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    and policies designed by reformers of the Progressive era to those designed by reformers of the New Deal period. Confine your answers to programs and policies that addressed the needs of those living in poverty. Thesis: Although both the New Deal and Progressive Reformers had the common goal of trying to better America and push it in the new direction‚ New Deal reformers focused on getting the economy back and running by providing jobs; whereas‚ the Progressive reformers had a more conservative approach

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    During the period of 1900 to 1920‚ Progressive Era reformers and the federal government were only able to get partial reform at the national level. Both helped with such reforms as to limit the control of trusts‚ enact child labor laws‚ improve sanitation‚ and give voting rights to women. Though‚ these changes were not as effective as they may seem‚ since corporations and individuals often neglected them‚ making them of no useful value. What is known as the time of progress was hardly of

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    Stephanie Amefia & Djita Sidibe  Mr. Wilk  AP History  12/16/14  Antebellum American Culture‚ 1800­1855   The Second Great Awakening  ● Revival of religious sentiment among the American people.  ● Movement of large camp meetings began in kentucky early in the 1800s. And some  spread to other states.  ● Especially strong in upstate New York and Western pennsylvania   ● Many farmers‚ merchants‚ businessmen‚ and women took part in the awakening as a  result to the market revolution.  ● Encouraged i

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    Progressive Era reformers and the fedreal government were effective in bringing about reform at the national level by proof of amnedments passed‚ the food and drug administration‚ and various acts. One way that the progressives and federal government reformed America is by the four amendments; 16‚ 17‚ 18‚ and 19. The seventeenth amendment in 1913 provided for the direct election of senatros which was a victory for Roosevelt and pregressives. Another amendment passed during the Progressive Era was

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    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 problems as well as to provide assistance

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    Jerome Weston The Progressive Era The Progressive Era‚ which lasted from the 1890s to the 1920s‚ was an age of reform‚ the nation’s response to the industrial revolution. Its effects touched virtually all Americans and transformed the role of government in American society. Although some areas of American life‚ namely‚ racial issues and women’s rights‚ were neglected during the progressive age‚ the groundwork was laid for future reforms in those areas and others. During the

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    Progressive Era DBQ During the late 1800’s to early 1900’s many groups and individuals agreed that problems in society could be resolved. Reformers worked to change many aspects of society including politics and economics in the United States. Improving living conditions for those who lived in tenement buildings and the production of pure food were two goals reformers had. Campaigning and settlement houses were some of the methods used to achieve their goals. One goal a reformer had in the U

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    the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Reforms that were intended to help the United States deal with the extraordinary changes brought on by industrialization and urbanization. American reformers think of themselves as progressive‚ if fact this was the period that became what was known as the progressive era. With the word progressivism we outline a body of social thought that is not entirely coherent to do with dealing with the process of industrialization in the United States. Its not quite socialism

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    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 contrary‚ these eras also have

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    US History 11 Progressive Era The early years of the Twentieth Century brought with them major social changes and reforms.  These changes took time and many hours to implement in order to produce beneficial results.  Men and women of the Progressive Era such as Jane Adams‚ Upton Sinclair‚ and Theodore Roosevelt all contributed to this large reform movement in their various ways.  Social critics‚ women’s advancement reformers‚ and even two of our first presidents in the nineteen hundreds contributed

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