Anyone know history?
Yes I know history. I'll update later today. 1. U.S. foreign policy does not really begin until Roosevelt's term. 2. Are you referring to the Panama Canal? Roosevelt took over the French project and the canal was not completed until 1914. So who should get the credit? I say Panama Canal because if the question refers to the Great White Fleet it would not make any sense. 3. League of nations. 4. Women in the U.S. get the right to vote. Edit: 1. Although the Spanish-American War further showed that the "U.S. as a protector of Latin America", the U.S. had no real foreign relations, or at least, it was not taken very seriously. Teddy Roosevelt changed that. He found diplomatic relations interesting and wanted the United States to be taken seriously. 2. To be clear, the French began the Panama Canal in the late 1800's. Plagued with set backs, they gave the Americans the task to complete it. Americans also suffered set backs and although Theodore Roosevelt was President when the U.S. got the contract, it was not completed until Woodrow Wilson was in office. So to say that Teddy was personally responsible for changing ocean travel is a bit of a stretch.
History Help on the 1920's.?
Harding died in office, and Coolidge took over. Coolidge did not seek reelection. The 29th U.S. president, Warren Harding (1865-1923) served in office from 1921 to 1923 before dying of an apparent heart attack. Calvin Coolidge became the thirtieth United States President (1923-29) when Warren Harding died suddenly. Coolidge was the sixth Vice President to inherit the presidency. http://us-presidents.insidegov.com/compa...
What are some good history books written by women? What women historians should I be reading?
A gold standard for history written by anyone would be Barbara Tuchman's books on 20th Century history (not only best-sellers and big prize winners, Presidents routinely talked about the insights they gained from her for ongoing diplomacy.) "A World Set on Fire" by Amanda Foreman, a deep and magnificent look at the British roles in the American Civil War frankly puts many other books that partially address that to shame with Foreman's heavy research of original sources about everyone involved, drawing conclusions from their own words. "Miracle at Philadelphia" by Catherine Drinker Bowen is the best look at how the U.S. Constitution was actually hammered out in a miserable meeting room with a rotating series of state's delegations fighting it out point by point with Ben Franklin napping in the back and George Washington presiding up front. Won the Pulitzer Prize, still in print 60 years later. Ariel Durant of the Will and Ariel Durant writing team that produced extremely influential general histories, many thousands of pages, in their series "The Story of Civilization" you used to see in every school library and most well read homes (and heavily cited by everyone), it greatly shaped the general concept of what happened and what mattered. Jane Jacobs's series of books examining the impacts of cities in how the world developed from hunter-gatherers to centers of creative ferment changing the whole world routinely. Also won Pulitzers, greatly affected city planning the past 60 years, and are still in print. There's a lot of fine biographies by women, unsurprisingly they dig deeper and paint more complete pictures than many male biographers do. "The Private Franklin" by two women whose names I forget is a far more revealing portrait, warts and all, of Ben and the key role his wife played in all of his successes.
I have a U.S. History project on the 1920's. Any ideas?
Stock market crashed in 1929--don't know if that really covers "the 20s." How about prohibition, the suffragette/women's movement, the implementation of the assembly-line by Henry Ford, the theme of the "roaring" 20s--flapper girls, bootlegging, etc.? Take a look at the changes in clothing (particularly women), entertainment (film-silent until early 30s), actors of the 20s (Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, et al), music of the era. Look at how advertisements were geared toward women--specifically what would be construed as "sexist" today: appliances, clothing, proper behavior (charm schools). You can find all this stuff on the net--just look around. Good luck!
History homework.. fast?
ok so we have this assignment.. "technology poster" what to do : select an aspect of technological change that occurred during the 1920's in Canada,, anyone have any good ideas of anything that was invented (technology) in 1920's in canada?? something that is also easier to draw,,
What are some good historical fiction books set in the interwar era, like the Great Depression or the 1920s?
Historical fiction is my all-time favourite genre and I think Ken Follet is one if the masters in this genre. ‘The Century Trilogy’ is undoubtedly one of his best works.This trilogy is set in the 20th century and follows five interrelated families and other individuals through some of the most important world events. The second book of this trilogy, ‘The Winter of the World’ is set during the WWII. The first portion of this book covers the inter-war era.The book is beautifully written. It is good as a stand-alone read but I’ll suggest you to read the whole series. It’s a bit lengthy but its worth it. The book, or the trilogy rather, gives you an insight in to the life and society during those time as well as tell a story about human relationships