Pudd'nhead Wilson

strengthen the American empire was to become militarily strong and to “maintain and increase it economic and political stature”. President Woodrow Wilson shared Roosevelt’s belief that the United States could become a world power through peaceful commerce and political stability. Yet, Wilson’s foreign policies differed greatly from Roosevelt’s. Wilson tried to keep America isolated and had a principle that the United States “must actively use its…

The two World Wars that the U.S. has fought in were very different. However they did have certain things in common. The war strategies that were used in WWI were very different than the ones used in WWII. Also the post war peace processes were slightly different although still trying to accomplish the same thing. The different strategies and peace processes are what make these wars so different. First is WWI strategies and Peace Processes. The major strategy used in WWI was trench warfare. This…

National Progressivism During the 1900’s, the United States was entering a new administration and a new set of reforms that became enacted in government. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson did extensive work in changing the nation for the better. The progressive reforms passed by both presidents not only maintained the traditional values of the Founders, but also introduced new laws that would ultimately help quality of life for the American people. The reforms passed would help…

“So help me God” was an important phrase said by George Washington. The first president of the United States was an incredible man. He was an amazing leader that had courage. George Washington issued the Neutrality Proclamation, stopped the Whiskey Rebellion, and had a marvelous Farewell Address. Did he assure the rights of our people? I believe that George Washington protected the rights of our nation. The rights of citizens were protected by and important to, George Washington. The…

What impact did World War I have on Civil Liberties in the United States? While World War I was going on, it had a major impact on Civil Liberties in the United States. The government was taking people's individual rights, freedom of speech and the right to protest was inhibited as well. Those people who showed any interference with the government or refused to military recruitment with the war would be punished by being sent to jail for twenty years or were fined with at least ten thousand…

The progressive era was the point in time in which the people of America began to understand the unfortunate circumstances that withheld them, and started to oppose it. In fact several movements were created in order to demolish the political and economic hierarchy that consumed America in the 1900’s. Lower and middle class industrial workers began to revolt, or strike, against their supervisors so they could achieve easier work hours, more wages, and safer environments to work in. Overall, many…

Theodore Roosevelt and His impact on the United State’s Economy The board game Monopoly and Teddy Bears are two childlike toys that go hand in hand in popularity, but in the early 1900s Teddy Roosevelt and business monopolies were put in a head to head battle that was definitely not a game. Monopolies in the early 1900s were taking advantage of workers and customers by overpricing products and overworking employees. There were many efforts put forth to end monopolies exploiting people, but…

Washington believed his advice against alliances with other countries was a permanent consideration. He mentioned in his Farewell Address in 1796 that being friendly to some, but a rival to other countries should be avoided at all times. The first president warned against alliances with the Old World because he feared that it may hurt America by drawing it into wars not because of “good faith and justice”, but because the United States had made an alliance with another country. Another point…

Her name was Alison Anne Clarkson. She was named after her mother, Anne, who was one of the most kind and calm and peaceful person you could ever know. Her father was named Carl Jackson. Most people, when meeting him, thought stereotypical thoughts about him. They thought he was drinker, or that he was too mean and rude. But even though he was rough around the edges, he loved his wife and his only daughter and they, themselves, loved him. Anne’s parents intensely disliked him. They disliked him…

In the Mid 1940s, On April 27, 1945, an inspiring poet and playwright was born. August Wilson wasn’t originally born as ‘August Wilson’, he was born as Frederick August Kittel, Jr. August Wilson was the fourth child out of six children and the oldest son. He was born in Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Frederick August Kittel, Sr. a German immigrant and baker and Daisy Wilson, a cleaning woman of African descent. He had a rather humble childhood. He was mainly raised by his mother…