Thursday, January 28, 2021

Woodrow Wilson: Progressivism Fuels Racism and Racism Fuels Progressivism

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One man has served as a symbol for two things: Woodrow Wilson is a symbol for the Progressivist movement, and he is a symbol for egregious r...
Monday, January 25, 2021

Not Fast Enough: North American Colonies Want Quicker Action Toward Abolition

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By the mid 1600’s, the thirteen British colonies in North America had developed their own identity. From 1607, when Jamestown was founded as...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Redesigning the Military: America at the Turn of the Century

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In the late 1800s, the United States had to choose how much money to spend on its navy, and how much on its army. Did the nation need a larg...
Thursday, December 10, 2020

The Spanish-American War Begins

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By the late 1890s, the Spanish Empire included Cuba, the Philippine Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico, along with various other territories aro...
Monday, December 7, 2020

Urbanization in America Between 1865 and 1900: Changing Technology, Changing Lifestyles

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The United States became an independent and sovereign country in 1776, less than 4% of the nation’s population lived in cities. By the year ...
Monday, November 23, 2020

Andrew Carnegie Develops Effective Ways to Reduce Poverty

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The life story of Andrew Carnegie is not only amazing, but also reveals economic principles which society can use to help those who are at t...
Sunday, November 22, 2020

The Industrial Growth of the Late 19th Century: Caring for Society’s Vulnerable Members

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Between the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the end of the 19th century in 1900, a dramatic expansion in the U.S. economy provided for four...