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    The progressive Era was times in History were local state and federal government took a leap forward in power and activism. In addition, the progressive era, was a time of development of new reforms and changes for America. Progressivism handles a wide range of problems and struggle for America. Such problems were created by unstructed industrialization, urbanization and immigration. As well as, the unfavorable distribution of power and wealth. Progressives believed strongly that problems such as

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    shaped the United States throughout all of history. The most important of these changes, however, occurred during America’s progressive era. The Progressive era is defined as the time period of 1890 to 1920. Even though, progressive presidents were not in office during that entire time period, the ideals that they enacted and developed throughout the United States. The Progressive Era saw the expansion and contraction of political and economic freedoms through pure democracy. Socially, the new consumer

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    The Progressive Era

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    The Progressive Era was a time period between the years 1900-1920 and it marked a time in American history in which society was bursting with enthusiasm to improve life in the industrial age by making political and social changes through government action that ultimately led to a higher quality of life for American citizens. Progressives were known for their beliefs in limiting the power of big business, strengthening the power of the states, and were advocators against corruption and social injustice

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    Progressive Era

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    The progressive movement is a middle class response to take on the problems that was caused by the industrialization in the rapid social change that took place during the civil war. It is a collection of reform movements. The progressive era was when reformers or activists who were working to solve the problems in the American society and the government were trying to end the laissez-faire. The root of progressive started during the glided age. This era started in 1890 and ended in 1920. A solution

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    The Progressive Era

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    The Progressive Era was a period of economic and social struggle which cause rapid industrialization in America. A Widespread of social activism and political reform across the United States. The Progressive Era was addressing the problems of economic and social problems. The progressivism started as a social movement and later grew into a political movement. The reformers of the Progressive Era were young, college educated, and in the middle-class. Although many laws were passed to regulate better

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    The Progressive Era

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    Progressives were groups of people that worked to reform social and political problems in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were primarily well-educated middle-class people who lived in cities. As mentioned in A People’s History of the United States, progressives were fighting off the socialism “intelligently and seek to remedy the abuses and conditions upon which it thrives” (Zinn 207). During progressive era, there was a huge economic gap between rich and poor (Class Notes). Few wealthy

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    The progressive era was a time period in America after reconstruction that took place from 1900 to 1920. The progressive era focused mainly on social and political reform, trying to fix America's economy by working towards equal conditions for individuals, stopping political corruption and increasing government intervention on social and economic issues. Progressivists were social activists and political reformers working to improve conditions and the treatment of the American people. They believed

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    The Progressive Era

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    In the 1920s, America began to become more democratic after World War I. Why? The Progressive Era occurred between the 1890s to the 1920s and included the cleanness of government and tried to expose and undersell political machines. This was also the time of the women's suffrage. The emphasis on female freedom and empowerment encouraged women to exercise their newly won right to vote. (Of the People pg. 674). The main adjustments were to industry, education, and family. Huge improvements took place

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    Through a multitude of significant changes physically, conceptually, economically, and more, the societal reformation of cities in the Progressive Era had set themselves as the foundations of American civilization. The juxtaposition between the rich and poor statuses in these urban areas show the drastic separation within developing cities. Through this division caused a wide variety of living conditions, the majority of which held the overcrowded sections of cities where the population mostly stayed

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    1--Discuss, in detail, the main overall goals of the Progressives. The Progressive Era was mainly a retaliation to numerous changes and social effects that were happening in America. The era emerged in the 1800’s from complications with the latest industrial order, which included workers who protested about how their jobs were unsafe and exhausting. They also focused on byproducts such as immigration, urban growth, growing corporate power, and widening class divisions. They were also known as humanitarians

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