HIST 105 Strayer Assignment 2: Industrialization Assignment 2: Industrialization and the Rise of a Regulated Economy For History 105:Dr. Stansbury’s class
HIST 105 Strayer Assignment 2: Industrialization Assignment 2: Industrialization and the Rise of a Regulated Economy
For History 105:Dr. Stansbury’s classes(7 pages here)
Due Week 6 and worth 120 points. The formal deadline is Monday at 9am Eastern Time, Feb. 11.
[NOTE ON ECREE: As you know from our first paper, the university is adopting a tool, called ecree for doing writingassignments in many classes. We are using the ecree program for doing our papers in this class.Instructions on this tool have been posted.You are welcome to type your paper in MS-Word as traditionally done—and then to upload that file to ecree to revise and finish it up.Or, as we suggest, you may type your paper directly into ecree. When using ecree, you should use CHROME as your browser. As posted: “Please note that ecree works best in Firefox and Chrome. Please do not use Internet Explorer or mobile devices when using ecree.”]
BACKGROUND FOR THE PAPER:The United States went through dramatic economic change during and after the Civil War, as industrialization spread rapidly and changed society. This transformation and some of the apparent abuses that developed (monopolistic practices, work conditions, low wages, arbitrary and oppressive expectations) led to an increased role of the government in regulating businesses and society. This role was heightened as government was viewed as the arbiter between business and organized labor. One can explore these developments from 1865 on through to World War II. Examine the statement below and drawing from provided sources, present a paper with specific examples and arguments to demonstrate the validity of your position.
Statement—in which you can take a pro or con position:
From the start of Progressive era of the late 1800s through the New Deal period in the 1930s, increasing government interventions and regulations of business tended to help the overall economy and the common workers. (Or you can argue that such interventions and regulations hurt the overall economy and the common workers.) Use specific examples from different decades—and be sure one of your examples is from the 1930s.
Here below are two sample Thesis statements—feel free to use either.Make it the last sentence of your introductory paragraph:
1.From the late 1800s to the end of the 1930s, increasing government interventions and regulations of business tended to help the overall economy and the common workers.
2. From the late 1800s to the end of the 1930s, increasing government interventions and regulations of business tended to hurt the overall economy and the common workers.
After giving general consideration to your readings so far and any general research, select one of the positions above as your position—your thesis. (Sometimes after doing more thorough research, you might choose the reverse position. This happens with critical thinking and inquiry. Your final paper might end up taking a different position than you originally envisioned.) Organize your paper as follows, handling these issues with this FOUR-PART organization:
After the fourth part concluding the paper, be sure you have the numbered list of sources at the end.
Length: The paper should be 500-to-750 words in length. [This word-count does not include any title page or sources list.]
Research and References: You must use a MINIMUM of three sources; the Schultz textbook must be one of them. Your other two sources should be drawn from the list provided below. This is guided research, not open-ended Googling.
Source list for Assignment 2: Most primary sources [listed below] can be accessed via direct link on the list.For others on the list, they are accessible through the permalink at the end of the source entry. Those sources (listed below) have libdatab.strayer.edu as part of the URL—this is the permalink to that source in our university’s online library. (The link takes you to the library log-in; you then log in, and then the source appears for you right away).Each source below is shown in SWS form, so if you use it, you may easily copy the entire entry onto your paper’s sources list. (On a paper, never list an item as URL only.)
SWS Form for the textbook: Kevin M. Schultz. 2018. HIST: Volume 2: U.S. History since 1865. 5th ed.
Choose sources relevant to the topic and position you are taking:
D. P. Del Mar. 1998. Region and Nation: New Studies in Western U.S. History. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=957156&site=eds-live&scope=site
S. Gompers. 1914. The American Labor Movement: Its Makeup, Achievements, and Aspirations. http://wwphs.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_10640642/File/bugge/Chapter%2021/Gompers.pdf
S. S. Harjo. 1996. Now and Then: Native Peoples in the United States. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=507507152&site=eds-live&scope=site
Helen Hunt Jackson. 1881. Helen Hunt Jackson’s Account of Sand Creek http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/unprotected/ps/helen_hunt_jackson_sand_creek.htm
S. M. Jacoby. Oct., 1983. Union Management Cooperation in the United States: Lessons from the 1920s. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=4462675&site=eds-live&scope=site
R. La Follette. 1924. La Follette’s Progressive Platform. http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/unprotected/ps/follette.html
T. C. Leonard. Spring, 2009. American Economic Reform in the Progressive Era: Its Foundational Beliefs and their Relation to Eugenics. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=36656984&site=eds-live&scope=site
H. D. Lloyd. June, 1884. The Lords of Industry from North American Review, 331. In Modern History Sourcebook. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1884hdlloyd.asp
E. Rauchway. 2008. The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction. eBook. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=218056&site=eds-live&scope=site
Kevin M. Schultz. 2018. HIST: Volume 2: U.S. History since 1865. 5th ed.
