American History Page 6

During the Progressive Era, 1901-1920, the reformers were determined to improve the human race in every aspect. One way they believed was plausible and effective was by creating eugenics which tried to improve the human race by selective breeding and led to efforts to sterilize criminals and the mentally handicapped. Unsuccessfully, the outcome of Francis…

The Progressive Era was one that made a huge impact on our nation’s history. As a whole the people were beginning to change individually and thus as a whole. Just as Teddy Roosevelt started practicing rugged individualism and bringing that into our nation. It was all about reforming and making a change for the good….

As John D. Rockefeller said, ‘The day of the combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.” During the 1890-1920 era it had been called the Progressive Era. The Progressive Era is a period of overspread of social activism and political reform across the United States. Many problems had been going on…

Many people do not mind waiting in lines to get food, or lining up around the outside of a store during black Friday. But, why do people get upset for waiting in line for a short period of time to go through airport security measures that are in place to protect them. “TSA incorporates unpredictable…

Abstract 9/11 had a huge impact on America. Many laws and policies such as the Transportation Security Administration, TSA, were either altered or added after the 9/11 tragedy. The terrorist attack on the United States strike prompted America to immediately act in order to not only prove its world-wide power and authority, but also to…

During the 1870s to the 1900s there was a period of United States history known as the Gilded Age. As Mark Twain described, “glittering on the surface, but corrupt underneath.” The Gilded Age is known for the great amount of corruption and scandals that happened throughout these years. Among these countless scandals, the Haymarket Affair…

Poverty in America has changed from the time of Reconstruction to the 1930s and is ever changing in American society. There was a shift in wealth from the South to the North during Reconstruction, followed by an almost destitute country around the time of the First World War. Then, even after the economic boom in…

If you watch television, listen to the radio, or are on social media, I’m sure you have heard the Trump Administration getting bashed time and time again. It appears the media loves gossip and controversy when it comes to Trump’s presidency but turns a blind eye to his success’s. This, though, is no surprise due…

Everyone who was born early enough to remember the events of 9/11 can tell you where they were when the learned about the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001. The attack was so impactful because of what we did not know. Many people thought that a bomb had gone off in the south tower because…

The Progressive Era was a period between the 1890s and 1920s where the nation became determined to solve the problems of urban industrial capitalist societies. These problems were caused by immigration, political corruption, industrialization, and urbanization. Social activism and political reform began to spread across the United States in various ways. “The voice of Jane…