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Progressivism: Changing Relationship between Business and Government
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Pressure to Regulate Business Problems Child Injuries Wealth Gap Low Wages Unfair Business Practices Corruption Health and Sanitary Conditions
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Pressures on the System Third Parties The growth of the People’s Party (Populist), and the Progressive (Bull Moose), and Socialists took votes away from the major parties Major parties started adopting positions of the Progressives to attract voters Labor Unions Strikes disrupt the economy What to do with unskilled workers and immigrants Child Laborers Farmers / The Grange Unpopularity of using federal troops to break strikes
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Pressures on the System Urbanization Overcrowding Widespread Poverty Anti-immigrant Feelings Sanitation Need for infrastructure and basic necessities Corruption Widespread Corruption Influence of the elite Party Machines/Patronage Laissez-Faire Policies that empower the richest of society
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Pressures on the System Muckrakers Stories placed public pressure on the government to make changes Stories focused on Corruption Public Health Sanitation Greed Business Practices
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Beginning of Government Reforms Reforms Child Labor Act of 1916 Meat Inspection Act Pure Food and Drug Act Interstate Commerce Act Sherman Anti-Trust Act Clayton Anti-Trust Act Organic Act of 1916 Reforms Populist Reforms (meaning that they benefitted the main population or the common people) were targeted at restricting the power of industries and corporations.
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Activities Government took on the role of police officer or administrator instead of friend and ally. Time to research! Find the information about each of the presidents, acts, and agencies who reformed America.
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