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supporting the referendum in Ohio. Another well-known woman at this time, novelist Gertrude Atherton, from California, harshly criticized Roosevelt. In her first campaign speech for Presidential-hopeful Taft, she attempted to secure women’s votes for Wilson by calling Roosevelt “a colossal bluffer, absolutely selfish” (Freeman). To say Roosevelt was selfish is meaningless considering his efforts encouraged women to drive other women to the polls so that they could…

“This nation will remain a neutral nation, but I cannot ask that every American remain neutral in thought as well,” proclaimed President Franklin D. Roosevelt when World War Two began in Europe (Brinkley, 728). A remarkable amount of the population in the United States favored Great Britain, France, and the rest of the Allied nations over the Axis powers which consisted of Japan, Italy, and Germany. However, the American government did not want to get involved in another war, so they isolated…

Progressive Presidents Essay During the Progressive Era, the election of 1912 included three presidents who each had agendas to fix problems created by the rapid urbanization. These problems include the control caused by big business, bad laborer conditions, and the need for conservation. While all of the presidents worked to correct problems during the Progressive Era, Theodore Roosevelt was the most progressive president because he regulated business, supported labor reform, and strongly…

Since its founding on July 4, 1776, the The United States has had a myriad of trials and tribulations to overcome. With that being said, the U.S. has not always been the great world power that it is today. Historically, after each individual war the U.S. has partaken in, there have been significant changes both at home and across seas. While taking care of the economy on U.S. soil is important, it is not the sole concern. After countless wars and a number of substantial failures, the U.S.…

The Progressive Movement's goal was to improve life by making moderate political and social changes through governmental action. They wanted to limit the power of corporations, improve democracy to benefit the people, and strengthen justice. "Many formerly local organizations that had formed around specific interests and issues became nationwide" (Norton, Mary Beth. Chapter 18: The Progressive Era, 1895-1920. In A People & A Nation, p. 537). These organizations included professional…

Americans that despite being freed were poor in the land of currency. DuBois continually pushed for total equality of the races since the future President Wilson was a white…

the fact that numerous reforms has been in place to aid people of the lower class. For example, Woodrow Wilson strengthen the antitrust act by replacing Sherman Act with Clayton Antitrust Act. Which aimed to get rid of monopolies and open up more capitalism. Also, Wilson established the Underwood-Simmons Act of 1913 which help Americans with lower tariff causing items to be more affordable. Wilson was also a supporter of aiding farmers, worker’s compensation, and child labor laws. All these news…

would lead to countries feeling safer. Another point of the 14 Points for Peace was having complete freedom of navigation of the seas. By making the seas outside of a nation’s territory peaceful, we were able to promote safer trade across the world. Wilson also wanted to adjust colonial claims, taking into consideration native populations. Germany’s colonies were divided amongst the allied powers. The 14 points also want to lift tariffs on trade. With untaxed trade, there will be more trade…

The movie Charlie Wilsons War and the book Enduring Democracy have many similarities such as logrolling, iron triangles and constituencies. Logrolling is "members often enter into an agreement with other members to vote a certain way on one bill in exchange for a favorable vote on another bill."(162) The movie Charlie Wilsons War contains many scenes in which depict logrolling. In one scene, Charlie Wilson agrees to a request to serve on the House Ethics Committee…

In 1903, the U.S. started to build the Panama Canal because Roosevelt realized and oversaw the U.S. plan which was to have a transportational canal so it was easier for American leaders to ship goods elsewhere. The Panama Canal was needed because Early European explorers thought it was needed to link the Atlantic and Pacific ocean so they found a piece of land between Northern and Southern America. Having a canal would shorten the trip for US and European ships traveling East from the California…