2003 AP US DBQ The Progressive Era was a twenty year period‚ between 1900 and 1920‚ of much change in the U.S. Many Americans would begin to stand up for what they believed was right. This would lead to a number of reforms to help improve American life. Laws passed under Presidents Roosevelt‚ Taft‚ and Wilson‚ would dramatically change this country all the way into the present time. As industry became a large part of urban America‚ many citizens were oppressed. Unfair and unsanitary conditions
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Intro in 3-5 sentences: The Bonus Army was in Washington marching to get the bonus that government promised them after serving their time in the war. The government couldn’t pay these people the money they were promised because the government wasn’t earning any money either. Yes‚ he sent troops to “evict the squatters” because after a background check on some of the people‚ they found that a lot of them hadn’t even served in the war and that most of them were ex-convicts. This makes it hard for the
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II. Economic Control Roosevelt controlled the trusts. Doc A Trust-busting policed corporations Clayton Antitrust Act (Doc E) III. Better conditions Neill-Reynolds Report (Doc B) ignorant workers‚ horrible conditions Leads to Meat Inspection Act of 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Jane Addams’ Hull House (Doc C) not enough education Lobbied with Frances Kelly--had considerable success Adamson Act of 1916 with Wilson IV. Limitations to Success Eligibility to voting went down (Doc J) Women
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The Gilded Age was a tough time for workers. It was a time of low wages‚ long hours‚ and poor working conditions. To try to get higher wages‚ shorter hours‚ and better working conditions‚ workers would resort to strikes and labor unions. Some labor unions were successful like the Knights of St. Crispin. The Knights of St. Crispin was a labor union for shoe and boot workers. The labor union had its own factories and even its own stores‚ but it didn’t take long for the union to dissipate. However‚
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In the midst of the nineteenth century‚ shortly after World War II‚ several regions around the world were separated and divided. Two particular regions‚ India and Palestine both faced immense tension and conflict that led to the division of each respective region. The division of India and Palestine induced a plethora of negative effects to the people who lived in the region which frequently led to extreme backlash and conflict. The division of India and Palestine were all due to the previous circumstances
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In the 1930’s‚ economic disaster and the rise of political extremism contributed to a Japanese society where war and violence were glorified. With 65 million people crammed on Japan’s little islands‚ population was suffocatingly dense. With so many mouths to feed‚ Japanese agriculture was pushed to its limits. The overworked Japanese land could not produce enough food to feeds its people and Japan was forced to rely heavily on imports. Mass starvation ensued. Daughters were sold into prostitution
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and the presidency of Herbert Hoover‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt assumed the presidency. When FDR took office he used democratic policies to attempt to lift America out of poverty. The administration of FDR increased the role of the Federal government and attempted to address reform‚ relief‚ and recovery of the US. As he took office he faced problems such as unemployment‚ bank failures‚ and mass poverty. FDR created several policies to address the economic downfall‚ such as the AAA‚ NIRA‚ and Social
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The Progressive Era was a thirty year period in which the United States was completely reformed. Actions were taken to improve working conditions for laborers‚ create a sexually unbiased work system and regulate the economy. President Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson both helped create a more direct democracy in which the people would have a voice. During those thirty years‚ amendments 16 to 19 were ratified to regulate and reform the country. Muckrakers were writers who worked for the printing
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laissez-faire methods of then president Herbert Hoover the depression worsened sustainably. Luckily in 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected into office and took action with many programs that influenced the government greatly. Soon after‚ the election of FDR and his many “alphabet soup” programs in his first 100 days addressed the nation’s call for help. He quickly created many government programs to try to curb the effects of the depression and help the poor and homeless who were affected. Many of the
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Beginning with his inaugural address- in which he assured the American people that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"- he projected an infectious optimism that helped alleviate the growing despair. With the use of his "brain trusts‚" FDR was able to draw up a series of significant reforms. Roosevelt was able to expand the size and power of the federal government. Through Social security‚ minimum wage‚ banking regulation‚ anti-monopoly regulation‚ farm support‚ and support for public
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