The progressive era was the response of the different groups to the problems caused by industrialization and urbanization. These problems occurred after the Civil War‚ some of these problems included the spread of poverty‚ labor laws‚ women suffrage and reforming the U.S. government. All of these problems resulted in a short-lived era‚ where various reforms and conditions were targeted and improved. People known as Progressives were trying to create change. In this era‚ there were many conditions
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Dear Aunt Bessie‚ November 25‚ 2013 Knock knock. Who’s there? I don’t know just read this letter Aunt Bessie. So as you know progressivism is a series of reforms needed in order to repair the underside of America. You also are aware that you have asked me to give away your million dollars to three reform movements in the levels of $600‚000‚ $300‚000‚ and $100‚000. The three problems I came up with are women’s suffrage‚ food safety‚ and child labor. I have decided that Woman’s suffrage will
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Social Darwinism was a main force in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The first to coin the phrase “survival of the fittest‚” Herbert Spencer‚ a 19th century philosopher who we can credit with the establishment of the concept of Social Darwinism. Spencer applied the theory of evolution to human conduct. Social Darwinist based their belief on theories of evolution developed by Charles Darwin. Some social Darwinist felt that the government should not regulate or get involved with
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that number went up 14 points to 42 percent of adults approving it. (Rainie‚ Lee‚ and Anna Brown). In the novel The Jungle by Upton Sinclair‚ a family comes to America hoping for a new start. “He would work‚ for his part. Jurgis‚ too‚ had heard of America… and decided forthwith that he would go to America and marry… In that country‚ rich or poor‚ a man was free…” (Sinclair 15). Jurgis’s family moves to America with the American Dream as a goal. The dream became a nightmare due to the selfishness of
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Throughout U.S. history‚ many changes have occurred nationwide. Government rolls have been modified‚ economic growth and stability has fluctuated‚ and social issues have shifted. One of the most prominent ages where these changes had developed was the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age was a time when government did not interfere with economy and left social issues to American society. One of the most serious social issues took place during the Gilded age was consumer safety. Over time‚ changes were made
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Lowry Martian Chronicles‚ Ray Bradbury Realism/Naturalism/Regionalism The Call of the Wild‚ Jack London White Fang‚ Jack London O’Pioneers‚ Willa Cather My Antonia‚ Willa Cather Maggie‚ Girl of the Streets‚ Stephen Crane The Jungle‚ Upton Sinclair Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ Mark Twain Miscellaneous Modern/Contemporary novels The Secret Life of Bees‚ Sue Monk Kidd The Natural‚ Bernard Malamud (baseball; Jewish myth) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Ken Kesey (set in a mental asylum)
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school. The quiz is on: • The 16th‚ 17th‚ 18th‚ and 19th Amendments • Reformers – their causes and their works (for muckrakers‚ know writings / drawings). o Jacob Riis o Lewis Hine o Ida Tarbell o Upton Sinclair o Lincoln Steffens o Thomas Nast (city / federal) o Ida B. Wells o Jane Addams o WEB du Bois o Frances Benjamin Johnston * • Roosevelt’s reforms
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have chosen to take your blessed million dollars‚ and put it towards these reforms; 600‚000 towards food safety‚ 300‚000 towards child labor‚ and 100‚000 towards women’s rights. I have decided to put your 600‚000 dollars towards food safety‚ Upton Sinclair stated‚” There was never the least attention paid to what was cut up for sausage…”(Doc D). Who would of known meat could become a threat to society. Any meat produced today in time is a horrible thing to eat. Factory workers are very unsanitary
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Progressivism and its Effects Progressivism was a period of American history in which improving working conditions‚ improving the way of life‚ 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
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Skinny dipping frequently on the Potomac River‚ and nearly losing eyesight due to a boxing match(10 Things You May Not Know About Teddy Roosevelt) were some of the most bizarre facts of our 26th ex-president‚ Theodore Roosevelt. Serving for two well-deserved terms and being the first sitting president to leave the presidency. He accomplished many things other presidents fall short on‚ such as being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Helping the environment and helping Americans in the food industry and
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