As the Gilded Age, an age full of deceit, scandal and poor leadership came to an end, America was ushered into a new era known as the Progressive Era. Finally after decades of minimal governmental interaction, leaders such as Theodore Roosevelt finally stepped in. Roosevelt is perhaps the most prominent of the Progressive Era politicians. Not only was he the more active and athletic than previous presidents, but he was also superior in leadership which was characterized by bold and decisive decisions. The progressive era was the beginning of a modern global interaction between nations of the Western and Eastern Hemisphere. All interactions during this period played an important role in the War to come.
The Great War, also known as World War 1 hypothetically should have been a small scale war only between two nations but because of global interactions during the Progressive Era, alliances where built which helped fueled the fire for a global conflict. Initially Wilson opposed the war but as the war progressed and germans began to violate neutral rights at sea, Wilson finally had the last straw and requested congress for a declaration of war upon Germany. When the war ended, Europe was in ruins. Not only did the Europeans now have to worry about reconstruction but also paying of the war debt owed to the United States.
The World War I would have never occurred without the global interactions taken place during the Progressive Era.
The roaring 20’s was a very relaxing period to learn about. I enjoyed learning about all the entertainment, leisure and the post war economy. The atmosphere of learning this chapter seemed very much as I had just described it. Unfortunately learning about the Great Depression was characterized by the word describing the period. It very inspiring to learn about FDR. He inspired me to reform my school government agenda to provide humanitarian events. Though learning about his presidency was a relief, I do think it would take a while to recover from the dreadfulness of learning about all the acronyms of the legislations passed.
I am looking forward to learning about World War II. I love to learn about politics and war. These two are very dynamic and are both comprised of conflicts which make them both unique. Economy and society are not as fun to learn about. Economy goes through cycles of prosperity and panic and people rarely change so it gets boring. I would love to see fish bowling incorporated into our learning methods again. I enjoyed viewing the points of view my classmates have on different subjects, especially when it comes to politics.
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