Reform Party of the United States of America

In his critical essay, “America Needs Its Nerds”, Leonid Fridman attacks the rampant anti-intellectualism in American pop culture through juxtaposition and rhetorical questions in order to reform the misdirected society into one that upholds “nerds” so that the country can be successful in its competition with foreign countries that already have that mindset. Furthermore, Fridman elaborates on the problem by demonstrating the derogative origin of “geek” and its unjust application to the…

Immigration has been a proceeding occurrence in the United States since the 18th century. During the 18th, 19th, and 20th century, a law was allocated (Immigration Act of 1780) said any (free) white person under the jurisdiction of the United States for two years was allowed to become a citizen; after a year or so, they had to prove to the Courts that they were a good person (Gallagher). In the early 1840’s, there were anti-immigration riots. Philadelphia had one of the bloodiest riots of the…

been a social movement that America has been striving for since even before the 20th century. Universal healthcare and insurance coverage is something America is still striving for. After reading Healthcare Reform and Social Movements in the United States by Beatrix Hoffman, the struggle for national healthcare was clearly displayed. The first instance of social movement towards universal healthcare was expressed in this article in the year 1904. “The Socialist Party had endorsed a compulsory…

did cause the panic. Many reasons why it was harmful to the growth of the United States was when every bank stopped payment specie (gold and silver coinage). Because of the panic, unemployment rates rose drastically. Thousands of people lost their jobs. Some causes include the economic policies of President Andrew Jackson who came up with the Specie Circular. He also refused to set up the Second Bank of the United States. This resulted with the loss of government funds from the bank. In two…

Why the Nineteenth Century Changed America Forever The nineteenth century is arguably the most important century in American history. From slavery abolition to the United States of America becoming a complete war powerhouse in the world, lives were never going to be the same. We can see how the nineteenth century had completely changed the lives of every living American, but it did not just impact the lives of those living during the nineteenth century, it has impacted every 321 million…

winning, running because both candidates were so extreme. This dilemma occurred because of the two-party system, which runs the United States. If the United States was run by a multi-party system or a system by which no parties were present then there would be a very low chance that Donald Trump would be president due to how intensely the people dislike him. With a recent poll, about 14% of America thinks that the federal government works. This high level of dissatisfaction shows that…

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt became William McKinley 's Vice President in 1900 when elected. In 1901, when McKinley was assassinated in September of that year, Roosevelt assumed the presidency. At the Age of forty-three, he was the youngest man to ever become President of the United States. He ran again for his second term in 1904 and his measures to stop big business fleecing the public were popular and the election gave him the opportunity…

Because of this the economy was harsh. The Progressive reforms was America’s attempt to correct and fix the economy due to the gilded age. At first progressivism was a social movement, it then later became a political movement. People who believed in progressivism believed that if the people had a better education, safer work environments and the abolishment of corruption which they fixed by “trustbusting” in workplaces we could the reform America. The people of the progressive movement…

The late 1800’s and the early 1900’s was a time when poverty and growth was at a record high for the American people. America was growing and becoming a force to be reckoned with; but at the same time, some American’s were struggling to make ends meet. Throughout 1877, until the last third of the 19th century farmers and sharecroppers were not profiting from their crops. The deflation of crops made it almost impossible for farmers to own land. Those that didn’t own land became sharecroppers…

The Progressive Party emerged in the wake of the depression of 1890's. Many Americans believed that the nation was in need of drastic reform because of the turmoil caused by the depression and economic hard times. The nation was left in what hey thought to be a very dangerous state. The Progressive Party fought for reform that would be more fit for modern society of the time. Although the Progressive Party did ultimately came to an end, its influence can still be seen today. The original goals…