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    American reform movements of the early 1800s  What did Shaker’s believe?  Joseph Smith and Mormonism  Oneida community  Reform movements of abolition‚ pacifism‚ and prohibition/temperance  Common School  Horace Mann and education reform  Colonization movement  Colonization rested on the premise that America was fundamentally ________  Antislavery movement and its ideas  Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ its impact‚ and its author  Grimke sisters and feminism  Dorothea Dix and prison reform  Seneca

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    Many important factors helped to promote America’s huge industrial growth during the period from 1860 to 1900. Before the blossom of this industrialization‚ the United States consisted of mostly farms and small towns. The development of factories and urban cities soon changed all of this. The railroad system expanded and eventually turned into a goldmine for commerce in the United States. Machinery started to decrease the amount of animal labor used‚ which allowed the consistency and production of

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    Alexander Ii and Reform

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    known as a reforming czar. Was he primarily a reformer? Alexander II executed many reforms during his time in power but did he reform for the sake of reforming? In the essay I will conclude whether or not Alexander had objectives in which reforming only partook as a secondary effect‚ and if so‚ what “was” he primarily? From a political point of view the landlords most likely opposed the peasant liberation reform in 1861 (Berghorn‚ 2009) which affected the Russian countryside. The landlords felt

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    Factory Reform in Britain

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    Factory Reform in Britain 1. Reform of the early factories and mines in Britain was considered necessary for many reasons. Firstly‚ in Britain‚ the mistreatment of women particularly in factories helped reform to start taking place. Women (and children) were used for fundamental jobs in textiles factories which involved manoeuvring into places that men could not manoeuvre into. Women often had to work very close to running machines‚ and since there were no machine monitors at this time‚ several

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    Progressive Movements

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    the Century In the turn of the twentieth-century‚ progressive reform was at a heightened level of action‚ and change was abundant. Reformers were committed to social justice and wanted to introduce and enforce laws for many things in society‚ including many of the working class standards. Reform movements involving widespread child labor—especially in coal mines‚ textile mills‚ and department stores were among these progressive movements made. As with other progressive crusades‚ the exposé was a favorite

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    The Progressive Movement

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    Running head: PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT History of the United States II Charles Tate Week II Bethel University April 23‚ 2012 Some forms of progressive movement are progressivism which embraces the widespread of many sided efforts to build a better society; scientific investigation the studies by the federal government of immigration; child labor; economic practices and social research by privately funded foundation; academic expertise to have the skills and knowledge about

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    The Populist Movement

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    and territorial changes. As the populist movement’s emphasis of the rights and concerns of the everyday American began changing the political priorities of the nation‚ journalists‚ authors‚ reformers‚ and many politicians began to demand reprieve from the problems which had been created by rapid industrial development. One particular area of improvement was the environment. Due to the rapid westward expansion of industry‚ many of America’s forests‚ animals‚ and natural resources came under attack

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    Ednl reforms in kerala-1990-2010 Introduction A cardinal feature of culture and society in Kerala and of Kerala’s political and economic development is the high proportion of literate and educated persons in the population. Literacy - in particular‚ female literacy - is an essential (and is often regarded as the essential)facilitator of Kerala’s achievements in the spheres of health and demographic change. Literacy is a foundational feature of Kerala’s political culture‚ crucial in the creation

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    The 1860’s brought hardship between whites and Indians. As our people slowly moved into the tribe’s land‚ no friendship was bound to be created. Little by little‚ we nudged the Indians into a limited area of land where they felt the need to fight back. Included in this retaliation was three massacres. The bloodiest battle according to the rest of the US military that was not murdered‚ was titled the Fetterman Massacre. The last two Massacres took place in territories such as Colorado and Missouri

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    The Progressive Movement

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    History 104 The initial progressive movement arose as an alternative to the conservative response to the vast changes brought by the industrial revolution. Contemporary progressives continue to embrace concepts such as environmentalism and social justice. Social progressivism‚ which states that societal practices ought to be adjusted as society evolves‚ form the ideological basis for many American progressives. Progressives like Robert La Follette argued that the average person should have more

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