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    additionally‚ the 1867 Reform Act also had a significant impact on the issues that were being addressed by politics. Whereas before‚ the aristocracy had basically decided what happened in the country‚ the act meant that issues were being brought to light that had never been discussed properly in public before. This was very important as it not only changed public but it also changed society too. Issues such as the legislation surrounding drinking‚ education and taxation were now being impacted on

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    There were many reasons that led up to the American Reform Movement. The Antebellum period was categorized by the rise of abolition‚ which is the act of putting an end to slavery‚ and by the difference of opinions in the idea of abolition. Also‚ the country’s economy began changing due to the North starting to manufacture goods‚ because of the Industrial Revolution. Also‚ the South started to make a huge shift in the economy because of the numerous amounts of cotton that was being introduced. According

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    DBQ ESSAY The progressive reform movements were important on American society before and during WW1. There progressive’s main points were business regulation‚ the end of laissez faire‚ consumer protection‚ labor protection‚ and election reforms. They accomplish many of their goals all the way to WW1. The progressives were very successful with business regulation‚ consumer protection‚ and government reforms. Business regulation was a major component to the progressive movement. During the progressive

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    Within the years 1865 and 1900‚ changes in farming allowed for the increased production of crops such as wheat‚ corn and cotton. Technology allowed the Great Plains to be opened to agriculture. Perhaps the most important advances were John Deere’s steel plow (which made it much easier to break the thick and heavy soil of the area) and barbed wire (which could keep livestock out of fields). Also‚ according to Document A‚ in 1870‚ the production of wheat was 254 million bushels‚ cotton had a production

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    The statement “Reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals” is a very valid one‚ in regards to the years of and between 1825 and 1850. This statement bears great truth‚ and highlights quite simply the inclusion of egalitarian and suffragist ideologies in many and most reformative movements of this time period. The influence of religion upon reformative groups during the years of 1825-1850 was a major proponent to said groups’ spreading of and high reverence for democratic

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    Populist and Progressive Reform in American History Throughout American history‚ reform was common among people of a particular‚ race‚ gender‚ or class used to accomplish change. The emergence of the populist and progressive movements were a response to the changing climate in American society due to rapid industrialization‚ an ethnically diverse personality of a young nation‚ and birth of American imperialism. Disgruntled American farmers that wished to advance their economic position initiated

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    The early 1900s were filled with many new social ideas and changes. New faces arose during this time‚ and many new ideas changed the shape of society. Among these were race relations‚ the role of women in society‚ and the ever-heated modernism versus fundamentalism debate. Relationships between races were very sketchy during the early 1900s. Racism was still very strong in the country‚ and ethnic groups settled in an area and created their own little communities. Harlem‚ New York was a black

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    During the progressive era the United States was caught in a forward thinking fever. During this historic time the United States had to progress in social and business settings to keep up with its booming population. During this time people were taking advantage of everyone they could‚ even committing atrocities towards other human beings. The persecutors of such crimes included everyone from politicians‚ to businessmen‚ to everyday people. The progressive leaders of the United States were able to

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    Ljucovic 10/26/08 DBQ on Immigration Ms. Cavalli Immigration is the act of people entering into a new country to settle permanently. People immigrated to the United States starting in the 1820’s primarily‚ and still do to this very day! During the 1820’s until the late 1870’s‚ mainly only immigrants from the Northern and Western Europe came to the U.S‚ and these immigrants were called “Old Immigrants.” During the 1880’s and until the 1920’s is when the “New Immigrants”

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    DBQ            As the Second Great Awakening sprung up in Antebellum America during the early 1800s‚ a time of new ideas and change came upon the nation. The religious revival promoted emotionalism in Americans‚ sparking a chain of social reforms. These reforms sought to shape the moralities of Americans and gain liberty for those in need of it--expanding democratic ideals. In political aspects‚ major reforms such as the abolition movement and the women’s movement aspired to lawfully gain natural

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