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Module 2 Assignment 2 Hist 1302 Which of the primary features of grassroots Progressivism was the most essential to the continued growth and success of the reformist movement? Why? Describe the multiple groups and leaders that emerged in the fight for the Progressive agenda, including women’s rights, African American rights, and workers’ rights. How were the philosophies, agendas, strategies, and approaches of these leaders and organizations similar and different? One of the reasons that the Progressives considered that the growth and the health of the country was the simple concept of a perfected democracy. They wanted nothing more than to succeed on issues of social inequality. The Progressives felt that Americans needed to exert more control over their government. The groups and leaders that helped exert this force were labor leader Eugene Debs. Jane Addams and Florence Kelly were part of the progressive movement these women focused their efforts on the goal the right to vote. Du Bois wanted nothing but a direct path towards equality. Du Bois and African Americans found leaders to push forward the fight for their place in the new country both leaders wanted nothing but equality amongst everyone. They had the same approaches of protesting, and both received backlash for their protests so in way they were the same. How did President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” epitomize the notion that the federal government should serve as a steward protecting the public’s interests? His “Square Deal” policies were aimed at making things fair and square for the general public. He set aside a lot of land during his administration as national forests, national parks, national monuments, etc. All president Roosevelt was trying to do was protect the use of the land for all Americans interests, rather than letting corporations tear into any land or forest they wanted to grab natural resources. What vestiges of Progressivism can we see in our modern lives—politically, economically, and socially? Which of our present-day political processes, laws, institutions, and attitudes have roots in this era? Why have they had such staying power? Progressivism is a movement that promotes the improvement of society, aiming for the development of science, the economy and social organizations. It states that through these efforts, the overall human condition will improve. In politics and society, all bills related to the equality of rights of gender minorities are progressive. In economics, all tariff removal, or subsidies towards alternative energy projects, such as vehicles or solar power are also considered progressive. Describe the United States’ movement from isolationism to expansion-mindedness in the final decades of the nineteenth century. What ideas and philosophies underpinned this transformation? The United States occupied the land and sent original occupants farther away. The idea of isolationism was from the first president who advised the country to stay away from
Module 2 Assignment 2 Hist 1302 international politics and governance. In the late 19 th century, the United States moved into and expansionism through acquiring of more lands from natives. What factors conspired to propel the United States to emerge as a military and economic powerhouse prior to World War II? The factors that conspired to propel the United States to emerge as a military and economic powerhouse was changing alliances, shifting economic needs, and power to politics all meant that the United States had to carefully tread to maintain it’s status as a world power. Why was the peace process at World War I’s end in 1918 so lengthy? What complications did Wilson encounter in his attempts to promote the process and realize his postwar vision? What changes did the war bring to the everyday lives of Americans? How lasting were these changes? The peace process was not lengthy, but the conditions and significant casualties made the war felt so lengthy to Americans both at war and at home. For Wilson, victory in the fields of France was not followed by triumphs in Versailles or Washington DC, his new vision of a new world order was summarily rejected by his allied counterparts and then by the U.S Congress. Wilson had hoped that America’s political influence could steer the world to a place of more open and tempered international negotiations. Explain how the 1920s was a decade of contradictions. What does the relationship between mass immigration and the rise of the Second Ku Klux Klan tell us about American attitudes? How might we reconcile the decade as the period of both the flapper and prohibition? The country was confident and rich but the 1920’s was an extreme contradiction. The unmatched prosperity and cultural advancement were accompanied by intense social unrest and reaction. The same decade that bore witness to urbanism and modernism also introduced the Ku Klux Klan, Prohibition, nativism, and religious fundamentalism. America stood at crossroads between innovation and tradition. Many Americans were looking boldly ahead, but just as many were gazing backward, to cherished memories of a fabled national innocence. Explain how technology took American culture in new and different directions. What role did motion pictures and radio play in shaping cultural attitudes in the United States? The radio became very popular and was used to deliver news, sports, and songs. The increased prosperity of 1920’s gave Americans more disposable income to waste on entertainment. The popularity of moving pictures grew in the early part of the decade. What were the possible causes of the Great Depression? To what extent could a stock market crash of the intensity of 1929 occur again in America?
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