L. Steffens. 1904. The Shame of the Cities. http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/unprotected/ps/steffens.html
F. W. Taylor. 1911. The Principles of Scientific Management. http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/courseware/ps/taylor.html
J. Whitaker. 1871. The Impact of the Factory on Worker Health. Retrieved from http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/unprotected/ps/impact_factory.htm
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Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements below.However, when using the ecree tool, some of the layout issues below can be ignored—thus some words are crossed out:
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than some other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Be typed, double spaced between lines [single-spaced for ecree], using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; [font flexibility and margin flexibility with ecree.];citations and references must follow SWS format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and [Title page and name info not needed for ecree.You might make up a title—put it right at start of first paragraph—as part of first paragraph.]The Sources page is not included in the required assignment length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Specify ways that women and minorities have responded to challenges and made contributions to American culture.
Examine how changes in social and economic conditions and technology can cause corresponding changes in the attitudes of the people and policies of the government.
Summarize and discuss the ways that formal policies of government have influenced the direction of historical and social development in the United States.
Recognize the major turning points in American history since the Civil War.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in contemporary U.S. history.
Write clearly and concisely about contemporary U.S. history using proper writing mechanics. Assignment 2: Industrialization and the Rise of a Regulated Economy
For History 105: Dr. Stansbury’s classes (7 pages here)
Due Week 6 and worth 120 points. The formal deadline is Monday at 9am Eastern Time, Feb. 11.
[NOTE ON ECREE: As you know from our first paper, the university is adopting a tool, called
ecree for doing writing assignments in many classes. We are using the ecree program for doing
our papers in this class. Instructions on this tool have been posted. You are welcome to type
your paper in MS-Word as traditionally done—and then to upload that file to ecree to revise and
finish it up. Or, as we suggest, you may type your paper directly into ecree. When using ecree,
you should use CHROME as your browser. As posted: “Please note that ecree works best
in Firefox and Chrome. Please do not use Internet Explorer or mobile devices when using ecree.”]
BACKGROUND FOR THE PAPER: The United States went through dramatic
economic change during and after the Civil War, as industrialization spread rapidly
and changed society. This transformation and some of the apparent abuses that
developed (monopolistic practices, work conditions, low wages, arbitrary and
oppressive expectations) led to an increased role of the government in regulating
businesses and society. This role was heightened as government was viewed as the
arbiter between business and organized labor. One can explore these developments
from 1865 on through to World War II. Examine the statement below and drawing
from provided sources, present a paper with specific examples and arguments to
demonstrate the validity of your position.
Statement—in which you can take a pro or con position:
•
From the start of Progressive era of the late 1800s through the New Deal period
in the 1930s, increasing government interventions and regulations of business
tended to help the overall economy and the common workers. (Or you can
argue that such interventions and regulations hurt the overall economy and the
common workers.) Use specific examples from different decades—and be sure
one of your examples is from the 1930s.
Here below are two sample Thesis statements—feel free to use either. Make
it the last sentence of your introductory paragraph:
1. From the late 1800s to the end of the 1930s, increasing government
interventions and regulations of business tended to help the overall economy
and the common workers.
2. From the late 1800s to the end of the 1930s, increasing government
interventions and regulations of business tended to hurt the overall economy
and the common workers.
After giving general consideration to your readings so far and any general research,
select one of the positions above as your position—your thesis. (Sometimes after
doing more thorough research, you might choose the reverse position. This happens
with critical thinking and inquiry. Your final paper might end up taking a different
position than you originally envisioned.) Organize your paper as follows, handling
these issues with this FOUR-PART organization:
1. The position you choose or something close to it—will be the thesis
statement in your opening paragraph. [Usually this is a one paragraph
introduction with your thesis statement being the last sentence of the
paragraph.]
