history definitions and essay questions homework

Example: Identify Pacific Railroad Act

The Pacific Railroad Act of 1863 provided the territory and a method of financing the first American transcontinental railroad. By issuing land grants to the railroad companies involved in the construction, the federal government provided the economic incentive necessary to stimulate construction. The railroads construction sparked further land grants and led to a wave of railroad building. The railroads sped transportation and communication, provided a means for the agricultural development of the Great Plains, connected new national and global markets, and helped to expand the American economy through its use of coal, iron, and steel.

IDENTIFY:

NOTE: THE IDENTIFICATION SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE TOP ONE BY TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE IDEAS IN A SHORT WAY.

1.The Open Door Notes

2.War Industry Board

3.Palmer Raids

4.Federal Reserve Act

5.Scopes Trial

6.Theodore Roosevelt

7.Clayton Anti-Trust Act

8.W.E.B. Dubois

9.Meat Inspection Act

10.Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

Write a complete essay for these 3:

THE IMPORTANT THING IS THE FULL ANSWER FOR THE QUESTIONS IN EACH ONE.

1. The continued industrialization and urbanization of the United States led to significant population and demographic changes. By 1920, more than half of all Americans lived in an urban environment. How did these changes affect race and ethnic relations in the United States? What new challenges did African-American, Mexican-American, and immigrant groups face after 1900? How did they organize to meet these new challenges? What were some of the events and issues that significantly changed or reinforced the differences in race and ethnic relations in the United States in the period 1890-1930? Be sure to examine more than one group in your discussion and look at those who challenged them.

2. Throughout this course we have witnessed the emergence of coalitions that challenged the status quo and sought to increase the government’s role in protecting its citizens. Consider how the Populists, Socialists, and Progressives pushed for reforms between 1890-1930. What were the guiding prinicples for each group? How did each group propose to use government to address the problems that they had identified in American society? Be sure to identify key proposals, presidential actions, and Congressional legislation that were passed during the period. What was the central effect of these actions? Did they meet the goals of the various political groups and what did they fail to achieve in the eyes of each group?

3. Examine how the United States emerged as a global power during the period 1898-1930. What were the main goals of American foreign policy during this period? What documents, organizations, or actions show these goals in both words and deeds? How did the ideals of democracy and freedom clash with concepts of empire and racial superiority? Be sure to give specific examples throughout the period. How did the goals and ideals of United States foreign policy shape the response to events like World War One and its immediate aftermath?

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1.The Open Door Notes
John Hay who was Secretary of State primarily voiced the impression of the “Open Door” in China in episodes of logs in 1899-1900. The “Open Door Notes” envisioned to safeguard worldwide treaties to the United States rule of endorsing uniform prospect for commerce and global trade in China, and esteem for China’s territorial and governmental………………….
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