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Though America has faced lots of challenges during 1865 and 1945, many beneficial achievements were still enjoyed by the citizens. The most significant breakthrough was coined by President Theodore Roosevelt, the progressive era. Throughout the era, the president intiated widespread social activism and political reforms across all the states in America. Typically, the era started…

The Progressive Era was a period between the 1890s and 1920s where the nation became determined to solve the problems of urban industrial capitalist societies. These problems were caused by immigration, political corruption, industrialization, and urbanization. Social activism and political reform began to spread across the United States in various ways. “The voice of Jane…

The Progressive Era was a time of varied causes and movements here activists and reformers from different backgrounds and very different lifestyles pursued their goals of making America better. The cause of the era was the reformers reactions to the challenges that took place during the end of the nineteenth century such as, female suffrage,…

A social movement in the 1800s that grew into a political movement, the Progressive Era promoted federal regulation to limit corporate greed. This period centered around solving problems society faced through the development of public education, safe workplaces, and public housing. Then, the issue ensued in the lack of technology and a plan for social…

American thinking on liberalism and equality over timeCongresstime congress over time between the 1800s and 1900s. Beginning in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated but lived on through one word: liberty. Lincoln provided many benefits for America as he attempted to grab hold of the term liberalism as a whole. He began his definition of…

Throughout history, we have seen America change greatly. This nation was discovered in 1492. Since then, we have come a long way and much had changed. However, to get them to where we are today, werewhereAmericans he wasn’t easy. Many years ago, women were only even as submissive. Throughout, the progressive era, many things were…

For my historical event analysis, I have selected the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and how this event impacted worker’sworkers’ rights and protections in the United States. The Triangle Fire was a major industrial disaster that claimed the lives of 146 factory workers, contributing additional momentum to the Progressive movement in the United States (Feldman, 2019)….

“Modern Times” is a silent movie written and directed by Charles Chaplin in 1936, through which he wanted to represent his observations and anxieties of the 19th century. It is dependent on pantomime, a style that does not use any sounds except for sound effects century and is understood universally. Though it was a depressing…

Many people can be seen as heroes or villains robber barons or captains of industry but the man who most stands out as a hero during the progressive era is Henry Ford. (“While working as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit, Henry Ford (1863-1947) built his first gasoline-powered horseless carriage, the Quadricycle,…

Throughout history, the role of the Federal Government has changed. The Federal Government has made changes to better America as a whole. Although at times it did not seem like things were getting better, but worse. These changes in their role were most present during the Reconstruction, Gilded Age, Progressive Era, WWI, The Great Depression…