivism has been such a strong and growing ideal in our country that is has not left any Americans affected. From workers, to women’s rights, and even politically, progressive reformers have left no stone in our country…