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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The Progressive era set off great social reforms and the rising of socialist ideas. This era fought against political and social corruption‚ like the muckrakers. Corporations neglected employers. Investigative journalists‚ muckrakers‚ used the power of photography to report child labor. Thanks to them‚ the rates of child labor dropped from 18% to 5 % by 1930. Laws were created to limit child labor‚ making them inconvenient to hire. New fire codes laws and safety measures implemented after the tragic
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From the 1890s to the 1920s‚ many citizens of the United States participated in social activism in order to bring about social and political change. “Muckrakers” played an essential role during this Progressive Era. These journalists had the objective of educating the public about issues and persuading more people to fight for reform‚ and they did so by exposing society’s flaws through their work. One of the most key muckrakers at the time was journalist and author Upton Sinclair‚ Jr. He wrote “The
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Another transformation that happened in the Progressive Era was the status of women. In the late 19th century‚ middle-class women created settlement houses in poor and urban neighborhoods‚ so they could carry out reform work in the surrounding neighborhoods. As these houses grew and evolved‚ settlement house workers started lobbying local‚ state‚ and national governments to pass reform legislation like minimum wage‚ workplace safety standards‚ and sanitation regulations. These settlement houses gave
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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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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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Progressive Era and the New Deal (Question 5) During the Progressive Era‚ the reformers were stricter and did not provide direct help‚ while the reformers in the New Deal were a little more direct in helping Americans. The progressive era policies were more concerned with correcting the society. All three presidents during this time period‚ including Theodore Roosevelt‚ Howard Taft‚ and Woodrow Wilson‚ implemented some progressive reforms. It was the government’s policy to correct social and economic
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In the Progressive era‚ there were many instances where the corruption was not being handled. Journalists who tried to discover this corruption were considered muckrakers. Their reports helped convince Americans to act on the problems in America. This tactic in journalism did not end with the Progressive Era as it is still seen today. Muckraking journalism made an impact in the Progressive era‚ is effective in today’s world‚ and is still necessary for the future. During the Progressive
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The Progressive Era had four goals‚ to protect social welfare‚ to promote moral improvement‚ to create economic reform‚ and to foster efficiency. The common people were positively impacted by the progressive era. The common people were trust busting to try and get rid of the trust. The Clayton Act strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act which outlawed unfair business. Theodore Roosevelt and Wilson helped the common people more than taft did. Roosevelt’s meat inspection act inspected the meat to make
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Imperialism during the Progressive Era Imperialism is defined as the policy of extending a nation’s authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political domination over other nations. Throughout the time period many people considered Imperialism as another way of reform and Progression. Economics‚ the military‚ and the countries nationalism were all ready for the change. This idea of expanding was called the New Manifest Destiny. At this time period‚ Imperialism
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