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    Populist DBQ

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    fair to all; Use of the Handouts‚ Use the worksheet you completed. Docs: C‚ E‚ F‚G‚ H Paragraph 3 – Platform of the Populist party and its influence upon government (Progressives): Outside information: Use the handout for the Populist that I handed you today; use of the worksheet‚ Use of the handout on the Progressive Movement and how it was influenced by the Populists Party; 16th‚ 17th ‚ 18th‚ & 19th Amendments to the Constitution. Docs. : A ‚ B‚ C‚ G‚ H This is really dumb I just

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    Advocates of progressivism had a goal of curing society’s ills by improving government and its role‚ but some progressives had different approaches to this reform. Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt can be used as examples of this complex reform because they both wanted to improve the economy‚ but had different incentives behind the programs they used to do so. Roosevelt’s program of progressive reform‚ New Nationalism‚ was created in an effort to regulate only those trusts that were “bad” for public

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    Chapter 17 Assessment 1. progressive movement- Efforts to make govt. more responsive to the people‚ restore economic opportunities‚ and correct injustices. 2. muckraker- One of the magazine journalists who exposed the corrupt side of business and public life 3. suffrage- The right to vote 4. Susan B. Anthony- Co-founder of the national woman suffrage association in 1869. 5. Theodore Roosevelt- 26th president of the US. His term lasted from 1901-1909. Known for the “square deal” politics

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    During the Gilded Age and 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

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    Theodore and Wilson John Smith HIS 204 American History Since 1865 Kevin Johnson March 28‚ 2013 When we are writing about progressivism‚ there were three progressive presidents that were in the White House from 1901 – 1921. That was Theodore Roosevelt‚ William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. Between these three of our president together‚ it is said that they were very different however‚ they did have one thing in common reform policy and regulations in American Society. This here is about

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    exposing corruption‚ expanding democracy and making reforms was the main idea of this period. Many of the citizens granted and demanded a change in numerous areas such as business‚ labor‚ economy‚ consumers and an increase of democracy. The progressive period was marked with the arrival of three great presidents Roosevelt‚ Taft‚ and Wilson all three of these presidents fought for the common good of the people. Teddy Roosevelt was known as the "trust buster" and that is exactly

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    Progressivism was an era in the late 1800’s in which many reforms were made to industry‚ living conditions‚ and politics. This movement gained momentum due in a large part to populism and the Populist Party. This party was among the first‚ to actively speak out and make attempts at reform. The Omaha Platform was the very beginning of reformation. If it hadn’t been for this party‚ it can be assumed that there would not be as many regulations and freedoms as there are today. The first attempt at

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    Throughout the Progressive Era many reform and laws were enforced. It was a great time for several groups especially women. During the Progressive Era we started to see women in public more often working and being accepted into society as equal to men. However‚ there were exceptions. Women still could not vote‚ were not given the same jobs men could get‚ were being paid less‚ and were still seen as homemakers. This was unacceptable in the eyes of many including: Young Women’s Christian Association

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    Robert Wiebe

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    clear message‚ there is not one piece of superfluous information and his descriptions are immensely detailed and exhaustive. Each of his points supports his thesis – turn of the century America was shaped by the creation of a middle-class and the progressive values that were created by them. All the changes America underwent can be contributed to the new middle class who in turn came from a “lost” generation‚ thus his work gives great credibility to his

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    urban middle class. Secondly‚ Populists focused primarily on economic issues: the money supply‚ crop prices‚ transportation costs‚ monopolies‚ and the eight-hour day‚ while Progressives had a broader agenda‚ including consumer protection and democratization of the political system. Even though both Populists and Progressives wanted more intervention from the government‚ the way they achieved their goal is totally different and that’s also explained why

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