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The Monroe Doctrine details the United States dear to have the Europeans respect their rights and interests. So, the United States will no longer tolerate colonization by these European structures and will intervene if colonization continues. The Doctrine states that America has not taken placed themselves in the middle of European affairs unless they are defending their rights. Since the Allied Powers have government systems that are different from those in the United States, Americans must defend the government which they have fought to achieve.Colonization is a threat to the stability and safety of the United States, and previously, the United States declared neutrality which is to be continued unless there is a change in the "judgement of competent authorities". The Monroe Doctrine addresses the fact that the United States has remained neutral and hopes that foreign powers will follow the same path. The overall point of the Monroe Doctrine is that the United States plan...
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LAD/Blog #28: Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

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The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act was an Act passed in 1916 prohibiting the shipment of goods or products between states if the product was worked on by a child in the past 30 days. Children younger than fourteen cannot work on these items and children between fourteen and sixteen cannot work more than eight hours in a day, six days a week, after seven, or before six. This act contributed to the progressive movement by regulating the conditions in which employees work. However, the Supreme Court declared this law unconstitutional on the grounds that child labor was not involved with interstate commerce therefore, the states must regulate it. Similarly, in John Spargo's The Bitter Cry of the Children, he advocated against child labor. 
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LAD/Blog #22: Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth

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Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" reveals how the difference between the rich and the poor have benefitted civilization. Carnegie incorporates the idea of Social Darwinism, or survival of the fittest when he expresses that, "while the law may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because insures the survival of the fittest in every department." Therefore, Carnegie displays the imbalance in society which had been beneficial since the most prepared citizens are the people who advance.  he started that this gap between rich and poor should be embraced because it will ultimately benefit society. This idea, though, only gives wealth to a precious few. The laws are biased toward the wealth since the government has a lassie-faire approach. He offers possible solutions for dealing with excess wealth, for the good of society. These solutions are: leaving money for families, the public can use it, or the wealthy can give it out and use it as ...
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