ANSWER: Leopold von Ranke
EXPLANATION: Leopold von Ranke was a German historian and also considered as the father of modern source-based history. He was the most important historian to shape historical profession as it emerged in Europe and the United States in the late 19th century. He was able to implement the seminar teaching method in his classroom and focused on archival research and analysis of historical documents. He set the standards for much of later historical writing, introducing reliance on primary sources, emphasized on narrative history and especially international politics.
Stagilation is a good thing
Many people during this time, including Washington, felt that slavery was justified because the slaves in America were previously slaves in Africa, and were treated more poorly by their African masters than they were by their American masters. This was of course heavily refuted.
<span>The Farmers' Alliances agitated for railroad regulation, tax reform, and unlimited coinage of silver and attempted to influence the established political parties. Growth was so rapid, however, that interest in a third party began to increase; in 1891 delegates from farm and labor organizations met in Cincinnati. No decision was made to form a political party, but when the Republican and Democratic parties both straddled the currency question at the 1892 presidential conventions, a convention was held at Omaha, and the Populist party was formed (1892).</span>