question 1 the progressives question 2 the progressives question 3 video reflection
The Progressives 1
Imagine you are a European immigrant to America, trying to adapt to the new life you sought. You want to share your experiences with your family back home so they will better understand.
Choose a country of origin and religious tradition:
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Italy
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Ukraine
- Czechoslovakia
- Serbia
- Religious tradition
- Catholic
- Jewish
- Lutheran
- Other Protestant
- No religious tradition
Write a 700- to 1,050-word, first-person description of your experiences as an immigrant to America in the late 19th or early 20th century. The description should take the form of a journal entry, autobiography, or diary.
Include descriptions of the following:
- The political, social, or economic factors that precipitated your migration
- The journey across the ocean, including sleeping accommodations and available food
- Ellis Island
- The city you settle in, and why
- The racist attitudes of some Americans
- Tenement housing
- Factory conditions, hours worked, and pay
- The status your children eventually achieve
Format references according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.
The Progressives 2
In 1910, the non-agricultural working force was made up of approximately 38 million men and women, many of whom labored in factories. Frustrated by exploitive working conditions and terrible poverty, some Americans started to protest. They were joined by artists, journalists, politicians, and intellectuals who adopted their cause. As a whole, these reformers were known as Progressives.
Select one of the following groups that included members sympathetic to the Progressive cause:
- Factory workers
- Union organizers
- Photographers
- Writers and journalists
- Feminists
- Elected officials
- Settlement House founders
- Socialists and Communists
Create a 3- to 4-slide presentation, using Microsoft® PowerPoint® or another multimedia tool, in which you address the following:
- Identify several key members of the selected group.
- Discuss the selected group’s position on reform.
- Discuss how the selected group contributed to positive change.
Cite your reference sources according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.
Week 2 Video Reflection 3
Review the videos presented this week.
Write a 300- to 350-word reflection on what you learned by watching the videos.
Discuss the most important and least important parts of the videos.
Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.
Videos:
- The Backdrop
- Strike Breakers and Radicals
- Angel Island: A Story of Chinese Immigration
- Snake River Massacre
- New York City: Jewish Immigrant Ghetto
- Polish Steel Workers
- Violence in Coal Mining’s Golden Age
- Bless Me Here I Go
- Settlement Houses Respond to Social Problems
- Early Voice of Reform