Question

1) How did the temperance reform movement reflect the concerns and biases of progressive reformers?
2) Explain the fundamental differences in the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois in regard to elevating the status of African Americans.
3) What did Americans who joined the Ku Klux Klan and those who wanted to prosecute John Scopes have in common?
4) What was the Works Progress Administration? What did it accomplish, and for whom?

Answer 1

Look at this for number 1. It should have underlying details you can write :)Temperance was important because it connected to many other reform movements that sprang up in the country between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Many of these movements were motivated by a renewed interest in religion called the Second Great Awakening. The ministers of the Second Great Awakening preached in an energetic and emotional manner that appealed to the heart as well as the mind. These intense religious experiences occurred not just in churches but also in tents and in open-air meetings called "revivals." The Second Great Awakening inspired people to try to change the world and make it better. A wide variety of reform movements developed to improve all aspects of society including diet, fashion, the care for the mentally ill, the treatment of prisoners, world peace, the rights of women, and the end to slavery. Temperance was at the center of most of these reform movements. Many reformers believed in abstinence and it was through their early association with temperance societies that they met other reformers and began to seek ways to improve other aspects of society.

The temperance movement was also important because it was fundamental to the concept of individual choice and responsibility. Taking the pledge was a conscious act that one person did in an effort to make himself or herself a better human being. Temperance also embodied one of the great historical trends of the nineteenth century—the rising power and influence of the individual in politics, philosophy, and economics.

Answer 2

2.)Booker T. Washington- He wasn't radical or demanding that blacks be equal at once. He thought the most logical approach was for blacks to escape the poverty they were mired in. He even created a college, Tuskegee Institute, to help blacks learn things to get jobs and improve the black economy. (George Washington Carver, argicultural chemist, graduated from there)


WEBD- He demanded immediate black equality. He scoffed at Washington's idea of gradualness. WEBD wanted blacks to be integrated. He also believed in the Talented Tenth. As in one in ten blacks would arise and become leaders of their race. They had to be college educated and have the right resources. It was kind of on the "snobby" side. Allegedly, later on in life he decided that anyone was capable of changing the race

Answer 3

Thank you :) @lol43434

Answer 4

Do you have a textbook on you? I'm sure if you look John Scopes in the back of the index and see what page his name is on it may have your answer. I'm unsure about that one

Answer 5

nope i don't :(

Answer 6

I'll look for the answers for the other two, :)

Answer 7

Well for number 4.The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, The WPA set out to create as many jobs as possible as quickly as possible. That should help you a bit just try to reword it :D

Answer 8

For 3, I'm not so sure. Do they give you any choices?

Answer 9

I guess not for number 3. Can't say for sure! Best luck !

Answer 10

Thanks a lot anyways! :)