Psychology of leadership

A Minimum of 350 words required with citations and references,must be original, include at lease one reference from Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and Practice, 7th Edition.

Some early 20th Century leadership theories were called “great person” theories because they focused on the qualities exhibited by prominent social, political and military leaders of the time.

• Research two important national and international events that occurred between 1890 and 1920.
• Explain how the events you identified have influenced the types of research questions the theorists posed?
• What kind of leadership was needed in the United States during those decades?
• Compare two leadership challenges in those decades to two challenges faced today.