US History Study Guide 11 characteristics of the Progressive Era. 1. Rising power- well educated of the middle class put business men‚ lawyers‚ social workers‚ doctors‚ clergy‚ educators because the core of the progressive era. Primarily urban the rising middle class had the moral training that stressed a Christian duty to help those less fortunate and devote time to reform efforts. 2. Wide variety of reform efforts- problems ranging from political corruption‚ trusts‚ taxation‚ railroad rates
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of interest. Through hard work and determination‚ they created new changes in the government system with new amendments and other laws that gave power to citizens. Not only did they make progress politically but socially as well. Groups like the Muckrakers brought to light
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The Progressive Era Progressivism in the United States took place in the period between the Spanish-American War and the entry of the United States into the great World War. It was a time for change in America in all walks of life‚ as well as a time for reform. It was marked by Theodore Roosevelt’s 7 and a half years in office‚ the Rough Rider put it upon himself to make the first strides towards reform. These reforms included the cracking down on illegal monopolies and so forth. During this
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to pass the current standards before reaching the public. The report became a much bigger issue then Sinclair claimed that such meat did in fact reach the public killing more American soldiers than the Spanish-American war. This was a time of muckrakers and Sinclair was considered one of them‚ having a huge influence on investigations of corrupt industries and exposing to America harmful meat products‚ thus resulting in new government regulations and laws. Sinclair’s reports and horrible descriptions
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causes Female progressives often justified their reformist political activities on the basis of – their being essentially an extension of women’s traditional roles as wives & mothers (their “sphere” – the “cult of domesticity”) Early 20th century muckrakers & their targets: David G‚ Phillips – Corruption in the US Senate in Cosmopolitan in 1906 p.666 Ida Tarbell – Standard Oil Co. in McClure’s in 1904 p.666 (Her father was run out of the oil business by Rockefeller) Lincoln Steffens – corruption
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Why would you even start a business and not have a good company?.Why would you you let kids work knowing that they can get hurt easily?.Why do people think its ok to kill and hurt and steal.?Why is it so hard to breath why the air so thick?.In the progressive era people tried to change abuses that were happening to consumer protection‚working condition‚City and environment. The Meat Inspection Act helped the consumer.the child labor law helped kids stop working at young ages.the city manager plan
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During this period in U.S. history‚ there are major differences between mainstream Public and Oppositional discourse. From these differences‚ controversy and tensions arise. First‚ there is the difference of public discourse of having more of a structural basis to it than the marginalized group who has more of the ability to speak out with no restraints. Another‚ are the facts that are being reported directly from the source (public discourse) and the way the media (marginalized group) will report
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there are some comparable characteristics about the goals of the eras‚ they still also differ between each era. During the progressive movement‚ a huge effort was made to expose the corruption of the nation; this was an effort made by muckrakers‚ journalists who combined careful research and sensationalism to educate the public about the corruption and dishonesty about some aspects of the country. Progressive goals included changing the voting and election process‚ reforming how trusts
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Part A 1. Upton Sinclair was called a "muckraker." How did Sinclair "muckrake" for social reform? He wrote about how the process for making meat such as hot dogs and bologna was and let people know about it which led to a reform for the meat-packing industry. 2. Sinclair was convinced ".... through art one could cause change." What was established as a direct result of the public outcry from this novel? The Meat Inspection Act was a direct result of the public outcry. 3. What did the
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The Gilded Age was a period where great wealth and industrialization was presented to the world‚ but under the surface and away from the eyes of the public lay poverty‚ crime‚ racism‚ and corruption. However‚ through scrutiny and investigation by “muckrakers” (journalists)‚ these problems became revealed in what was known as the Progressive Era. During this time‚ reformers worked towards fixing the underlying issues of 19th century society. One major problem of the time was corruption; votes were manipulated
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