Abstract
This paper discusses the Progressive Era in American History, incorporating Sinclair's The Jungle and Doctorow's Ragtime. It relates Progressive ideals to the election of 1912 and explores social motives and ramifications of the Progressive Era.

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"The historical time period in the United States preceding the Progressive Era often called the Gilded Age was a time of growing industrialization and conglomeration of corporate interests into trusts. Many grew rich during this period and many more were left poor. As immigrants moved into the country from Southern and Eastern Europe filling cities and factories and bringing their old-world ways to America many among the blue-blood upper and middle classes who had pulled themselves up by their bootstraps to economic success in ..."

Tags:Progressive Era, reformers

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This paper examines the Progressive Era and its legacy. It explains that Progressivism fundamentally changed the way Americans perceived the role of government. The author contends that the aftermath of WWI would soften, but not derail, the sense of moral purpose and optimism that characterized the Progressive Movement.

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"The Progressive Era in the United States characterized the early century also referred to as the Age of Reform the effects of this period would reverberate throughout American life for generations to come. Put simply Progressivism sought to change the relationship between the American government and its people. This change would help to complete a transformation in America which was turning from a largely agrarian society to a largely urbanized one ..."

Tags:progressivism, world war I, progressive era, roosevelt, wilson, trusts, women's suffrage

Abstract
A brief analysis of the progressive era, including a list of the major thinkers during the era and a look at Upton Sinclair, Robert la Follette, Jane Addams, and Web Dubois.

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"The post civil war and reconstruction era in the United States has been called by some the Gilded Age in reference to the massive wealth that was created for certain Americans during this period. The Gilded Age economically speaking saw a bifurcated era of development. One of these paths was the settlement of agricultural land in the West and the concomitant exploitation of natural resources. The other path of development was industrialization which advanced rapidly. Although the United States had not become a mature urban-industrial society ..."

Tags:progressive, era, thinkers, laissez faire, sinclair, upton, la follette, dubois, addams

Abstract
This paper examines the Progressive Era and highlights the contributions of such notable individuals as Richard Wright, Jr., Susan B. Anthony, and W.E.B. Du Bois in achieving equality for African-Americans. The NAACP and KKK are discussed, as are two prominent court cases.

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"The Progressive Era following the emancipation of the slaves in early America was one that would be expected to see the culmination of efforts on behalf of African Americans in terms of their finally achieving racial equality and enjoying American citizenship along with the rest of America. Paradoxically though the reality was almost the exact opposite of that idyllic expectation. Rayford Logan states that the Progressive Era marked the nadir' of African American life after emancipation and historian Pete Daniel suggests that the period preceding the ..."

Tags:Progressive Era, NAACP, black, African American, Theodore Roosevelt, Harlem Renaissance, Susan B. Anthony, KKK, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, National Urban League, racial equality, Richard Wright Jr.

Abstract
This paper explains that the Progressive Era in the United States roughly spanned the period of the early 20th century and created change that developed aspects of the industrial revolution, which had begun earlier. In particular, the paper looks at how Steven J. Diner, in his work entitled "A Very Different Age: Americans of the Progressive Era", discusses the origins of the Progressive Era and how he describes the manner in which competing groups made changes and accepted compromises in reform. The paper examines Diner's treatment of the group of people called the Progressives and how they changed America. According the the paper, Diner's work might be better served if sources were better documented throughout the text.

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"There have been many comprehensive documents written about the now infamous Progressive Era in the United States, some glowing with praise for the then pioneering changes that were begun during the era, while others are more logical in their portrayal of the age as one where some strides were made but with cost and motive. A Very Different Age, clearly falls within the latter category, as the work defines the motive and changes from many perspectives to attempt a comprehensive look at just how changed the lives of American's really were. The Progressive Era roughly spanned the period of the early 20th century and created change that developed aspects of the industrial revolution, which had begun earlier."

Tags:Progressives, change, reform, corruption, unions

Abstract
In this article, the writer explains that the progressive era in the United States meant that there would be regulations that controlled industry and that no one industry would be capable of driving up prices or negatively impacting the common consumer. The writer points out that the chief proponent of the progressive movement was President Theodore Roosevelt. The writer analyzes the progressive era.

