Discussion questions
Required Resources
Text
Barnes, L. & Bowles, M. (2014). The American story: Perspectives and encounters from 1877 [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
See attached files on chapters
Chapter 4: American on the World Stage
Chapter 5: The Progressive Era
Chapter 6: The First World War
Article
Sinclair, U. (1905). Chapter nine (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. The Jungle. Retrieved from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5727/
The Jungle is a novel written during the Progressive Era that describes the living and working conditions of the urban laborers in the Chicago Stockyards. Although a work of fiction, Upton Sinclair lived in the poor neighborhoods and worked in the meat packing industry while researching this book. Upton Sinclair hoped to bring attention to the poverty endured by the immigrants who worked in the meat packing industry in the early 1900s, but the American public instead focused on the filthy conditions in which their food was processed, prompting President Theodore Roosevelt to push through legislation regulating the food and drug industry. This is a primary source that can be used for discussions, as well as the Week Three Assignment and Final Project.
Multimedia
Wood, S. (Writer & Producer). (2010). To conquer or redeem (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Series episode]. In G. Lucas (Executive producer), Manifest Destiny. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=51868&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480 &ref=
The full version of this video is available through the Films on Demand database in the Ashford University Library. This video discusses American Imperialism and explains its connection to Manifest Destiny and American exceptionalism. This video has closed captioning.
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