2. To support your position, use four (4) specific examples from different
decades between 1865 and 1940. However, one (1) of your four (4)
examples must be from the 1930s. [This typically takes two paragraphs;
and probably will need to have in-text citations in this part of the paper.
Note—examples from different decades—including one from the 1930s.
Focus on specific examples that support your thesis; you are not
summarizing broad trends and periods.]
3. Explain why the opposing view is weak in comparison to yours. [The
opposing view holds to the other thesis statement—the one you did not
choose. Don’t be dismissive. No new research needed; just one
paragraph of critical thinking suggesting why your thesis/position is
stronger than that different view.]
4. Consider your life today: In what way does the history you have shown
shape or impact issues in your workplace or desired profession? [This
will work as the conclusion paragraph. Be succinct. Many of these
types of government economic programs, laws, and regulations from this
period became a normative part of our economic structure. Most came
from “Progressive” reformers or later from “New Deal” leaders
addressing problems of the Great Depression. They had diverse
objectives, such as keeping a competitive environment for businesses,
protecting workers and product safety, helping organized labor, shoring
up financial institutions and deposits, and providing or subsidizing jobs
for the unemployed.]
After the fourth part concluding the paper, be sure you have the numbered list of
sources at the end.
Length: The paper should be 500-to-750 words in length. [This word-count does not
include any title page or sources list.]
Research and References: You must use a MINIMUM of three sources; the Schultz
textbook must be one of them. Your other two sources should be drawn from the list
provided below. This is guided research, not open-ended Googling.
Source list for Assignment 2: Most primary sources [listed below] can be accessed
via direct link on the list. For others on the list, they are accessible through the
permalink at the end of the source entry. Those sources (listed below)
have libdatab.strayer.edu as part of the URL—this is the permalink to that source in
our university’s online library. (The link takes you to the library log-in; you then log
in, and then the source appears for you right away). Each source below is shown in
SWS form, so if you use it, you may easily copy the entire entry onto your paper’s
sources list. (On a paper, never list an item as URL only.)
SWS Form for the textbook: Kevin M. Schultz. 2018. HIST: Volume 2: U.S. History
since 1865. 5th ed.
Choose sources relevant to the topic and position you are taking:
D. P. Del Mar. 1998. Region and Nation: New Studies in Western U.S.
History. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx
?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=957156&site=eds-live&scope=site
S. Gompers. 1914. The American Labor Movement: Its Makeup, Achievements, and
Aspirations. http://wwphs.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_10640642/File/
bugge/Chapter%2021/Gompers.pdf
S. S. Harjo. 1996. Now and Then: Native Peoples in the United
States. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?d
irect=true&db=eue&AN=507507152&site=eds-live&scope=site
Helen Hunt Jackson. 1881. Helen Hunt Jackson’s Account of Sand
Creek http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/unprotected/ps
/helen_hunt_jackson_sand_creek.htm
S. M. Jacoby. Oct., 1983. Union Management Cooperation in the United States:
Lessons from
the 1920s. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp
x?direct=true&db=bth&AN=4462675&site=eds-live&scope=site
R. La Follette. 1924. La Follette’s Progressive
Platform. http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/unprotect
ed/ps/follette.html
T. C. Leonard. Spring, 2009. American Economic Reform in the Progressive Era: Its
Foundational Beliefs and their Relation to
Eugenics. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp
x?direct=true&db=bth&AN=36656984&site=eds-live&scope=site
H. D. Lloyd. June, 1884. The Lords of Industry from North American Review,
331. In Modern
History Sourcebook. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1884hdlloyd.asp
E. Rauchway. 2008. The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short
Introduction. eBook. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.co
m/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=218056&site=eds-live&scope=site
Kevin M. Schultz. 2018. HIST: Volume 2: U.S. History since 1865. 5th ed.
L. Steffens. 1904. The Shame of the
Cities. http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/unprotected/ps
/steffens.html
F. W. Taylor. 1911. The Principles of Scientific
Management. http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/cours
eware/ps/taylor.html
J. Whitaker. 1871. The Impact of the Factory on Worker Health. Retrieved
from http://college.cengage.com/history/wadsworth_9781133309888/unprotected/ps/i
mpact_factory.htm
—————–Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements below. However, when
using the ecree tool, some of the layout issues below can be ignored—thus some
words are crossed out:
•
•
•
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format
is different than some other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment
to review the SWS documentation for details.
