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    the progressive era. Where they changed‚ edited‚ or made rules for education ‚ the environment‚ and for workers . These reforms try and changed the way america worked.and because of the progressive era the U.S. has changed. During the progressive era education laws have changed to better help america’s education for the better. Such as the third reform made for education during the progressive era‚”School is a free requirement for all children‚ regardless of gender or ethnicity‚”(Progressive Era

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    The Progressive Era also belongs to the age of American imperialism‚ where the US gained control of many oversea territories and interfered heavily with foreign politics. Progressive presidents employed three different ways to handle foreign politics: Roosevelt employed the aggressive “big stick” diplomacy foreign policy; Taft focused on economic growth with “dollar diplomacy”; while Wilson followed the Monroe Doctrine and intervened in Latin America with “moral diplomacy”. President Roosevelt utilized

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    Throughout the Progressive Era many reform and laws were enforced. It was a great time for several groups especially women. During the Progressive Era we started to see women in public more often working and being accepted into society as equal to men. However‚ there were exceptions. Women still could not vote‚ were not given the same jobs men could get‚ were being paid less‚ and were still seen as homemakers. This was unacceptable in the eyes of many including: Young Women’s Christian Association

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    John Jacomo Progressive era DBQ The late 1800’s and early 1900’s was called the Progressive Era. Society became more diverse while industry flourished. But problems like monopolies‚ discrimination‚ and corruption arose so the idea of change raced through people’s heads. A group of people called progressives decided to take action. This denouement benefits for not only the federal government but America itself. Change during the progressive era resulted in benefits for the American people

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    The Gilded Age The Gilded Age was a major change in the United States in terms of social reform. There were positive things that came out of the Gilded Age‚ but there were also negative things. This essay will discuss about two positive and two negative consequences of the Gilded Age. To begin with the positive effects‚ the Gilded Age opened up an even more advanced industrial age as factories were becoming more common. As the number of factories were increasing‚ products could be produced at a

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    Before the Progressive Era there were several big issues in society. There was poverty‚ greed‚ violence and a division among groups of people such as class‚ race and religion. These issues became extremely overlooked. A group a people called Progressives decided they wanted to better the lives of people and the community around them. They believed that better schools and a better community would help stop some of the poverty and the violence. They also went to great lengths to make sure that the

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    The Gilded age was a time where trusts restraining infrastructures‚ misuse of laborers‚ and coverture took place. These parts of the economy proceeded with sufficiently long that the endeavors to alter them lead to the dynamic time. Progressivism but because of gilded age Progressivism was brought on by the plated age since it was made to alter the economy of the overlaid age. The defilement in the overlaid age‚ for example‚ the tweed ring leads to progressivism which prompts the dynamic period.

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    Immigration During the Gilded Age Immigrants during the Gilded Age faced discrimination and horrible treatment socially‚ economically and politically. Immigrants were shunned by the public because of nativists‚ unfair laws and the refusal of jobs. The immigrants were a large part of the factory work force‚ were a key component in the Transcontinental Railroad and made America into the super power that it is today. Immigrants influenced politics in powerful ways. Immigrants were unfairly treated

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    Corruption and Reform in the Gilded Age of American Politics Thesis: The Gilded Age of American politics was the most corrupt and lowest point of our government. Although power was ripped from the hands of the people‚ it eventually led to much-needed reforms during the progressive-era. I. Politics existed to benefit interest groups during this time-period. A. Conservative presidents attempted to avoid controversy and practiced laissez-faire policies. This allowed businesses to get

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    Without some of the most famous muckrakers of the progressive era pushing the envelope of investigative journalism‚ legislation within the workplace would be dangerously underutilized. Fiscally committed and morally selective industrialists thought very little of the welfare of their workers‚ unless it happened to interfere with the progression of monopolies. Muckrakers of the early twentieth century sought to impact the common man‚ which is the heart of all production. The passion and sincerity

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