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Why the Secret Service Came to be Jonathan W. Taylor Ivy Tech Community College Abstract The United States of America has an elite group of men and women who protect their President, and handle monetary crimes such as counterfeiting, and financial crimes, they are called the United States Secret Service. These top agents work hard daily to crack down on fraudulent crimes, and keep the Commander in Chief alive. This report will highlight their work from 1850- 1901. 3 presidents were killed in this

A fair wage system did not exist even before the Industrial Revolution. Along with that, the Industrial Age destroyed the eternal laws of supply and demand. As a result of the unfair distribution of wealth in the Industrial Age, a new school of theological thought emerged, known as “the Social Gospel.” This new theology stemmed from many theologians who developed economic theories and studied sociology. Despite the bad results from the Industrial Age, advocates still believed that it did have some

The ideals of Imperialism within the United States caused many benefits to our economy and overall prosperity. The ideals of American imperialism came first from the idea of manifest destiny: coined by John O'Sullivan, manifest destiny was the idea that it was the Americans god given right to seize all lands in the American continent. From this fact alone it's very clear that Imperialism in the late 1800’s took many ideas from the concepts of manifest destiny. The general motives for imperialism

While it seems that many Americans, businessmen and politicians, eventually saw the war and the annexation of foreign lands as a good, necessary and honorable endeavor, there were still many more who felt the imperialism of US policy was not only unnecessary but also destructive to the US way of life. In the next section of the Imperial Surge, the essays focus on the anti-imperialist who publicly denounced the US and what was happening in the Philippines and Hawaii. In “President Cleveland’s Opposition

reality when opportunity presented itself in the form of Spanish conflicts. After the combination of various causes such as intervention in Cuban affairs and the bombing of the USS Maine, The United States under the leadership of President WIlliam McKinley declared war against the Spanish Empire. The Spanish-American War resulted in purely American domination in as few

election of 1896 was the year William McKinley launched the first campaign film. McKinley’s campaign ad was a re-enactment of his nomination announcement as he stood in front of a room full of supporters. Once McKinley became president, his film sparked the beginning of scheduled announcement known today as The State of the Union. Most believed McKinley’s campaign film helped with his presidential win against Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan. Later, McKinley would serve four years as president

Patrick Bryant 11/23/15 Final Paper Professor Galgano With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the 26th and youngest President in the Nation's history (1901-1909). He brought new excitement and power to the office, vigorously leading Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in a four-story brownstone in Manhattan, New York. Teddy was the second

White was debating in favor of McKinley and the Republicans, while the populist argued for Bryan, who was a democrat. In the middle of the dispute, White recalled that he had time write some editorials before leaving on the train. He rushed to the office of ​The Emporia Gazette ​ , still

The Spanish-American War was a conflict, primarily between Spain and the United States, which lasted from April 21st, 1898 to August 13th, 1898. The issue over which the war was waged was the independence of the Caribbean island of Cuba. Cuba had been attempting to gain independence from Spain since 1868, in the Ten Years’ War, but this longing for freedom was enflamed in the late 1890’s due to poor treatment of Cuba from Spain. When Cuba revolted again, America came to its aid, fighting Spain more

Spanish American War Essay Clara Barton: Her Opinion on the Spanish American War Clara Barton October 1st, 1901 Glen Elcho, Maryland Dear Teddy Roosevelt, I would like to congratulate and acknowledge you for you becoming President of the United States of America. You proved your worthiness and dedication when you made life-risking decisions on the battlefield for the Spanish American War. You volunteered as part of the cavalry and brought