PowerPoint Presentation on the Legacy of the Progressive Era

Prepare a
PowerPoint Presentation on the Legacy of the Progressive Era. Using resources
from the Topic 6 Readings, including your textbook, materials provided by your
instructor through class discussion, and materials from the GCU Library Guide
for HIS-144 US History Themes, prepare your PowerPoint with the following areas
of focus: Regulation of Business, Greater Democracy, Conservationism, the Rise
of Professionalism, and Prohibition. The PowerPoint should be five to six
slides (a minimum of one for each area) and include slide notes of 100-200
words for each. Additionally, include a title, introduction, and reference
slide(s), which do not count toward the five to six slide totals. Each response
should show good writing mechanics, grammar, formatting, and proper citations
at the end of each question/response.
Refer to
the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located
in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this
assignment in the appropriate style.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion
of the assignment.
While APA
style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing
is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA
documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center.
Here is a list of some references that could be helpful.
Reference
Schultz, K. M. (2018). HIST5 (Vol.
1,2). Cengage Learning Inc.
Brown v. Board of Education
Timeline
From
Archives.gov.
Civil Rights Act (1964)
From Our
Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service.
Civil Rights Movement in America’s Living Rooms.
Color adjustment [Video]
From
Films on Demand.
De Facto Segregation in Education
From the
Research Starters: Education.
The Folly of Jim Crow: Rethinking the Segregated
South
From
Texas Books In Review.
Jim Crow in the U.S. South
From the
Salem Press Encyclopedia.
Jim Crow Laws
From the
National Parks Services.
Local Protest and Federal Policy: The Impact of the
Civil Rights Movement on the 1964 Civil Rights Act
From
Sociological Forum.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott December 1955- December
1956
From PBS:
American Experience.
Plessey v Ferguson (1896)
From PBS:
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.
Supreme Court History: Expanding Civil Rights –
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
From PBS:
The Supreme Court.
MLK’s
non-violent resistance:
Martin Luther King, Jr.
From the
Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia.
King, Martin Luther Jr.
From the
Encyclopedia of American studies.
Segregation
in the military during WWI and WWII:
“Forget All Differences until the Forces of
Freedom Are Triumphant”: The World War II–Era Quest for Ethnic and
Religious Tolerance
From the
Journal of American Ethnic History.
African American Odyssey: World War I and Postwar
Society.
From the
Library of Congress.
African Americans in World War II Fighting for a
Double Victory.
From the
National World War II Museum.
Ivory and Ebony: White Officer Foes and Friends of
the Tuskegee Airmen
From Air
Power History.
World War II and Memory
From the
Journal of American History.
Legacy
of the Progressive Era
In the
second part of this assignment, you will be completing a Powerpoint
Presentation on the Progressive Era. These resources can be used in addition to
your Topic 6 readings:
Prohibition
From the
Salem Press Encyclopedia.
Theodore Roosevelt: Domestic Affairs.
From the
Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia.
Theodore Roosevelt and the Environment
From PBS:
American Experience.

Child Labor (this was a large gain in the regulation of business)
Child Labor in U.S. History
From the
Child Labor Public Education Project.
Progressive Reforms Affected Cities in Many Ways
From the
Library of Congress.
Progressivism
From the Columbia
Encyclopedia.
The Two Faces of Progressive-Era Professions
From
Administrative Theory & Praxis.

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