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American History Homework Ten Answers - Student Four (view source)
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A textbook being used by a man called John Scopes taught young children in Tennessee that the Piltdown Man was a large link between human life now, and ape life in the far past. This was proven to be nothing more then a hoax some years later, but still a larger, more disturbing, matter remained. White supremacy. It was taught that people of lighter skin was further evolved then those with darker skin tones. A large racial dispute that should not be taught in schools.
A textbook being used by a man called John Scopes taught young children in Tennessee that the Piltdown Man was a large link between human life now, and ape life in the far past. This was proven to be nothing more then a hoax some years later, but still a larger, more disturbing, matter remained. White supremacy. It was taught that people of lighter skin was further evolved then those with darker skin tones. A large racial dispute that should not be taught in schools.
'''4.''' No path should lead to war, not even with the best of intentions. However, I can see why America would have wanted to join this war. A German submarine sank a British passenger ship, which contained many American passengers. No matter what happens in war, innocent people who have to way of defending themselves should ever be involved, so perhaps in this case it was best to try to intervene. It was a good excuse, but because of joining it, many more lives then the lives that were lost on that ship were forever gone. It wasn't a direct attack against us in which we needed to defend, but instead an attack on English neighbors. So all in all, even though there are a few good reasons for joining, I don't think we should have at all.
'''5.''' He was a man of interesting opinion, that's for sure. When he dealt with foreign policy, he "spoke softly and carried a big stick." In 1903, Roosevelt completed his greatest moment, the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. This was a treaty with Panama which enabled the United States to use a five mile wide length of land to build the Panama Canal. It was nearly outrageously expensive, but it saved money, fuel, and possibly lives in the long run. Ships no longer had to boat the entire way around South America if they wanted to go from the Pacific to the Atlantic, or from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This was a good economic move for Roosevelt, in my opinion.
'''5.''' He was a man of interesting opinion, that's for sure. When he dealt with foreign policy, he "spoke softly and carried a big stick." In 1903, Roosevelt completed his greatest moment, the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. This was a treaty with Panama which enabled the United States to use a five mile wide length of land to build the Panama Canal. It was nearly outrageously expensive, but it saved money, fuel, and possibly lives in the long run. Ships no longer had to boat the entire way around South America if they wanted to go from the Pacific to the Atlantic, or from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This was a good economic move for Roosevelt, in my opinion.