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): … (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.
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