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Document Project 20 Imperialism vs. Anti-Imperialism In the final decade of the nineteenth century, the United States transformed itself into an imperial power. Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt carried out the tasks important for this imperialism in that era by -enalrging the navy -constructing a cana that linked Atlantic and Pacific oceans - and got stations and army bases in the Pacific to service the fleet. U.S. officials disregarded the nationalistic views of freedom…

Punnett was as interested in sports.He liked to play lacrosse.Reginald's father would take him and himself the country club were Regionals would play laross and his father socialized with others.Lacrosse took reginald’s mind off of things.This is what I know about his childhood. When he grew up he was the first author/professor in genetics at the university.In 1912…

Jacob Riis was a Danish born immigrant that arrived to the United States in 1870. As a police reporter, Riis used his interest in tenement life and knowledge of photography to attempt to bring about social change for the impoverished of New York. His crusade against poverty culminated in the publication of his work How the Other Half Lives, in which Riis presents a thorough analysis of the problems faced by the poor of New York as a result of urban expansion, rapid industrialization and…

Progressive Presidents After analyzing Woodrow Wilson, William H. Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt, it is easy to conclude that they are all Progressive in their own way. However, some are more so than the others. Each of the three Progressive Era presidents worked to support labor reform, but Roosevelt did more than just that. Theodore Roosevelt was the most Progressive president out of the three because despite failing to push for several reforms, he succeeding in establishing progress in the…

Woodrow Wilson got the most out of his presidency term, and his life. 2 years after Woodrow was elected in 1912 the First World War broke out in Hungary. Wilson was specifically acknowledged because of his 14 points speech and his plan on post World War One world peace. Because of Wilson's peaceful strategies for America's war tactics, Woodrow Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1920, a ceremony which he could not attend. Wilson's greatest challenge as being the president of the United States…

Progressivism started as a political movement when there were extreme social, political, and economic differences. During the progressive era, Theodore Roosevelt created his remembering image by changing the way America is looked at in a positive way, and created a strong bond with the public. He was known in the office as a legendary political leader and made history. He did this by believing as a president, that he should and must create a unique relationship with the people. The safety of his…

The Progressive Era was marked by a movement to correct social, economic and political problems in America. However, one area in need of reform that was mostly overlooked by white Progressives was the plight of African Americans. Examples of that can be living in a different neighbourhood or drinking from a different water fountain. During the Progressive Era, racism affected many aspects of American society. Particularly in the South. Jim Crow was the way of life for blacks, thanks to the…

avoid territorial agreements like Sykes-Picot, which had betrayed the trust of the Arab people with the dividing of the Middle East between France and Great Britain, so that a “peace without victory” could be established in the aftermath of World War I. Through collective security, Wilson protested, war would be for the most part deterred among the European nations under the threat of the preponderous amount of force allowed in retaliation against an external aggressor. The League of Nations…

Theodore Roosevelt was born on January 27,1858 and died January 6, 1919. He was the 26th president of the United States of America and was the president from 1901 to 1909. He is the speaker of the speech about Conservation as a national Duty. In conservation as a national duty President Theodore R. is talking about conservation. Conservation is preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife. In the text it states: “ I recognize…

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.…