Progressive Characters

Theodore Roosevelt 

Roosevelt attended Harvard University and was appointed police commissioner of New York City and created a legitimate police force that served the community. Roosevelt believe in the Manifest Destiny and created the finest soldiers known as the Rough Riders. Roosevelt then fought in the Spanish American war and became President in 1901 after the assassination of William Mckinley.
The legislation related to President Roosevelt was the Pure Food and Drug Act which passed in 1906. It prohibited the sale of adulterated or fraudulently labeled foods and drugs. The second related legislation was the Meat Inspection Act which also happened in 1906 it prohibited interstate transportation of woman for immoral purposes. This all happened when Roosevelt established the Food and Drug Administration FDA that insured that meat and other foods and medicines are healthy and good for us.
Roosevelt tried to help the poor and needy by establishing the Square Deal. Roosevelt also gave coal miners fairer wages because he threatened to nationalize the private ownership's. Roosevelt also tried to stop corporate millionaires from accessing the White House so he formed his own party known as the Progressive Party.

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson led the country into World War I . He went to Princeton University and created the theory of Moral Internationalism. The theory states because America is a strong powerful and wealthy country America owes it to the world do be deeply involved. In the Treaty of Versailles Wilson introduced an ideology known as the League of Nations which was breath taking because it introduced the idea of uniting all countries all together in one world democracy. 

The legislation related to Woodrow Wilson was when the Treaty of Versailles was negotiated in Paris. He created the 14 points which were a progressive pace plan. Some of the main points were peace without victory, freedom of the seas, and the formation of the league of nations. 

Woodrow Wilson tried to progress the United States by creating the League of Nations which essentially looked like it will bring world peace. The idea was that a creation of a council of nations where problems would be discussed between all countries. The idea was thought to end war, poverty, and hunger; however, it was not passed the same idea was brought by Eleanor Roosevelt called the United Nations.

Ida Tarbell

Ida became the first of what president Theodore Roosevelt despairingly called muckrakers, saying that journalist spent much of the time digging around pulling out the muck. She proved JD Rockefeller and his company to be a monopoly and the company was split into 6 separate companies. However Ida refused the 19th amendment and thought woman should stay at home. 

Ida contributed in the legislation when she fought against JD Rockefeller. As a child her parents decided to open a oil rig property. When she became a writer she was motivated to find something that would bring them down. Tarbell's History of the Standard Oil Company forced congress to launch an investigation into JD Rockefeller and his company and the company was ordered to break up due to monopoly. 

Tarbell progressed the nation by becoming the first muckraker. She was a person who spent time pulling out the muck, rather than looking at the beauty of what was happening. Her writings motivated other writers to start muckraking and fight against other unrighteous companies. 

Robert La Follette 

Robert La Follette was known as a great speaker and relentless in pursuit of justice and equality. Robert relentlessly championed the poor and fought to make it the government's business and primary job to help the poor, the down trodden, and to do something about race problem. 

Robert La Follette contributed to legislation with the Wisconsin Idea. The idea was to give the power of the government back to the people, to make America as much of a real direct democracy as possible. Robert also fought against the sedition act which he called unconstitutional. 

Robert La Follette was progressed then nation because he planned to take away power from corporations, corrupt party machines, by putting spending limits on political campaigns so that not just the riches candidate wins and for the government to regulate railroads, the environment, and all forms of transportation. 

John D. Rockefeller

John D Rockefeller was a man who enjoyed religion in 1859 he formed his owned business with $2,000. He bought a oil rig and created the standard oil company. It was a monopoly business because it had control over all the firms and anyone who bought oil in Ohio region bought it from Rockefeller at his prices and there was no competition. The company was broken up once a woman muckraker wrote about practicing unfair business. 

John D Rockefeller contributed to the legislation with his oil rig company. The oil rig company provide America a boost in the economy and oil. Know one at the time was providing America with oil and it gave the United States gave America a huge advantage. 

John D Rockefeller progressed the nation by giving money into Universities. He also gave money to research institutes, African American, Colleges, and other outstanding organizations until his death. He supported education to African American children. 

Eugene V. Debs

Eugene was an immigrant who struggled through his early years of life. Eugene gained most of his knowledge through the library. With this knowledge he was able to speak out against the government. 

Eugene became a union activist. He wanted to give rights to the people of the railway and he was a man who worked there himself. He was then sent to jail for speaking out against the government. 

Eugene V. Debs improved the nation by speaking against the government because he fought for rights against the government. He created a social improvement by making sure workers received good working environments to make it safe. He was a hard working man who believed in socialism. 

What was life like in the south for African Americans after Reconstruction ended in 1877?

