Class 20: Hope Envisioned at the St. Louis World’s Fair

Learning Goals

• Describe the meaning of hope and progress in the Progressive Era
• Explain where, when, and how hope has served as an ideological tool, as an authentic aspirational motivation for change, as a source of resistance
• Apply 5 Cs of historical thinking to archival sources
• Draw connections among primary sources · Interpret meaning from primary sources

Prior to Class

• Watch Lecture: Hope, Progress, and World’s Fairs

In Class:

• Archive Dive at the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center