Devry HIST405 Week 5 Assignment Case Study Latest 2019 JULY Question # 00602905 Subject: Education Due on: 07/10/2019 Posted On: 07/10/2019 10:39 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.9/5

HIST405 United States History

Week 5 Assignment

Case Study

Required
Resources

Read/review
the following resources for this activity:

Textbook:
Chapter 18, 21, 22

Lesson

1 primary
source that corresponds with your selected topic (noted in the topic
instructions)

Minimum of
3 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)

Optional
Resources to Explore

Feel free
to review the library guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following
link:

Link
(website): History Library Guide (Links to an external site.)

Introduction

The
purposes of each case study assignment include the following:

To hone your
abilities to research using scholarly sources

To advance
critical thinking and writing skills

To compile
a response to the prompts provided

To explore
a historical topic and make connections to change over time

Instructions

Pick one
(1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts
for your selected topic. Use at least one (1) documented example of the
corresponding primary source in your writing.

Option 1:
Big Business (Monopolies) and Exploitation of Workers

View the
following resource:

Link
(video): The Progressive Era (Links to an external site.) (27:30)

Browse and
read one (1) of the following:

Link
(library article): The Triangle Disaster: How a Fire a Century ago at a New
York Clothing Factory Changed U.S. Labor Laws (Links to an external site.)

Link
(library article): The Pullman Strike (Links to an external site.)

Then,
address the following:

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

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

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

Explain the
benefits of the Federal Government regulations of monopolies.

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

Option 2:
Who is A Progressive?

Review the
following site:

Link
(website): Presidential Election of 1912: A Resource Guide (Links to an
external site.)

Then,
address the following:

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

Explain and
give examples of the characteristics of “anti-progressives.”

Trace what
types of activities “anti-progressives” engaged in?

Analyze the
goals of progressivism.

Explain
what areas of society progressives addressed?

Analyze the
progressive achievements Roosevelt highlights in his speech?

Option 3:
World War I

Review the
following resources:

Link
(video): A War to End All Wars: Part 2 (Links to an external site.) (6:56)

Link
(library article): The Treaty of Versailles and the Rise of Nazism (Links to an
external site.)

Then,
address the following:

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

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.

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

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

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