The Progressive Era The progressive era was a time of great change‚ the way people thought and what they did began to change quickly. Industry and business also changed a great deal in this era‚ with the many new inventions and strong businessmen things where rapidly changing. The progressive era lasted about 40 years‚ from 1879-1920. In 1879 Tomas Edison invented the electric light‚ I guess you could say he just lit the way for may other inventions that people made during this time period
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intended to help the United States deal with the extraordinary changes brought on by industrialization and urbanization. American reformers think of themselves as progressive‚ if fact this was the period that became what was known as the progressive era. With the word progressivism we outline a body of social thought that is not entirely coherent to do with dealing with the process of industrialization in the United States. Its not quite socialism or capitalism its stands right in between the two.
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Jerome Weston The Progressive Era The Progressive Era‚ which lasted from the 1890s to the 1920s‚ was an age of reform‚ the nation’s response to the industrial revolution. Its effects touched virtually all Americans and transformed the role of government in American society. Although some areas of American life‚ namely‚ racial issues and women’s rights‚ were neglected during the progressive age‚ the groundwork was laid for future reforms in those areas and others. During the
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The Classical Era In the classical the style of classicism was introduced. Classicism music was a melody with a subordinate harmony to combine to be called homophony. This meant the playing of chords‚ even if they did interrupt the melodic smoothness of a single part. It became a much more prevalent part of music. This made the tonal structure of works more audible. The genres of the Classical Era consisted of symphony‚ opera‚ sonata allegro‚ sentimental style‚ style galant‚ and overture. The symphony
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election of 1824‚ the United States was propelled into an era that set aside the wants of the aristocratic elite to instead address the needs of the “common man” -- the Jacksonian period. Although the rewarding effects of the era were almost exclusively limited to white males‚ the Jacksonian period accomplished overwhelming developments in economic opportunity‚ reform‚ and national politics‚ exceedingly living up to its characterization as the era of the “common man.” The extent of its characterization
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The reform era was prompt by reformers who wanted to “…[improve] efficiency‚ recruitment‚ level[s] of service[s]‚ and [professionalism of] the police” (Gardiner‚ 2016). Police officers during the political era were profiled as “…incompetent‚ racist‚ dishonest‚ and brutal” (Gardiner‚ 2016). Therefore‚ the objective was to eliminate any political influences and dismiss any officers whose intentions were not virtuous. In addition‚ reformers aimed to professionalize the entire criminal justice system
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My topic is on the dances of the Ragtime era. During this era‚ many dances like the cakewalk‚ foxtrot‚ charleston‚ moonwalk‚ samba‚ waltz‚ tango‚ and etc. all began to rise and became more trendy between the years of 1895 to 1918. This era was known for its unexpected rhythmic dance steps. In addition‚ it became a real entertainment system for many people around the world. Ragtime era was the influential time for early jazz as well. Speaking of early jazz‚ the Charleston‚ cakewalk‚ black bottom
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U.S. History March 5‚ 2013 Paper one first draft Progressive Era From 1815 to 1860 Industrialization was a problem in the world in the United States. During Industrialization immigrants came from eastern and western Europe. The reason why it was a problem because the immigrants came unskilled and with no jobs. They were also poor‚ catholic‚ Jewish‚ and likely to settle in cities rather than on farms. The families were so poor that they were living in tiny apartments with a lot of people. Because
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Critical Issues in Policing Stephanie Schultz CJA214 3-10-14 Memo Espinoza Abstract There is an abundance of issues when concerning policing. In this paper the following things will be discussed: the dangers of policing‚ less-than-lethal-weapons‚ technology used in policing‚ and police corruption and how it relates to this paper. Critical Issues in Policing Policing has grown in possibly the most positive and beneficial direction since the beginning of time. It is a constant grueling and agonizing
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DBQ The Jacksonian Era is often described as a time when the United States experienced the “democratization of politics.” Is this accurate? How was democracy defined in this era? In a democracy each and every citizen of the state is supposed to have an equal say in the government. Today everyone has the opportunity to vote and has equal rights with no restrictions to American citizens. On the other hand back in the Jacksonian Era this was different. Before his time this wasn’t necessarily the
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