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    Silver Vs. Gold Argument

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    -Discuss the silver vs. gold argument, listing at least one argument for silver and one argument for gold. The issue of silver currency during the late 1800’s became a splitting crisis. To battle against inflation, gold was the best currency to use, and many from the upper class supported this. However, substantial amounts of lower class people supported the use of silver as well as gold to sustain the currency. Silver was being mined in mass amounts, and the working class wanted silver to…

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    During the late 1880’s to the early 1900’s, the United States began to look overseas to expand their territorial control through imperialism in order to gain economic growth, military strength, political power, and social expansion. Imperialism is the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories and was occurring as a major global trend around this time. There were a multitude of politicians, industrialists, historians, and even…

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    Based on a true story, “Lean on me” tells the story of a principal Mr. Joe Clark, a far from ordinary man, who performs a miracle by saving a high school. The P-G 13 rated film that last for 108 minutes, was directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Michael Schiffer and starred Morgan Freeman in their 1989 drama film. Other supporting characters include Beverly Todd, Lynne Thigpen and Jermaine Hopkins. “Lean on me” is an extraordinary film that should inspire educators and students strictly…

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    American Imperialism Essay

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    era of imperialism within America and its citizens. This sense of imperialism included an induced drive in western settlement, annexation and occupation of countries and colonies, and manifest destiny. People like Frederick Jackson Turner, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt encouraged the settlement and expansionism. They all wanted to continue the growth of America’s influence and the world and wanted it to be a significant power. In Turner’s paper, A Significance of the Frontier in…

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    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 Democrats and elected William McKinley, the governor of Ohio, as their candidate. McKinley won the election of 1896 with 51 percent of the popular vote and 95 electoral votes. McKinley had a “Front Porch Campaign” and provided a “full dinner pail” which was important to urban workers because “the economy was still in a severe recession…” (The…

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    In 1901, William Mckinley “stood at the peak of his power” (Rauchway, 3). With his charm, steadfastness, experience and conservative views, Mckinley was the popular vote in 1896 for the Presidency. During his first term in office, Mckinley led the United States to become “an international colonial empire” (Rauchway, 6). With his success, Mckinley won reelection in 1900 with the majority of votes. Even at his peak, Mckinley still had critics. On of those critics was Leon Czolgosz, a…

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    William McKinley Junior was born in Niles, Ohio, on January 23rd, 1843. Being the seventh of nine children, his mother, Nancy, did not devote all of her time to him. Because of this, he learned how to take care of himself. The entire family were devout Methodists, Nancy enrolled the children in Sunday school before she enrolled them in regular school. William was intrigued by the challenges of school and had an extraordinary intuition, a trait which would go toward his favor in his adulthood.…

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    Totalitarian Tactics

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    The patterns of media manipulation and police repression which were established during Haymarket and Berkman’s assassination attempt were reinstituted in full force after the death of President McKinley. Media outlets quickly accepted that Czologsz was indeed an anarchist despite only having attended a few of Goldman’s speeches and being identified as a possible police informant by anarchist leaders. In absence of good journalism, newspapers capitalized…

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    Name Professor Subject Date Progressive Era Reforms Question One Theodore Roosevelt stands as the 26th American president. He remembered so much because of the progressive era reforms. He played a role that has led to changes in the society that are felt to date. First, he remembered for inventing the modern presidency. He came up as a presidential peacemaker who averted so many wars through diplomacy and fought bravely in the Spanish-American War. This made US to be at peace with most of its…

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    Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th and youngest president in United States History, as well as a writer, explorer, and soldier. Roosevelt forever changed what it was to be president. Theodore was the first truly modern American president, he expanded the power of presidency dramatically, he used executive orders and presidential proclamation in ways that had never done before. Roosevelt is remembered for his ecological preservations, corporate reforms and foreign policy. Roosevelt was born on…

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