historians

Question 1

allan nevins

Answer 1

fdr was not an intellectual giant, but a charismatic encourager and was a hero of the poor at the time (gd)

Question 2

john kenneth galbraith

Answer 2

The causes of the crash were income disparity between rich and poor, the US failing to act like a creditor nation, the large-scale corporate thimblerigging, and the stock market boom and buying on margin. (gd)

Question 3

charles kindleberger

Answer 3

the US failed to become the world leading economic power when the European economy was too unstable. (gd)

Question 4

page daugherty delano

Answer 4

makeup culture for women shifted during and after ww2 to allow women to wear makeup more freely

Question 5

zinn 16

Answer 5

the US entered ww2 for selfish reasons, to appear more morally correct than their authoritarian counterparts

Question 6

julius pratt

Answer 6

p ratt’s perspective is that imperialism in America was of the same expansionist mindset of Manifest Destiny. He believes that there was a continuous desire for power and superiority through the acquisition of territories through Manifest Destiny and the years of American imperialism.

Question 7

upton sinclair

Answer 7

the jungle - example of a young lithuanian man; fda food and drug act of 1906

Question 8

H Wayne Morgan

Answer 8

Morgan’s perspective was that McKinley was an expansionist who favors overseas expansionism. Morgan explains how the opinion over retaining islands was divided in the McKinley administration, but ultimately they retained the islands. McKinley took advantage of Dewey’s victory and used it to annex Hawaii and keep our current territories. (imperialism)

Question 9

mckinley instructions to peace commissioners

Answer 9

The U.S. involved itself in a necessary war with Spain to gain worldly influence in order to protect the western hemisphere and Open Door Policy. (imperialism)