Be typed, double spaced between lines [single-spaced for ecree], using Times
New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; [font flexibility
and margin flexibility with ecree.]; citations and references must follow SWS
format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name,
the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and [Title
page and name info not needed for ecree. You might make up a title—put it
right at start of first paragraph—as part of first paragraph.] The Sources page
is not included in the required assignment length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Specify ways that women and minorities have responded to challenges and
made contributions to American culture.
Examine how changes in social and economic conditions and technology can
cause corresponding changes in the attitudes of the people and policies of the
government.
Summarize and discuss the ways that formal policies of government have
influenced the direction of historical and social development in the United
States.
Recognize the major turning points in American history since the Civil War.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in contemporary
U.S. history.
Write clearly and concisely about contemporary U.S. history using proper
writing mechanics.
[Grading Rubric on Next Pages]
GRADING RUBRIC for Assignment 2: Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. When using
the ecree tool, some layout issues like double-spacing can be ignored.
Points: 120
Assignment 2: Industrialization and the Rise of the Modern State: The
Creation of a Regulated Economy
Meets
Minimum
Exemplary
Proficient
Fair
Expectations Unacceptable
100% A
85% B
75% C
65% D
0% F
1. Clearly
Thoroughly and Satisfactorily Partially
Insufficiently Poor or no
introduce your clearly
introduced your introduced your introduced your introduction. No
paper with your introduced your paper with your paper with your paper with your thesis statement
thesis. Weight: paper with your thesis
thesis
thesis
used from those
10%
thesis statement statement;
statement.
statement.
provided.
chosen from the chosen from the
list provided. list provided.
2. Discuss four Thoroughly and Satisfactorily Partially
Insufficiently Did not submit
specific
coherently
discussed four discussed four discussed four or incompletely
Criteria
examples from
different
decades
(between 1865
and 1940) to
support your
thesis. One (1)
example must
be from the
1930s. Be
persuasive and
coherent with
sound
reasoning; have
examples based
on solid
research.
Weight: 30%
3. Explain
clearly and
persuasively
why the
opposing view
to yours would
be in error or
would be a
weaker view.
Weight: 20%
discussed four clear examples examples from examples from discussed four
clear examples from the proper the proper time the right time examples from
from the proper time frame.
frame. The
frame. The
the correct time
time frame. The Examples are examples might examples might period. The
discussion is
based on good not be as
not all have
examples
persuasive and research and are relevant or as clear relevance covered are not
with sound
relevant to the well researched to the thesis or supported by
reasoning and thesis.
as they should strong support research and
good support.
be.
from research reason.
and reason.
Thoroughly and Satisfactorily
clearly
explained why
explained why the opposing
the opposing view to yours
view to yours would be in
would be in
error or would
error or would be the weaker
be the weaker view.
view. Used
persuasive
reasoning or
clear examples.
4. Discuss
Thoroughly and Satisfactorily
effectively the effectively
discussed how
ways that the discussed how the history you
history you
the history you have covered
have covered have covered shapes or
shapes or
shapes or
impacts issues
impacts issues impacts issues in your
in your
in your
workplace or
workplace or workplace or desired
desired
desired
profession.
profession.
profession.
Weight: 20%
5. Used the
Meets at least Meets
MINIMUM of the minimum minimum
three
number of
number of
references,
required
required
Partially
Insufficiently Did not submit
explained why explained why or incompletely
the opposing the opposing explained why
view to yours view to yours the opposing
would be in
would be in
view to yours
error or would error or would would be in
be the weaker be the weaker error or would
view. The
view. The
be a weaker
reasoning or
reasoning or
view.
examples might examples might
be flawed.
be flawed.
Partially
discussed how
the history you
have covered
shapes or
impacts issues
in your
workplace or
desired
profession
Insufficiently
discussed how
the history you
have covered
shapes or
impacts issues
in your
workplace or
desired
profession.
Did not submit
or incompletely
discussed how
the history you
have covered
shapes or
impacts issues
in your
workplace or
desired
profession.
Does not meet
the required
number of
references;
Does not meet No references
the required
provided
number of
references;
drawing from references; all
the list
references high
provided. The quality choices.
class text is one Sources are
of the sources listed at the end
used.
and also cited
References are in the body of
listed at the end the paper. Solid
and matching research is
in-text citations evident.
are used.
Weight: 10%
6. Writing and 0–2 errors.
Presentation:
Used good
grammar.
Presentation
shows clarity,
reason, and
critical thinking
with proper
writing
mechanics.
