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    Dbq - Antebellum Era

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    expand democratic ideals to result in equality‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. A series of reform movements including religion‚ abolition‚ politics‚ temperance‚ and women’s rights quickly spread throughout America in 1825-1850 to meet those democratic ideals religiously‚ socially‚ and politically that Americans had urged for. The Second Great Awakening was a major religious reform movement that sought to reacquire American’s religious interest. From Massachusetts to Ohio educated ministers

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    Question: how successfully did the liberal reforms of 1906-1914deal with the problem of poverty in the early 1900s 1906 and 1914 was a time of big political and social change. Members of parliament were moving away from the old “Lasses-faire” attitude and try and help those living in poverty. Some historians may argue that the liberal reforms tackled the problem of poverty in the early 1900s quite successfully however other historians may argue that the liberal reform didn’t quite tackle the problem of

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    critical of patriarchal practices/ social oppression of women in the 19th Century. Most of the works of Women Writing in India date from the late nineteenth century‚ when reform movements awarded the ‘condition of women’ top billing among the various social and moral concerns of the day. During the social reform movements cultural critics brought many of the ‘crimes’ committed against women to center stage. Purdah‚ sati‚ child marriage and the harsh treatment of widows became the public “blot

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    The Progressive Era

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    The Progressive Era was a period that showed the goals and contradictions found in American society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Theodore Roosevelt summed up the Progressive/Reform feeling in his "Square Deal" speech - that it was all about morals‚ not economics. His goal was the "moral regeneration of the business world." He preached that it was wrong for some people to get ahead in business and politics by tricks and schemes‚ while others were cheated out of the opportunity

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    The Populist Movement

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    adaptive. While reforms such as the 19th amendment‚ Clayton Anti-trust act‚ and the {}{}{}}{}{}{}{}{} were short-term solutions that never aimed to achieve comprehensive‚ long term solutions‚ the conservation legislation included such measures as the Inland Waterways Commission‚ as well as the National Conservation Commission‚ both of which intended to research and draw up long range plans and conservation initiatives. [3] However‚ while some would argue that the conservation movement was an inevitable

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    of urbanization in the United States created a number of improvements and positive results that outweighed the negative aspects of the time. The country witnessed an increase in population‚ a better public school system‚ and increased social reform movements. During urbanization‚ the population of the United States rose. In 1860‚ none of America’s cities had a million citizens but by 1890‚ New York‚ Chicago‚ and Philadelphia all had more than one million inhabitants. With a population of approximately

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    Throughout history‚ many reform movements sought to expand these strong values that represent the unity among Americans through “life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness.” The magnification of these principles can be especially seen through the time period of 1825-1850‚ where much change was beginning to occur. While all of these reforms sought to expand the democratic ideals‚ only certain movements succeeded and presented the deserved freedom of rights to all. Movements involving religion‚ juvenile

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    Protestant Reform Movement

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    Current Religious Movement and Sixteenth-Century Protestant Reform Comparing todays Protestants Reformation to sixteenth century Reform shows the Protestant church to have separated themselves from the Roman Catholic Church‚ similar to a new reform that has risen called the Messianic Christen movement. During the protestant reform‚ the church existed in conflict with the Catholic church. The Protestant church believed their power came directly from God. In contrast to the Catholic Church who believed

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    issues. Key events such as the Elizabethan Poor Law‚ the industrial revolution‚ the first charity organised society (COS) and the settlement movement were established mainly in the United Kingdom however similar models were then adapted in the United States and Australia. Pioneering members of society helped advocate for human rights‚ social reform movements and actuate formal academic training in becoming a qualified Social Worker. Social Work has evolved in to the profession it is today influenced

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    Dbq on Reform Movements

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    Reform movements including religion‚ temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights sought to expand democratic ideals in the years 1825 to 1850. However‚ certain movements‚ such as nativism and utopias‚ failed to show the American emphasis on a democratic society. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening‚ which began in New England in the late 1790’s‚ and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second Great Awakening differed from the First in that people were now believed

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