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"Roosevelt felt, as many Americans of the time did, that large industries were beginning to control the lives of citizens and that unless some form of control was placed on these industries people would not be capable of having any hope of achieving success. Therefore, Roosevelt supported the Sherman Anti-trust Act . The Sherman Antitrust Act was intended to prevent large corporations from becoming monopolies that prevented competition from smaller companies and that controlled pricing within one particular industry. Some of the industries that were severely affected by monopolies included the tobacco industry, the oil industry and the railroad industry."

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Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that the progressive era in the United States meant that there would be regulations that controlled industry and that no one industry would be capable of driving up prices or negatively impacting the common consumer. The writer notes that the chief proponent of the progressive movement was President Theodore Roosevelt. The writer then points out that Roosevelt felt, as many Americans of the time did, that large industries were beginning to control the lives of citizens and that unless some form of control was placed on these industries people would not be capable of having any hope of achieving success. The writer concludes that ultimately the impact of the American progressive era on Latin American countries was felt in the labor force, as well as in the nationalism that began to arise.

Outline:
United States Impact Abroad
Latin America: Labor and Nationalism

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"President Roosevelt further believed that the manner in which many industries were operating would eventually cause environmental concerns throughout the United States. Because of this, Roosevelt moved to limit the amount of land that could be used by businesses and protect the natural environment in the country. This meant the creation of national parks and preserves, as well as the protection of national forests. By 1902 Roosevelt was also focusing on the protection of rivers and waterways within the country to protect the natural habitat of wildlife and ensure that there was adequate irrigation. This was because it was evident that industries were failing to comprehend the impact that their mining, oil drilling, use of timber and use of waterways was contaminating the environment. Roosevelt felt that the only way to ensure that these natural areas were safe in that time and in the future was to forcibly make industries to comply with federal laws."

Tags:regulations, industry, President, Roosevelt, protection

Abstract
The Progressive Era, which began in the last half of the 19th century, witnessed a number of fundamental changes in the American social and political fabric, and the legacy of these changes continues to influence American society into the 21st century. This paper provides an overview of the historical context in which the Progressive Era emerged, what forces caused it, and what its impact was on American society. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.

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"During the last half of the 19th century, a series of so-called "Progressive movements" emerged that called for reforms on the local, state, and national levels. Many of these initiatives were mutually antagonistic: "Historians write of a "progressive movement," but actually there were a number of movements, some of them contradictory, but all focusing on the problems created by a rapidly expanding urban and industrial world" (1998:726). Some reformers from the era (often from the middle class) attempted to humanize the modern city; others were more concerned with the conditions of the workplace; still others were seeking to change the American political system that had become characterized by big trusts and corrupt politicians."

Tags:deal, dewey, jungle, muckrakers, new, reform, social, thomas, trust

Abstract
This paper describes life in the 1800s in America. It discusses the many social reforms, focusing on women and their contributions. It also explores education, child labor laws, unions and liquor prohibition in the Progressive Era.

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"Before the Progressive Era, the social and economic insecurities that came with old age, unemployment, disability, and poverty were met by religious, family or community efforts (Encyclopedia of Chicago, 2002). In most cases, these efforts provided minimal aid. Wealthy families purchased private insurance, and workers' families joined mutual benefit or aid societies to receive death benefits. The first major expansion in public provision came during the Progressive Era, when social workers and activists fought for government assistance for children, the poor, the disabled, and the mentally ill.
Social workers and activists played a major role in the Progressive Era, as they challenged the traditional ideas of a limited state as they created plans for social insurance and increased municipal services (Encyclopedia of Chicago, 2002)."

Tags:America, history, society, women

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This paper focuses around the ?American Dream? in which women sought to achieve equality. It includes an in-depth explanation of their dream, a section on the limited rights and political and social norms that kept them from achieving their dream and a section on how their activism brought equality.

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"During the Progressive Era, all Americans had an essential dream or motivation that accounted for their presence in the United States. Be it good work for the Irish, or a fair banking system for the Farmers, each group was motivated to succeed and achieve their dreams, in order to better their lives or the lives of their children. Women were no different. Women struggled to achieve equality; equality as a citizen, equality in the work place, and equality at home. (The Declaration of Sentiments: Report of the Woman's Rights Convention)"

Tags:social, injustices, American, dream, limited, rights, woman, sexism, american, dream, equality, era, injustices, limited, progressive, rights, sexism, social, suffrage