| History of the United States II 1865 to the Present |
Video Capital and Labor
The making of money pits laborers against the forces of capital as the twentieth century opens. Professor Miller introduces the miner as the quintessential laborer of the period - working under grinding conditions, organizing into unions, and making a stand against the reigning money man of the day, J. Pierpont Morgan.
Program 17: Capital and Labor (Transcript) (Broadband Video on Demand)
TR and Wilson
Professor Brinkley compares the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson - the Warrior and the Minister - in the first decades of the twentieth century. Professor Miller discusses American socialism, Eugene Debs, international communism, and the roots of the Cold War with Professor Brinkley.
Program 18: TR and Wilson (Transcript) (Broadband Video on Demand)
Text Chapter 8: Growth & Transformation Outline of American History
The Last Frontier The Plight of the Indians Ambivalent Empire The Canal and the Americas United States and Asia Basic Reading in U.S. Democracy
PART V: INDUSTRIAL AMERICA 30. Muller v. Oregon (1908)
31. Theodore Roosevelt, The New Nationalism (1910)
32. Woodrow Wilson, First Inaugural (1913)
Lectures Sparknotes The Spanish American War (1898-1901)
Sparknotes World War I (1914-1918)Go to Pink Monkey
click on Enter then click on study guides and then on American History Chapter 7 The Age of Transformation
America becomes a World Power The Spanish-American War Panama Canal Points to Remember
Chapter 8 The First World War
Chronology of Major Events in this Period Woodrow Wilsons Administration The US and the First World War Neutrality Rights Peace and Diplomacy at the Versailles Conference Points to Remember Lecture 5: Businessmen and "That Creature" the Corporation (Schultz)
Lecture 6: The Social Philsophy of American Businessmen (Schultz)Lecture 7: Labor and the Worker's Search for Power (Schultz)
Industrial Labor (O'Malley)
Lecture 8: Foreign Immigrants in Industrial America (Schultz)
Lecture 9: The Great Migration; Blacks in White America (Schultz)
Lecture 10: How Ya' Gonna' Keep Em Down on the Farm: The Rise of Populism (Schultz)Click on Urban America Henry Street Settlement House (Rutledge)
Click on World War I Historical survey. (Rutledge)Farmers Revolt (Rankin)
Rise of Big Business (Rankin)
Rise of American Imperialism (Rankin)
Progressivism (Rankin)
Progressive Presidents (Rankin)
The U.S. in World War I (Rankin)
Quiz The American People - Brief Edition (Nash)
or Sixth Edition (Nash)
Chapter 19: Politics and Reform
The American People - Brief Edition (Nash)
or Sixth Edition (Nash)
Chapter 20: Becoming a World Power
Library Bibliography from Biography of America
Resources Go to The History Channel and enter "Ellis Island" in the Search box.
Suggested Reading:
William Jennings Bryan, The Cross of Gold
Lincoln Steffens, Enemies of the Republic
Theodore Roosevelt, The Trusts, The People, and the Square Deal
Read about Eugene Debs and the Pullman Strike
Read selections from Who Built America
Browse The Great War
and World War I document archivesA look at American History by examining the life and times of each President Start here and click on Presidential Biographies.
Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson The following provide a brief biography and many links:
Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 (POTUS) William Howard Taft, 1909-1913 (POTUS) Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 (POTUS) There are extensive links for each program in the Biography of America series. Click on the Homepage then click on the program, and then on Webography.
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