In the south after the Reconstruction ended in 1877 African Americans had to deal with a ton of racism they received from White Americans in the South. Small groups began to form known as the Ku Klux Klan and they were groups that were anti-African American. These groups began lynching African Americans in the south because they did not accept the African American community and saw them as animals and bad people. A film released in 1915 named a Birth of a Nation was also released to show the hatred against African Americans. In the film African Americans were shown working in congress and being rude. There were also many stereotypes shown against the African Americans. This showed that even the film industry had shown racism against African Americans. In the south African Americans also had to deal with segregation. African Americans did not really have the same rights as white men . Even though African Americans had rights these rights were not followed by the rest of America. African Americans were segregated in schools and in public places. Again racism was the main problem African Americans had to face because it is what caused the divide between the white and black man. Labor rights was another problem for African Americans because they did not receive labor rights due to owners believing they were still men who worked for free.

JAPANESE- IMMIGRATION PROJECT

Why did each immigrant group come to the United States? Identify the
push and pull factors (Economic/Social Conflict)in your response. When
did each immigrant group come to the United States?

Japanese immigrants originally came into the United States of America in search for peace and prosperity. They over came harsh working conditions and hostile environments. from the beginning 1886-1911 400,000 Americans migrated into The United States territories. The most popular destinations were Hawaii and the Pacific Coast. 

Where did the groups settle, both initially and in subsequent migrations? 

Create a map of the immigration pattern. 

Japanese groups originally first settled into the beautiful island of Hawaii. Hawaii was transformed by Japanese presence as it became one of the first stops for the Japanese. In the 1880s do United States began to see the Japanese. They arrived in many small groups all scattered up and down the Pacific coast, forming small communities with small towns and large cities such as San Francisco's Japan Town. In the 20th century more than 100,000 immigrants entered the United States. 

 How did United States government policies and programs affect 

immigration patterns? (Include this information within the Map for 

question 4).
Organized campaigns had rise to exclude Japanese immigrants from U.S. life portraying the Japanese as the enemies of the American worker. Exclusion Act to protect the U.S. Anti-Japanese legislation quickly followed. In 1908, the Japanese and American governments arrived at what became known as the Gentleman's Agreement. Japan agreed to limit emigration to the U.S. , while the U.S. granted admission to the wives, children, and other relatives of immigrants already resident. Because of this no Japanese longer allowed to enter the country. 

How were the immigrants received by the current citizens of this nation? 

Gather primary source and secondary source documents (documents, 

policies, news articles, films, audio, political cartoons, etc.). The current citizens of the United States disliked Japanese because they felt that they were occupying American jobs. The Japanese did not like the idea that Japanese came in numerous of numbers and began to work for American jobs for a cheap labor. In November 1906 Theodore Roosevelt wrote a letter to go directly to the Secretary Met caff. In the letter he talks about he spoke with the ambassador of Japan and that they decided that they should stop immigration into the United States from the Japanese. The reason was because it could offer protection to the Japanese and they can be safe if they stop coming into the United States. 

How did United States government policies and programs affect 

immigrants' assimilation into the life of the nation? Gather primary source 

and secondary source documents (documents, policies, news articles, films, 

audio, political cartoons, etc.). When the Japanese and American entered World War II there was an affect to Japanese lifestyle. After the attack U.S. security personnel began rounding up and arresting preeminent Japanese Americans as security risks. February of 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized the U.S. military to evacuate any and provide accommodation for them elsewhere. By the end of the war in 1945, 125,000 people, had spent time in what even Roosevelt admitted were concentration camps. 

How did economic conditions impact the immigrants' experience? Gather 

primary source and secondary source documents (documents, policies, 

news articles, films, audio, political cartoons, etc.). 

The Japanese immigrants were economically affected which is the reason why the came into the United States of America. Japan became to industrialize and urbanized. Japanese agriculture declined and many people were left jobless a wages declined also. The Great Depression which began in 1929 may have also affected the Japanese economically be Americans were desiring jobs since they were left jobless. The loss of jobs may had led to Anti-Japanese rising due to Americans wanting Japanese occupied jobs. 

How did cultural heritage affect an immigrant's place of settlement? What 

impact did immigrant cultural traditions have on the United States? Gather 

primary source and secondary source documents (documents, policies, 

news articles, films, audio, political cartoons, etc.). 

The cultural impact that Japan had was that they are a agricultural society before they came into The United States territory. Because of this and because they came from and island they felt comfortable and moved into an island known as Hawaii. Japanese were hired to work on Hawaiian plantations and became the majority population in  1923.  The islands were unprecedented cultural autonomy for Japanese immigrants to the west coast did. They confidently transplanted their traditions to their new home. The newspapers, schools, stores, temples, churches and baseball teams they they founded were the legacy of a community secure of its place in Hawaii, and they became a birthright that was handed down to the generation that followed.