Eleanor Roosevelt

1.) The source is a physical item; specifically a button that indicates President Wilson’s campaign platform. 2.) This item’s message revolves around the maintenance of peace and prosperity in the United States during the First World War 3.) This source is produced during World War I, and it relates to the 1916 Presidential Election. Indicating by the button’s message, Americans were not in favor of war and the United States still remained militarily neutral. The conclusion that Americans were…

Theodore Roosevelt gives his full support to women’s suffrage. This both cost him supporters as well as helped him gain supporters. However, it is believed that Roosevelt is only supporting the vote in an attempt to gain more popularity and close the gap between him and Wilson. It is not clear whether Roosevelt actually believes in what he is saying or not. On the other hand, there is absolutely not guesswork…

The United States long before its independence operated under a slave ran economy. The slaves were imported from Africa and brought to the southern part of the country to work as animals in crops for food and profit. The establishment of such society institutionalized the subservient economic practices as seen by the Three-Fifths Compromise. Similarly, Native Americans also suffered institutionalized racism because of the expansion of the United States. The nation aspired to build railroads , in…

They were known as the Progressive Presidents. Theodore Roosevelt was a republican who brought the movement to the federal level, and he became president in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley. After becoming president, he demanded a “Square Deal.” The goal of this “deal” was to prevent the waste of…

During the early 1900s both the federal government and Progressive Era reformers effectively worked to bring about change through laws of consumer protection, movements towards legislative and election reform, and labor reforms. During the early 1900s many licensing programs developed to standardize professions and new laws emerged with the goal of making goods safer for consumers. The American Medical Association (AMA), an organization of doctors and medical students, was formed in 1901 by…

Government surveillance programs, Muslim registries, and deportation squads have one essential thing in common; they are the products of xenophobic fear. Although they seem like totalitarian tactics from an Orwellian novel, they are actually inching their way in to the United States’ political discussion. The President Elect Donald Trump used xenophobia to gain support for his presidential campaign. This tactic is not new, in fact, the utilization of the narrative of foreign subversive is an…

Some historians believe that the single most important turning point in the progressive movement was the assassinations of President William McKinley in 1901. Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901 after serving as Vice President Under McKinley. 1 As president, Roosevelt brought on several progressive reforms. In 1903 he persuaded Congress to establish a new cabinet-level department to increase the federal government’s control over the actions of business and to monitor…

to do that America must enter the war (Kelly, Martin). This goal was also displayed in Wilson 's 14 Points that emphasized self-determination and was against governments that were forced onto the people. During Wilson 's second term, he added to Roosevelt 's and Taft 's foreign policy goal. America 's entry into World War I changed American foreign policy through adding moral incentives to it, while continuing to use it for economic…

Citizens knew that the next president would have to be able to handle the foreign affairs America dealt with. Neither Wilson nor Roosevelt knew how difficult the task would be to make Americans content, but also other nations content too. Throughout the election the war was pushed to the background of discussion. The election showed that there was a lot of confusion among Americans…

Teddy Roosevelt Destined for greatness or not? Theodore Roosevelt was an important person that changed the world. He was a very confident man who believed in a better society. He did not just want to help the United States. He wanted to expand himself over the world. The question is, did he change the world for better or worse? He gained people’s trust, urged them to do right, and was a very open minded person. Teddy Roosevelt oversaw the Panama Canal. “Roosevelt sought to bring the United…