Trace what types of activities anti-progressives engaged in

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Homework

The purposes of each case study homework include the following:

1. To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources
2. To advance critical thinking and writing skills
3. To compile a response to the prompts provided
4. To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time

Instructions

Pick one of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one documented example of the corresponding primary source in your writing.

Option I: Big Business (Monopolies) and Exploitation of Workers

View the following resource:

1. The Progressive Era (27:30)

Browse and read one of the following:

1. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
2. The Pullman Strike

Then, address the following:

1. Explain if big business leaders were "captains of industry," "shrewd businessmen," or "robber barons."

2. Based on one of the resources noted for this option, assess American working conditions and exploitation of workers in the Age of Industry.

3. Analyze the role that government played in reforming American working conditions.

4. Explain the benefits of the Federal Government regulations of monopolies.

5. Analyze which progressive presidents attained economic justice and reform for workers.

Option II: Who is A Progressive?

Review the following site:

1. Presidential Election of 1912: A Resource Guide

Then, address the following:

1. According to Roosevelt, what are the characteristics of a progressive?

2. Explain and give examples of the characteristics of "anti-progressives."

3. Trace what types of activities "anti-progressives" engaged in?

4. Analyze the goals of progressivism.

5. Explain what areas of society progressives addressed?

6. Analyze the progressive achievements Roosevelt highlights in his speech?

Option III: World War I

Review the following resources:

1. A War to End All Wars: Part 2 (6:56)
2. The Treaty of Versailles and the Rise of Nazism

Then, address the following:

1. Trace the origins of World War I, and assess if the world war was inevitable in 1914?

2. Explain if it was possible for the United States to maintain neutrality in World War I. If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.

3. Analyze if the United States should have entered World War I to make the world safe for democracy.

4. Analyze if the Treaty of Versailles was a fair and effective settlement for lasting world peace.

5. Explain if the United States Senate should have approved of the Treaty of Versailles.

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