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Chapter 7: (The Spoilsmen: An Age of Cynicism) The Spoilsmen were also known as Robber Barons or Captains of Industry. From 1865 through the Industrial Revolution, they controlled most of the wealth, and thought that since they or their parents worked hard to get it they deserved it. The Republican Party was corrupt at this time, and was more successful than the Democrats. All the Republican Presidents during this time period were corrupt in some way, and even the leaders of the Republican Party…

The 1920’s are known for its prosperity and vibrant culture. While this was present in many ways it was very prevalent in the mass consumption in the time. In the 1920s there was more goods that were readily available to the public. There was a major consumption of new goods. One of the main proponents towards the purchasing of goods was advertisement. Advertisement became more appealing with pictures, sexualizing goods, etc., and they also affected people’s emotions. New advertisement made…

cases to be the center of attention, and be the centerpiece of their campaign for the freedom of speech. Clarence Darrow, he is one of the most famous trial lawyers in the country. Darrow volunteered his services to the ACLU, without pay. William Jennings Bryan joined the prosecution. Bryan saw the Scopes trial to be a “battle royal” for defense of his faith. Journalists from everywhere came to write about this trial, calling it the “monkey…

Instead, the Democrats nominated a strong supporter of silver, William Jennings Bryan. When the Populists held a convention in St. Louis, they decided to support Bryan as well. Catholic immigrants and other city dwellers did not care for the silver issue or Bryan’s speaking style. The Republicans were determined to beat the…

The Scopes Trial  John Scopes was a teacher in Dayton, TN, beginning around 1924. He is best known for the controversy that he caused over teaching one very touchy subject to his students, Evolution. In 1925, Tennessee passed the Butler Act which made it illegal for any teacher in a public school "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.” John Scopes was not a…

The Monumental trial of john peter Zenger took place on the historic site where Federal Hall National Memorial Now Stands. The case inspired the entire city and helped Further the cause for freedom that led to revolution, forty years later the John Peter Zenger trial would lead the way for the First Amendment to the constitution of the united states of America. The Man Generally perceived to be the villain of the Zenger affair William Cosby was the guy who was rewarded 50 pounds for the…

Different interpretations’ of facts, theories, and beliefs between people automatically generates controversy. People believe their facts are correct so they attempt to “correct” others’ facts and beliefs. The conflict between nature and language was one of many issues that created a huge controversy between science and humanistic beliefs. What actually caused the issues between these beliefs is the misinterpretation of facts of the natural world and humanities utilization of language. Humanity…

According to Dictionary.com the definition of justified is to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be right. World War 1 was utterly tragic. It all started because of Germany. Germany was a threat to the United States Morally, economically and politically. So we had to enter the war whether we wanted to or not. The US was morally, politically and economically justified to wage war on Germany and their allies. America was completely justified at entering the war morally due to what Germany…

Taft had a long and extensive career path before he became president of the United States. He attended law school in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio after graduating high school. He easily passed certification to be a lawyer in 1880, and a few months later he was appointed as the assistant prosecutor of Hamilton County. 2 years later the president appointed him to the position of Collector of Internal Revenue in Ohio’s first district. In 1887 Taft was appointed to be a judge for Cincinnati by…

patriotic men without distinction of party and in every section of the country” (New York Daily Tribune, 1896). The election of 1896, the election against the “Gilded Age Republican” (Kelly, 2003) William McKinley and the Populist candidate William Jennings Bryan. The era of Republicans of using the Civil War to mobilize Union veterans was slowly coming to an end due to “the defeat in Congress of the Force Bill, legislation designed to use Federal police power to enforce black suffrage in the…