Answers

1) E

2) C

3) E

Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT one of the rapid changes in the society that had created intolerable problems?

A. Industrialization

B. Urbanization

C. Immigration

D. Transformations

E. Progressivism

2. Which of the following did Progressivism NOT begin within?

A. Communities

B. Cities

C. Schools

D. Local Efforts

E. States

3. Cities required all the services of the following EXCEPT which one?

A. Commercial 

B. Medical

C. Legal

D. Educational

E. Administrative 

Black Sox Scandal - Progressivism

From the newspaper archive, I found out about the Black Sox Scandal. I learned that on October 10, 1919, The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago White Sox in game 8 of the World Series, making the Reds the 1919 Series champions. The White Sox were a powerhouse full of experience but the Reds were a young team. The series was full of “strange errors.” According to the "1919 World Series Being Investigated," (September 23, 1920) Rumors had spread that the Series had been fixed, and an investigation is begun into the allegations. Several White Sox players admitted to participation in the scandal, and eight of the players are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the public. But according to "Eight White Sox Players Indicted: Later Suspended," (September 28, 1920) there was no evidence that it was true. On July 18, 1921, The players were brought to trial. On August 2, 1921, the jury found the players not guilty, but they were subsequently banned by the national baseball commissioner from playing professionally. This had a lot to do with the Progressivism as a movement. It made the government make decisions that would be better for our society as a whole. Everyone expects to see a fair game, just like you would expect your water to be purified in a water bottle. The government had to make an example that they would not take tolerance of cheating or gambling from players. This is how the Black Sox Scandal had to do with Progressivism.

Living Essay About Progressivism

I worked with Ben and Valeria today in class to tie our three topics together. Here is our Thesis and Conclusion: 

Thesis: 
One of the major aspects of the progressive era was how the government began to make regulations and laws to make a better quality of life. Going from something as big as to prohibition all the way to something as small as the radio the government provided safety and better expectations for all.

Conclusion:One of the major aspects of the progressive era was how the government began to make regulations and laws to make a better quality of life. Going from something as big as to prohibition all the way to something as small as the radio the government provided safety and better expectations for all. From the crimes created by gangs to the Black Sox Scandal to the inventions of radios, people wanted there to be a higher standards for society and for this to happen the government had to be involved by creating laws/regulations to insure that the standard was reached.  

Self Reflection

So far throughout the 2nd semester, US History has been tougher to me rather then the 1st Semester which was much easier. We are having to do a lot more thinking so far and I am not a fan of the harder reading questions. I do like watching videos and to reflect on the videos with the whole class like Eddie Aikau and the Skyline. The test has been much harder which has been a challenge. My goal is to do much better on the test and to study more for it.

Thinking about Progress

1. Progress- on a movement to a destination

2. The Progressive Era was between 1890-1920, because after the war, people tried to fix social and economic problems.

3. Issues, actions, and achievements that are associated to the Progressive Era:
     a. Woman suffrage
     b. Child labor
     c. Working conditions
     d. Exposing the evils of corporate greed
     e. Civil Liberty

4. Progressives have a broad topic about the issues in the United States and wanting to change them for the better for everyone.

5. Best to Worst:
     I. Child Labor
     II. Civil Liberty
     III. Woman suffrage
     IV. Working conditions
     V. Exposing the evils of corporate greed

The Future

1. In the Mental Floss article, they predicted that policeman would have x-ray vision. They also predicted that we would have flying machines by now. In the Open Culture article states that in the year 1964 people thought that in 50 years that we could have robots in existence and vehicles would have "robot brains." In the BBC article it talks about predictions that actually came true.

2. I think that the Mental Floss article was more about what will happen and in the BBC article was a wish list.

3. Some predictions that came true are the flying machine, pre-prepared food, mobile phones, and tanks.

4. In a lot of these lists, most of the predictions are revolved around space travel, while some predictions that are true resolve around the day to day life.

5. In my opinion, during the next 100 years, I see life in space, flying cars being created, and I also see cancer being cured. These are some things that I see happening in the next 100 years. 

6. I think we have almost most control over our future, because we are the inventors of new things. We have to do research and develop new things. But the government will have the control of what and what we can not invent.