SWS format is
used for
reference
entries, in-text
citations, paper
layout, and
organization.
Instructions
followed.
Weight: 10%
references;
most references
come from the
list provided.
some references Insufficient on
poor quality
the reference
choices or not list or in-text
from the list
citations.
provided.
3–4 errors.
5–6 errors.
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7–8 errors.
More than 8
errors present.
(Assmt 2; Week 6 paper): Using ecree
Doing the paper and submitting it
(two pages here)
Have this sheet handy as well as the sheet called FORMAT SAMPLE PAPER for Assignment 2. Your
previous experience doing this for Assignment 1 will come in handy. You get a bit better at it each time.
1. Go to the Week 6 unit and find the blue link ASSIGNMENT 2: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND THE RISE OF
A REGULATED ECONOMY…. Click on it.
2. You will see instructions on the screen and at the top “Assignment 2: ecree”. Click on that to enter
ecree.
3. You will see some summary of the assignment instructions at the top of the screen—scroll down to
see the three long, blank, rectangular boxes. You will be typing into those. Remember—do not worry
about a title page or double spacing. Start composing your paragraphs. It will start as a rough draft.
4. As you start typing your introduction—notice on the right that comments start developing and also
video links. Also on the right you will it say “Saved a Few seconds ago”. It is saving as you go. At first
the comments are red (unfavorable). The more you do, usually the more green (favorable) comments
start to appear. You can also keep revising.
5. When you hit the enter key it takes you to the next paragraph box—and sometimes it creates a new
paragraph box for you.
6. Doing your Sources list in ecree—Your sources do have to be listed at the end. The FORMAT SAMPLE
paper illustrates what they might look like. But, putting them in ecree gracefully can be a challenge.
a. Perhaps the best way is this: Have the last regular paragraph of your essay (Part 4) be in the
box labeled “Conclusion”. Once that paragraph is written—in whole or in part, do this: Click on the
word “Conclusion” to form a following paragraph box marked by three dots. (You bumped the
“Conclusion” box & label up a notch.) Keep doing that and put each source in its own “three-dot” box.
In other words, after your Conclusion paragraph—the heading “Sources” gets its own paragraph box at
the end, followed by separate paragraph boxes for each source entry.
b. If the approach labeled “a” above is not working out, don’t worry about the external labels of
those last paragraph boxes—just be sure to have a concluding paragraph (your Part 4) followed by
paragraphs for the Sources header and each source entry. In grading, I will be able to figure it out. I will
be lenient on how you organize that last part, as long as you have that last paragraph and a clear
Sources list.
———————————–UPLOAD OPTION: You can type your paper or a good rough draft of it into MS-Word as a file. Have it
organized and laid out like the FORMAT SAMPLE paper. Then Upload it to ecree. Once you upload,
take a little time and edit what uploaded so that it looks like what you intended and fits the 4-part
organization of the assignment.
———————-7. Click “Submit” on lower right only when absolutely ready. Once you submit, it will get graded.
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1. Watch the video about how to use ecree and the options.
2. Then click into ecree (in the week 6 unit’s Assignment 1 link) and navigate around. Your experience
with ecree in Assignment 1 should pay off. But, once again, perhaps PRACTICE. Practice a bit—keep
practicing until comfortable (you can always click “delete” at the bottom to start over if you wish). To
practice, find the long rectangular boxes at the bottom of the screen. Start typing into them and watch
the feedback notes develop on the right side as you type. Note that things automatically save. (You
can delete after you play around some). The automatic saving means you don’t need to worry about
losing your rough draft and can always come back to right where you started. Also, while it is best to
type right into ecree, you can copy paste things from a document as you type into the ecree squares.
3. You get more comfortable with ecree as you work with it. The comfort level will come.
4. SOME GREAT FEATURES–The ecree program is very good at helping with paragraph development,
sentence structure, and paper organization. And it provides some great immediate feedback on these
things. It also helps some on spelling and just a little on grammar. With ecree, you will not need to
double space or have a title page.
5. What ecree does NOT do: It cannot really judge content as per the paper and topic; it cannot detect
sources—it will not help you on where a citation is needed or on the form of your in-text citations or
your sources list. It only helps a little on grammar and spelling. So, don’t expect those things. Example-You could have a well, developed paragraph, but if your content is off topic, lacking in-text citations or
poor on the sources list—your grade will end up being lower (no matter what ecree says). Like most
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