THE PROGRESSIVE ERA

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The Progressive Era

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The Progressive Era

Introduction

By the start of the 20th century , a great change known as the Progressive Era occurred in the United States . In view of that , people who supported progressivism , known as progressives , worked to eliminate the numerous problems affecting the country . The progressives sought to suppress child labor practices , regulate alcohol distribution , extended women and minority rights , and managed immigrants altogether . They informed the public of the problems that resulted in

the passage of wide range of moral , social , political , and economic reforms by the government . Because of these problems , the themes of the Progressive Era have been primarily focused on consumption , immigration , labor , gender and race reforms

Major Themes of Progressive Reform

One of the major themes of the reform was focused on labor practices Disd with lack of a national governing standard , public disregard to child labor , and insufficiency of State laws , labor and social reform communities connected themselves under the flag of the National Child Labor Committee to endorse accountability to the Federal government (Walker , 2009 ,

.2 . For that reason , the Federal government passed laws that adjusted industrial labor , improved factory guideline , and restricted child labor . Progressives reframed development by eliminating child labor and upholding education among children

Another major theme in the Progressive reform was focused on consumption . Progressives campaigned that alcohol consumption can restrict a person 's potential for advancement . The passage of the Volstead Act reinforced the prohibition...