HIS 204 Week 1 Quiz
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1. Question : In what year did the United States reach a milestone in which more people lived in urban areas than farms?
2. Question : The Dawes Act was significant because it demanded what from Native Americans?
3. Question : One of the most significant examples of corrupt business practices during the Gilded Age occurred in which industry?
4. Question : Gilded is a term that means something that is golden or beautiful on the outside, but often has nothing of value on the inside. Which literary figure termed late-19th-century America the “Gilded Age”?
5. Question : Which of the Gilded Age presidents did the most to attempt to weaken the power of trusts?
6. Question : The West is less about the archetypal cowboy and more about the transformation of an entire region. Which of the following contributed least to the settlement of the West?
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HIS 204 Week 2 Paper The Progressive Presidents
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The Progressive Presidents. The presidential election of 1912 was the most Progressive in US history; with the two frontrunners, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, both espousing Progressive philosophies (and the most “conservative” candidate, William Howard Taft, being in many ways a Progressive himself). Although both Wilson and Roosevelt were Progressive, their attitudes toward Progressivism differed, at least in theory. This paper will provide an opportunity to review the complex nature of Progressivism, and to explore how presidents’ policies while in office often differ from their rhetoric on the campaign trail.
To complete this paper, start by analyzing the primary sources listed below to uncover each president’s political principles and beliefs. Compare and contrast the two men’s principles...