Theodore Schultz

released as a novel in 1906. It was an instant success; meat sales plummeted, it was translated into 17 languages so that immigrants could also read it, and thousands of letters were written to the White House calling for meatpacking reform. President Theodore Roosevelt, not believing what he read, ordered a special commission to investigate Chicago’s slaughterhouse, which confirmed Sinclair’s findings. Sinclair himself was invited to the White House to discuss his book with the President. The…

During the late 19th century and early 20th century reform movements began to shape the United States of America forever. The reform movements were a type of social movement that wanted to create equality and boost morality in America. Reform movements can improve American society and politics because they will improve workplaces and daily life for workers, immigrants will begin to feel “American”, and public schools will start to educate many more people. Usually ran by women, settlement…

George Washington presidency left the greatest legacy. His Policy of Neutrality, the economy, and creating a stronger federal government all helped him leave the greatest legacy of all presidencies. He used the power of the executive branch to impact the United States most effectively. The Policy of Neutrality was a document that was created by George Washington during his presidency. This policy was to keep US citizens out of world events to avoid any problems with each other or other countries…

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…

The well known and respected activist Jane Addams wrote and delivered a speech in honor of George Washington’s birthday to Chicago’s Union League Club on February 23, 1903. Within the course of her speech she affirms her views on the significance of George Washington’s legacy. In addition, she uses George Washington’s legacy to make a point about the then-modern day society that she and the audience lived in. In order to effectively communicate her point, Jane Addams uses lots of rhetorical…

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…

More than an inventor, Dr. Charles Drew was the first African American to create unique methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the United States. Growing up the oldest out of his siblings, Drew was an athletic student that excelled in every sport he played. Since his father, a carpet layer, was not financially able to send him to college, Drew heavily relied on his athletic abilities to get him to Amherst College in 1926. After…

Americans remain very patriotic; this feeling is one that has stood for years since the founding of our great nation. In April of 1917 when Woodrow Wilson declared war it was not because he felt like it, it happened because our nation was called into action. Wilsons War Message and W.W Norton America and The great War: Document Overview Gives readers the insights on what was going on behind the message, however they also come presented differently with when each document was presented and the…

CRIMES AGAINST NATURE REVIEW Morgan Dominguez History 261: Book Review October 15, 2015 The Adirondacks, Yosemite, and The Grand Canyon all had to be inhabited at one point before they became national parks right? Karl Jacoby asks in Crimes against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves and the Hidden History of American Conservation. Jacoby argues that when thinking about the idea of preserving nature, Americans commonly expect a simple disagreement between The Park Ranger and The Evil…