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    Social 30-1: Assignment 1 ID #: 1012106 In source one‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt is stating that true liberal freedom cannot be attained without government involvement. He is promoting Reform Liberalism and a free economy with government interference. Roosevelt was an American President who proposed The New Deal (1933)‚ which created domestic programs to help stabilize American citizens after WWI. The New Deal illustrated Roosevelt’s belief in government to provide freedom and equality of opportunity

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    Throughout the Progressive Era‚ the influences and duties of the government drastically changed with New Deal implementations as well as increased social activism and awareness among the public. The Progressive Era served as a period promoting social justice and equality. The movement influenced the government to peruse historical legislation including The Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the influential presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. As history continued government influence in everyday life became

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    The Progressive era The progressive Era was a time of confusion as well as success. The reformers of this time worked tremendously hard in trying to improve the dreadful conditions of the U.S. The Progressive Era reformers along with government and the media were fairly successful in bringing about reform on a federal level between 1900 and 1920. However‚ there were inevitable negative effects that occurred due to the Progressive movement‚ and there were people who opposed it altogether. Progressive

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    more responsibility and they could’t have any more laissez-fare officers Well before 1900 and after‚ politicians and writer had began to pin point targets for the progressive attack The social Gospel promoted a brand of progressivism based on Christian based teaching to help get better housing and living conditions for the poor. many women improved the fight for their list of needed reforms The Progressive had their roots with the Green Back labor party and the populist party II. Racking

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    Morris Extra Credit: 2012 Presidential Victory Speech This year we had our 2012 election for our forty-fifth president of the United States of America. Barack Obama‚ now being our forty-forth and forty-fifth president‚ won on November 7‚ 2012 to opponent governor Mitt Romney. He won with three-hundred and thirty-two electoral votes verses Romney’s two-hundred and six votes. After months upon months of campaigning‚ Obamas victory lead him to have his victory speech on November 7‚ 2012 giving thanks

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    Charlie Shinske During the Progressive Era‚ pressure from labor‚ suffrage‚ and conservation movements profoundly changed the course of American history. Many of the reformers’ ideas clashed with the male-dominated‚ capitalist economic structure present at the turn of the century. Some of the intended reforms opposed the current system‚ but the level of social unrest necessitated change. Businessmen and activists alike initiated the reforms during the Progressive Era. Government‚ due to the intention

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    The early twentieth century brought about several progressive ideas for reforms‚ but there was little action upon those ideas. The crime rate did not experience any major change at the start of the new century; the types of crimes and violence level remained mostly unchanged (Oliver & Hilgenberg‚ 2010‚ 213-215). Strained race relations and poverty influenced much of the crime‚ as portrayed in the court case of the State v. John Dobias. One major theme seen within this case is the exploration of gender

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    British Conservatism that it could recover from so quickly from Labour’s post-war landslide to dominate British politics after 1951? In this essay I aim to explain some of the strengths that British conservatism had that helped it recover quickly from labours post-war landslide to dominate British politics after 1951. In 1945 it was apparent that the Conservatives would not recover from their defeat post-war. I shall argue that one of the reasons why the conservatives recovered so well was their

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    Many theories demonstrate insight into the concept of war‚ international relations and domestic relations. Realism and liberalism provide pictures that relate and coexist‚ yet are opposite in theory. Realism is conservative and pessimistic. Realists plan for permanence of the current international state of affairs. Liberalism is progressive and optimistic. Liberals believe change is necessary and inevitable. Neither viewpoint gives us the right or wrong side as both contain truths depending on circumstances

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    101 IRONIES OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA Industrialization‚ Immigration and Urban expansion were some elements that characterized the growth of the US. Moreover‚ great businesses were developed‚ and also cities. Many Americans were concerned about their future and how their lives where heading. This is when the movement known as progressivism was born. The progressive era improved the citizens’ quality of life and most of all helped the people to become more democratic. This was made possible when

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