Religious history of the United States

The United States experience a period of social, economical, and political problems as it approached the twentieth century. Reforms were needed to eliminate corruption in politics, society, and the economy. Many middle class reformers addressed the problems the citizen were facing, This period between 1900 and 1920 was called the Progressive Era that advocated widespread social activism and political reform across America. The Progressive Era saw a variety of reforms proposed and enacted under…

following his numerous contributions toward the building of United States of America. He was inspirational leader and a great politician, and these are some of the traits that make Lincoln a man of ideas. In his book, Allen C. Guelzo says that Lincoln was an intellectual leader despite having meager education. His inquisitiveness pushed him into democratic political philosophy that helped him become an incredible democratic president in the US history. The author provides the reader with…

History has shown to be cyclical, as the struggles of today 's world were the struggles of yesterday 's. When I think of history I visualize a time that is distant, an era long gone with seemingly infinite years from today 's date, but upon consuming any kind of media it becomes apparent that the past is here with us now. Sol Gittleman 's "Fresh off the Boat Assimilation 's Dirty Little Secret" is a work that has significantly shaped my attitude and outlook on the world. In his short analysis of…

is used to describe someone who brought about political, social, and economic changes and reforms while in power. The period around the early 1900s has been named the “Progressive Era” because of the work of these three former Presidents of the United States: Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. At times, these presidents, especially Taft, would go against the progressive ideals that they are associated with today, but these three presidents were deemed progressive because of Roosevelt’s Square Deal…

In 1897, the United-States militarily intervened outside of their territory for the first time since the Mexican war in 1845.The Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino war represented a major challenge for the McKinley administration, the United-States were just recovering from a recession, but were also becoming the most important economy in the world. The 1897, war represented the first diplomatic test on the American continent over a European country, Spain. In 1917, the United-States were given the…

The Progressive Movement began in the late 19th century and continued until the 1920’s. It was a time of great social change, when people began to address their concerns about unchecked corruption in the U.S. government and problems facing society. One of the earliest signs of social change was the founding of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) by Samuel Gompers. As one of the first labor unions to pop up in the late 19th century, the AFL fought for fair wages, and eight hour work day,…

to improve human equality. The progressives wanted all American citizens to join their group and fight to improve social conditions. They were mainly considered journalists, writers, and even illustrators. There main focus was on reforming the United States in many ways such as, unsanitary living conditions, harsh practices from businesses, and revealing political corruption. The Progressive Era was indeed successful and changed America forever. The progressives would discover ways to show the…

Farmers everywhere in the United States during the late nineteenth century complained against the economy because the farmers were constantly being taken advantage of by the railroad companies. All farmers faced similar problems and for one thing, farmers were starting to become a minority within the American society. In the late nineteenth century mechanization was in the spotlight creating big businesses. The success of this industrialization put agriculture and farmers on the down low,…

With the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, the stance of states having the ability to nullify federal laws was coming to conception. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was the pinnacle of Jefferson’s doubt for the future prosperity of the Union, with the federal government determining that Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while Jefferson strongly believes that the states should determine whether it should be a free or slave…

Argentina, sorry if I have a lot of misspellings. The way those countries taught me their national history is very different from the way Dr. Klein is teaching us about US history, I’ve never been in college in one of those countries so I will talk about the way teachers from middle school and high school taught me about national history and what I feel they should teach. In other hand Dr. Klein use US history as a tool to teach us how to better address crisis and confrontation and I have…