The Spanish-American War (1898) was a conflict between the U.S. and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in the United States aquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. At that time of conflicts, some wars were being influenced by propagandas and yellow journalism. Propaganda is a type of communication that is focused on influenced in the opinion of the reader toward a cause or position. Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sentionalism over facts. The yellow journalism at the time would be: the New York World and the New York Journal. They were one of many resons that helped the U.S. and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines.
Political cartoons published during the Spansh-American War:
Sunday, December 21, 2014
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Saturday, December 13, 2014
Muckrakers
The Progressive Era was a time in American history in which social activism and political reform was taking over the country during the years of 1890s to 1920s. Muckrakers were very important during this time because they were journalist who worked to expose waste, corruption or abuse in politics,industry and society
Some of the most important muckrakers were:
Some of the most important muckrakers were:
Samuel Hopkins Adams: He wrote The American Fraud in 1905. Adams focused on exposing the frauds in the patent medicines.
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| The Great American Fraud book |
Jacob Riis: The Other Half Lives. Riis managed to expose the slums present in the urban cities.
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| How the Other Half Lives |
Uptain Sinclair: Wrote the book named The Jungle. He exposed the U.S. meat-packing industry.
Ida M. Tarbell was known for exposing the corruptions in the Standard Oil Company. She also wrote the book The History of Standard Oil Company.
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| The History of Standard Oil Company |
John Spargo was an American reformer and author, he wrote The Bitter Cry of Chidren (child children). He was responsible for the exposure of child labor.
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| The Bitter Cry of the Children |
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Thanksgiving holiday makes me reflect on everything that I
have in life, and on how I’m thankful for everything that my father and God
have provided me! I’m incredibly thankful for the life I have, for the house I
live in and for the food that I eat every day. I’m also thankful for living in
a country like the U.S. that provides me with security, education and freedom!
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| Statue of Liberty |
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Massachusetts electoral votes in:
1876- Republican Party
1880- Republican Party
1884- Republican Party
1888- Republican Party
The majority of New England did vote as a bloc in the years of 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1888. However, there was an exception to the state of Connecticut, whose votes were only directed to the Republican's in the election of 1880.
Massachusetts electoral votes on the years of:
2008- Democratic Party
2012- Democratic Party
There is a significant difference between the elections of the 1800s to the ones in the 2000s, In the 1800 we could notice that the state of Massachusetts voted in for consecutive years in the Republican Party. After all, in the 2000s election there was a change in votes directed to the Democrats. There is also an interesting fact: the majority of the states of New England all voted for the same party in the same years. Another interesting fact is that every party that the region of New England votes for, is the one that ends up wining the election.
1876- Republican Party
1880- Republican Party
1884- Republican Party
1888- Republican Party
The majority of New England did vote as a bloc in the years of 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1888. However, there was an exception to the state of Connecticut, whose votes were only directed to the Republican's in the election of 1880.
Massachusetts electoral votes on the years of:
2008- Democratic Party
2012- Democratic Party
There is a significant difference between the elections of the 1800s to the ones in the 2000s, In the 1800 we could notice that the state of Massachusetts voted in for consecutive years in the Republican Party. After all, in the 2000s election there was a change in votes directed to the Democrats. There is also an interesting fact: the majority of the states of New England all voted for the same party in the same years. Another interesting fact is that every party that the region of New England votes for, is the one that ends up wining the election.
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| Elections of 2012 |
Oil Boom
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| Oil locations in the U.S. |
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| Process of mining for oil |
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| Process of drilling oil |
The short term impacts of oil after the Hamill brothers drilled for the black gold in the American territory, was that the price of the oil became cheaper and cars were produced in mass. Oil was so important that it provided fuel. Fuel would be the newest resource to enable Henry Ford develop affordable cars for people to buy. Oil was essential in the process of building the modern world.
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| Henry Ford's assembly line |
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| Ford's first model car- Model T Oil is one of the reasons to why we have grown so much in industrialization, which leads to a growth in the economy. Transportation would be somewhat impossible without the discovery of oil, and it also provides us with home heat, which is inevitable for those who live up north.
Did you know oil is used to make these products too? Paint Deodorant Plastic Wood Lipstick Toilet Seats |
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Election Day
Election Day takes place on the Tuesday right after the
first Monday in November. There is not a specific day for this date, however,
the earliest day is November 2 and the latest possible is November 8.
Election Day is a civic holiday in states such as Delaware,
Hawaii, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia.
The reason to why
Election Day is held on a Tuesdays lies on 19th-century America. In
the 1800s, most Americans worked as farmer and lived far away from their
polling location. So Congress decided to establish the voting day on Tuesday
due to the fact that weekends were impossible for the farmers to travel because
of church and other duties. Wednesdays were also impractical because it was
market day for the farmers. This means that the only option Congress had was to
set Election Day on a Tuesday.
United States
House of Representatives
Niki Tsongas.- Democratic
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| Niki Tsongas |
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| MA’s 3rd district that Niki Tsongas represents |
1) One of MA's senators is Edward Markey, he is a member of the Democratic Party.
2) Another senator of Massachusetts is Elizabeth Warren, she is part of the Democratic Party.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
1) David M. Nangle. Belongs to the Democratic Party.
2) Eileen M. Donoghue. Belongs to the Democratic Party.
The three branches of the Federal Government:
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Cities blog
Developments, Innovations and Advancements:
1- Statue of liberty was created in Paris, France. It was brought to the U.S. in pieces and restored by workers.
2- Bessemer process was invented to produce steel in mass. This innovation would be the first inexpensive way to create steel from molten pig iron. It was named after its creator: Henry Bessemer.
3- Skyscraper were beginning to appear in the early 20th century in Manhattan, NY, after the creation of the Bessemer process.
Obstacles and Challenges:
1-The Statue of Liberty was designed in Paris by French historian Edouard de Laboulaye. The statue was a gift from France to the U.S. But this gift had a significant price and the value issued was not in the budget of the American country. So the American government began to collect money by raising taxes
2- After the invention of steel in mass, thousands of people began moving to New York. Urban population was starting to be saturated and there wasn’t about enough space for everyone, therefore, hundreds of people were cramped together in tenement houses with small rooms and no ventilation or light.
3- Skyscraper were taking over the city of New York and workers needed to put their life in danger to construct the tall buildings, in account of the lack of safety equipment.
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