Prohibition

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:59:08 -0700

The movement in favor of total prohibition of alcohol in the United States gradually emerged from the 19th-century temperance movement, which had urged moderation (and later complete abstinence) in th

Muckrakers Interview

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:01:18 -0700

The Conservation Movement

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:04:29 -0700

Prior to 1963, the movement to protect the nation's natural resources was known as the conservation movement. The term conservation has been defined as "the prevention of waste" of our natural resourc

Election of 1912

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:55:24 -0700

Woodrow Wilson: Inaugural Address On March 4, 1913, newly inaugurated President Woodrow Wilson delivered this speech, his first of two inaugural addresses. “There has been a change of government. It

Muckrakers

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:43:51 -0700

The muckraker movement in the early years of the 20th century was unique. It involved the use of sensational journalistic exposés to promote the Progressive Era, encompassing the most sweeping reforms