United States Secretary of Labor

I n the Klan’s Fight for Americanism, author Hiram W. Evans seems to use this speech to not only change the cause of the Klu Klux Klan, but also to give their view against modern cultures such as immigration. In 1926, the Klan had over 3 million members but was trying to speak for their members and appeal to the mass population. They believed that the mass population to whom they spoke for were the back bone of the American idea. Hiram vocalized the threat of new religious ideas, political…

The American Standard “The word 'equality ' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it 's not the American way.” – Martha Plimpton. Americans may live in poverty as a child but the American way gives us hope that those who work hard can achieve whatever they want out of life. If you can believe it, you can achieve it. It is important to note in the capitalist system of America you can be as poor or as rich as you want because the countries industry and trade…

the most important pieces of labor legislation which guaranteed a pay rate of $.25 an hour, and created a 40 hour work week. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called this legislation the most important part of the New Deal since the introduction of Social Security (Grossman 1). When the minimum wage was created over 70 years ago, the coverage only applied to about 20 percent of the labor force, and now due to comprehensive expansion, covers nearly 84 percent of the labor force. Since the…

Even through Bryan’s constant meeting with failure, he remained devoted to the idea of being a pillar to the common man by being involved in the Free Silver Movement, anti-imperialism, anti-trust, anti-corporate, women’s suffrage, prohibition, and labor unions so that everybody can have the opportunity to obtain the American Dream. Even though William Jennings Bryan is continually renounced as a godly hero, all heroes have fatal flaws in how he tried…

Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. Theodore Roosevelt’s family ancestors were successful Dutch glass importers that were one of New York’s leading families in the late 1800s. Theodor had a difficult time in early age. But always was on the right way and had reached his goals. Theodor’s father name was Theodore Roosevelt Sr. Mother Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
s Wives were Alice Hathaway Lee, Edith Kermit Carow
 his daughters Alice and Ethel. And his 
sons Theodore Jr.,…

improve United State in economy, environment, and future development. Over the past couple decades, more Chinese immigrants have come to the United States. In 2013, there were 2 million Chinese immigrants and comprised of 5 percent of the overall immigrant population. The overall chinese immigrant population has increased from 384,000 in 1980 to 2,018,000 in 2013. According to researches and U.S labor bureau of statistics, Chinese immigrants have brought positive economic effects to United…

New Orleans. But I did not even think about the events, which led America to its incredible rise in XIX-XX centuries. To fill the blank space in my knowledge, I decided to start my exploration from learning the strange financial system of the United States. Therefore, my choice fell on Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretory of the Treasury. Having thought between two books about one of the father founders, I took the book with the best reviews I found. The reason behind this…

They started getting that right state by state. The states were deciding whether or not to let women vote. The first states to let women vote were the western states because sexual discrimination had been reduced in the west since everyone was just trying to survive. By 1918, most western states and a few others had granted women the right to vote. Those states included: California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho…

Once the U.S. decided to declare war (1939-1945) on Japan, a new labor force would be needed that would call and gravitate towards women into the working industry. When men left for the enlistment due to the war, the shortage of employment were crucial and would have an impact of the amount of supplies and materials that would be needed. However, when the U.S. government worked with a famous advertising company, J. Walter Thompson, they would create one of the world’s most recognizable icon of…

the world as you know it could have possibly ended. A power so massive and destructive that people of this earth can only be thankful that it was diverted. In October of 1962, a dangerous confrontation between two world powers had erupted. The United States of America as well as the Soviet Union had defenses during the cold war era. Because of multiple communications and miscommunications, as well as calculations and miscalculations the worlds was only s finger push away from what we call today…