The Gilded Age 1870-1900 I. Social Darwinism Individualism and Social Darwinism shaped Americans’ attitudes toward industrial society. (The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today – Mark Twain and Charles Warner‚ why historians call it that) A. The Idea of Individualism a. Individualism – no matter how humble your origins‚ you can rise in society as far as your talents and commitment and talents will take you. (one of the strongest beliefs of the era) 1. Horatio Alger
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16th Amendment- Status of Income Tax Clarified. Ratified 2/3/1913 What it is- The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes‚ from whatever source derived‚ without apportionment among the several States‚ and without regard to any census or enumeration. Reason for ratification- In 1895‚ in the Supreme Court case of Pollock v Farmer’s Loan and Trust (157 U.S. 429)‚ the Court disallowed a federal tax on income from real property. The tax was designed to be an indirect
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Although the Progressive movement is usually seen as a great achievement in the history of American development‚ some feel that the Progressives failed to comply with the standards of equality and justice they had set out to create. The Progressive movement was instigated as a reaction to the political and corporate abuses created by the Industrial Revolution‚. Religious groups‚ members of the press‚ and radical political groups had all been hungering for reform‚ with solutions ranging from subtle
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During the Gilded Age and Progressive Era‚ there has been various changes within our economy policy. The transition from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era has shown how much our government’s influence in economics has changed throughout those years. In the Gilded Age‚ there was a widespread belief in monopolies and taking companies out of business. Although‚ in the Progressive Era‚ the government believed in encouraging competition in businesses and attacking trusts in order to do so. On the
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most significant impact of the Transcontinental Railroad was that allowed people to travel to places much easier and faster. 5. What brought upon the rapid urbanization of America in the late 1800’s was the industrial revolution. 6. The job of a muckraker was to spread real or alleged scandal about another. 7. The temperance movement was a social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages. 8. The women’s suffrage movement was to make women have the right to vote. 9. The women’s suffrage movement
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America’s place as a country to step in‚ while back during the Progressives most people did not think like this. Someone from the Progressive Era would be happy to see this tradition still carried on‚ making America seem dominating. Media-wise‚ muckrakers and other writers exposed corruption in society. Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle had countless effects on America. Roosevelt called for immediate action and organized an investigation into the packinghouses in Chicago and other cities. From this
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The progressive era was a thirty-year period in which the United States was completely reformed. Actions were taken to improve working conditions for laborers and women. President Roosevelt and Wilson were both reformers for the rights and voice of the people. Theodore Roosevelt used his presidency to put regulations of businesses and make sure the government is still higher than corporations. Individual Reformers and the government in the progressive era went through a great deal to bring about
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The Progressive Era was a time of huge advances and reform by the federal government and reformers that led the way to where America is today. The battle for women’s rights had been going on for many years but seriously picked up wind during this time period and finally reached some long sought after goals. With industry booming‚ labor conditions were in desperate need of change and caught the eye of both reformers and the federal government. Even though much time had passed since the Civil War‚
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The Progressive Era was a period of time when mass groups of people pushed for major changes. Some became successful while others weren’t. Many different approaches were used to try and change four areas. They were protecting social welfare‚ promoting moral improvement‚ creating economic reform‚ and fostering efficiency. The Progressives believed in four major principles which are demonstrated in the actions they took to support them. One objective the Progressives enforced was protecting social
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The First Amendment How did/does technology affect objectivity? How do multiple developments in technology effect society and challenge a journalists’ ability to communicate. Correlate speed (in any epoch/era) and the profound affect it makes on the need for First Amendment privileges. On September 25‚ 1789 the First Amendment was submitted to the states for ratification in order to fix the Constitution that lacked guarantees for civil liberties. On December 15‚ 1791‚ it was adopted. The
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