What would you do with $1‚000‚000 from Aunt Bessie’s life savings? Would you invest in progressivism or indulge in personal gain?The progressive Era began in 1900 and ended in 1920. It was a very tough time for Americans‚ with many people struggling to make ends meet. The poverty level for a family of 6 was $600‚ which clearly isn’t enough to provide for humanity’s needs.Aunt Bessie gave me $1 million to donate to 3 progressive reforms. She wants me to divide it into $600k‚ $300k‚ and $100k donations
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were very unsanitary and spread severe diseases. According to Document 2‚ “whenever meat was so spoiled that it could not be used for anything else‚ either to can it or chop it up into sausage”. This problem was protested by many people including Upton Sinclair‚ who wrote The Jungle exposing the terrible meat industries and publishing it to the public. This helped to pass the meat inspection act that regulated the industries’ health and safety
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Providing for yourself and your family is a basic necessity‚ but for generations this need was only allowed to be addressed by men. A woman had always played the supporting role in a household while the man worked and contributed to the house financially. Before it was acceptable for a woman to work‚ her role in society was simple; a caregiver that looked after the house and cared for the children. While this may sound appealing to some‚ women in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ the Progressive
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Labor unrest grew as industrialization took off‚ hitting railroads first because they had strong capital and government support. Workers felt powerless as their skills became less valuable in an economy dominated by big companies. Long hours‚ dangerous conditions‚ and low wages led to significant labor movements. After the Civil War‚ technological innovations and investments lowered production and distribution costs. Big firms were supported by administrative frameworks and national credit agencies
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combined lecture/discussion class‚ will also focus on the role ethnicity‚ race and gender have played in this history of American labor. Required Reading Boris and Lichtenstein‚ Major Problems in the History of American Workers Upton Sinclair‚ The Flivver King Zinn‚ Frank‚ and Kelley‚ Three Strikes -plus material on library reserve and online course companion Evaluation & Grading This course will consist of both lecture and discussion‚ which will be based heavily on the assigned
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that improved during the progressive era. Election Reforms started to change so it would give more power to the people instead of the government. The food industry was a very disgusting industry back then and it was so bad that when a man named Sinclair Upton wrote a book called The Jungle about it‚ it change the president into a vegetarian for six months until h came up with the Meat Inspection Act. Labor Unions such as‚ Knights of Labor and the A.F.L.‚ started to increase in size because people wanted
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The Progressive Era‚ 1900-1920‚ in American history was a time of immense political and economic reform. This reform was done by reformers‚ such as Upton Sinclair‚ and by the federal government. Some of the reforms include those on food regulation‚ increase in voter power and the breakup of trusts. These reforms were generally successful but had some limitations. An example of a successful reform during the Progressive Era was the Meat Inspection Act‚ and the Pure Food and Drug Act‚ which enforced
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At the end of the nineteenth century the United States seemed to be racing forward in many areas‚ such as technological advancement‚ more efficient manufacturing‚ modernizing transportation‚ and of course‚ making money. America was‚ on the surface‚ improving greatly; underneath however‚ there were many problems including corrupt businesses and a growing lower class stricken by poverty. In 1900 to 1920 the Progressive Reform Movement swept the nation; progressive reformers rallied for equal treatment
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of the most well-known muckrakers worked for McClure’s Magazine‚ where they wrote exposés on large companies‚ meat slaughtering houses‚ and city governments. These prominent and influential reporters included Ida M. Tarbell‚ Lincoln Steffens‚ Upton Sinclair‚ and Ray Stannard Baker. Now suppose that you‚ too‚ are an investigative journalist. Instead of choosing a business or government‚ you have been asked to write a piece on one of the muckrakers. Before you can actually flesh out your article
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conditions in factories. She wanted an end to child labor as well. Finally‚ she wanted to ban home manufacturing. These reforms had very little impact due to factory owners opposing them due to a tax increase. In 1906‚ thanks to The Jungle‚ written by Upton Sinclair‚ came the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food & Drug Act. The Meat
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