The Progressive Era The Progressive Era was an important time in U.S history. During the Progressive Era many people were treated unfairly. For example there was child labor‚ discrimination against African Americans‚ and women suffrage during this era. This led too much rebellion across the United States. Child labor was heavy during the Progressive era. Many families were forced to send their children into the work force in order to survive as soon as they were old enough. They worked in factories
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Throughout the time period of the Progressive era‚ there were numerous issues in race equality‚ the distribution of wealth‚ and the corruption of the government. These issues killed people‚ sent people into a life of hardship‚ and crippled the integrity of the politician and business owner. While some of these issues were addressed‚ they were not eradicated. While slavery was ended‚ there was still harsh racial tension in some areas and in the south where segregation or the ideology of equal
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During the Progressive Era from 1900 to1920‚ the reformers and the federal government were very successful in bringing reform at a national level. This reform movement had the most influential reformers and worked more closely with the federal government than any other previous reform movement in American history. Although not every single sect of the progressive movement made significant gains‚ the regulation of corporations‚ the fight against child labor and the rights of women were three
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1. Describe life and conditions during the Great Depression. If you have relatives who have shared stories of the Depression‚ please include these. The great depression affected everyone differently depending on where you lived‚ how much money you had saved‚ and your job. Everybody at some point needed help from an outside source. Many people tried to get their saving out of the bank but couldn’t‚ others had their saving outside the bank so they did have somewhat of a cushion but it soon disappeared
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saying that employers have to look after the workforce and provide safety equipment and other things for them. Because of this working today is pretty safe. At the start of the Industrial Revolution none of these laws existed and so working in a factory could prove to be very dangerous indeed. Industries such as the cotton trade were mainly hard for workers to endure long hours of labor. The nature of the work being done meant that the workplace had to be very hot‚ steam engines contributing further to
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However‚ although it is evident that the Industrial Revolution had resulted in political changes‚ economic and social facets of the world were also considerably affected. The economic and social changes contributed towards a domino effect that eventually affected politics. The technological developments achieved by the Industrial Revolution had facilitated trading activities that affected the balance of power amongst the European powers as well as the political structure of nations. Economic strength
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During the Progressive Era‚ there were many problems politically‚ economically‚ and socially. These problems were not left alone‚ people of all sorts tried to stand up to the wrong during this time period. Laws would be passed‚ protests would take place‚ acts were put in place‚ and more. Despite all of this activity to solve the Progressive Era’s problems‚ they were only weakened. The Progressive Era had many immigrants come to America searching for a better life. Though the life conditions that
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Conditions of life for troops living in the filthy‚ diseased‚ and flea ridden camps of the Civil War was so bad that some would agree that it would be better to live in a barn with cows- at least cows had roofs over their heads. One of the things that soldiers lacked the most was hygiene. Water to drink was scarce enough‚ so bathing was not an option during tours of duty‚ and most men only brought (or owned) one set of clothes. They also lived in a sloppy manner‚ probably because their wives were
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Life During the Pre-Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution was considered a period of time where America was going through “its aging stage.” Life before the Industrial Revolution was mainly revolved around agriculture and hand-made products. People earned their living by working at home‚ since most of their manufactured goods were often made in their cottage using only hand tools or simple inventions‚ such as old spinning wheels and the wooden plow. These simple tools produced
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the progressive era. Reformers had to push for new laws that are fair to all. It was led by the middle class. It also brought new changes and opportunities to the nation‚ leading to change in this era. The progressive era helped change big business‚ improved the lives of immigrants and took down unfair politics. Progressives helped improve the nation by improving big business. The American Nation in the Modern Era‚ talks about the new beliefs of big business owners. Robber barons‚ industrial captains
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