The tragic story of the fire occurring at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company was very compelling because it brought attention to the events leading up to the fire. The working conditions for women during the Progressive Era were awful and didn’t actually ensure the safety and proper After the fire‚ the story rapidly spread inspiring hundreds of activists across the state and the U.S. to push for very much needed fundamental reforms. Many of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory workers were young
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The Gilded Age lasted from the post-Civil War industrial expansion to the Progressive Era. During the Gilded Age‚ the country experienced both rapid economic expansion as well as social turmoil. The American farmer experienced economic hardships caused by several factors. During this time the prices of commodities were going down as the cost of money was going up. Foreigners and western farmers were moving to the cities‚ thereby making apartments and work places extremely populated. The government
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Document Based Question – Progressive Movement Historical Context: The late 1800’s and early 1900’s were times of great reform in America. Tired of the poor working conditions‚ overcrowding of cities‚ political corruption and abuses by industrialists‚ people known as Progressives took it upon themselves to create change. By using various forms of the media‚ combined with organized protests‚ petitions‚ and the power of the vote‚ the Progressives exposed these issues‚ and informed thousands of Americans
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Throughout history‚ reform movements emerged‚ causing a tremendous social extension of reform from the late nineteenth century into the Progressive movement of 1900-1920. Subsequent to moving into the United States‚ immigrants had seen a new side of the impeccable nation it lead itself on to be‚ as many children previously living in America‚ were living in squalid conditions and were being exhausted through extensive and unsafe work. Along with immigrants‚ women in America were also beginning to
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There was dramatic change in America from 1850 to 1900. Before there were Progressives there were Populists. The Populist tried to bring to light the issues facing our country. They attempted to do this by gaining control of the governing body and have a President elected. The Progressives would succeed where they had not. Progressives were not the people of big business‚ they were the common people. Urban‚ Northeastern‚ educated‚ middle-class men and women that come together under an ideal of change
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How successful were progressive reforms during the period 1890-1915 with respect to TWO of the following? Industrial conditions; urban life; politics.The late 19th century and early 20th century were marked by a period of reforms known as Progressivism. During this time‚ leaders of Progressive reforms aimed to improve American lives by instigating changes that would influence politics and urban lifestyles. Progressivism generally helped improve the everyday life and reduced corruption within the
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justices blurred. Control and regulation of the businesses and its laborers led to a political tug o’ war. The urbanization of the Gilded Age provides a basis for the understanding of the country’s progress in a court of law and the events to follow the era. The compelling need to compete for jobs‚ as well as control of the business itself‚ was a driving force that had the potential to make or break the success of the times. James Bryce’s The American Commonwealth highlights the “neglect” of the details
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government to ensure the welfare of the people. Roosevelt felt that Taft was defying everything that they were for in government and decided to run agains’t him. Roosevelt created the "Bull Moose" party. Although Roosevelt and Wilson were both progressives‚ they differed over the means and extent to which government should intervene or regulate the states and the economy. Differences between New Nationalism and New Freedom over trusts and the tariff became a central issue of the campaign. Roosevelt
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Reform in 1900 – 1920 The reform in the early 1900’s was a change that desperately needed to happen. From the meat industries exposure to child labor reform was no doubt required. Progressive era reformers and the federal government were two large advocates for reform‚ they made a huge impact in health and policy but the federal government still faced criticism. The push for reform on the health standards was definitely one of the biggest impacts in 1900-1920. An example being the meat industry
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