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- Labor issues during the Progressive Era were a major problem considering the increase in demand for products produced in places like factories.Working hours were a huge part of labor issues as work weeks grew longer and longer and the working class continued to remain in poverty. As well as work hours, working conditions were also horrible for the working class as most people worked in sweatshops.Child labor was also a huge issue during this era as children were being taken advantage of for labor.
- What were labor issues during the Progressive Era?
- Labor Issues
- Labor strikes became more and more common as working conditions continued to worsen. As more and more areas faced labor strikes, changes and benefits began to be offered by the management of work places. As more and more attention grew to the horrible working conditions of Americans and events like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, things like workmen's comp and child labor laws were passed.As more and more investigations into American workplaces continued, there would be housing and sanitation reforms as well as factory safety regulations and limits on working hours
- How were these issues Solved?
- The solution to labor issues was contributed by multiple sources and can't really be credited to one group or person. Labor unions were a huge factor in getting benefits and reforms for workers and some of the biggest labor unions of the time included the American Federation of Labor and The Women's Trade Union League. President Theodore Roosevelt was also a huge contributor to solving labor issues as he promised citizens fairness and helped pass legislations like the Hepburn act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
- Who solved these issues?
- At the turn of the 20th century urbanization and immigration were huge. With factory jobs came the promise of high wages which attracted people into cities and on top of that thousands of immigrants were coming into the country from Europe. While flocking to the city was good for some, for poor immigrants it wasn't the best of scenarios. Many of the jobs immigrants flocked to were factory jobs in industries such as steel. However, many immigrants failed to get these jobs, as at the time many factories were hiring children for cheaper wages. Not only was finding employment difficult but living situations for these people was even worse. Settlements were the main homes for the poor in cities and settlements were usually horribly unsafe and cramped places to live.
- Issues with Immigration and Urbanization during the Progressive Era
- Immigration and Urbanization
- As conditions grew worse and worse many began to push for reforms to urbanization. As more and more backing grew laws were passed to help aid the living conditions of poorer areas in cities and progressive organizations set up settlements in urban areas to help poor immigrants. Progressive also advocated to get rid of corruption in city politics and because of the combination of their work life became significantly better for poor people in cities.
- How were these issues Solved?
- Some of the biggest contributors to this cause include Jane Addams, who founded the Hull House in Chicago, Ida Tarbell, who exposed corrupt businesses, and Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson both played a huge role by expanded the power of the federal government and imposing regulations to help working class people,
- Who solved these issues?
- During the Progressive Era women fought for a multitude of reforms not only in the workplace but also socially. One of the biggest issues regarding women's rights at this time was that women did not have the right to vote. This issue would be the catalyst that would create many of the great female activists of that time and help bring about reform for women. Along with not being to vote women were not treated fairly in the workplace , as better paying positions tended to go to men. Women also couldn't own property, or have control of their own earnings.
- Issues with Women's Rights during the Progressive Era
- Women's Rights
- As more women band together to try and tackle the restrictions against women's rights, national organizations would be created and would start to fight for rights. Because of these groups fighting for fairness and rights during this time women would gain many things that include, the right to vote, unions, child labor laws, safer working conditions, contraception, and would help break the idea that women should not have a place in society. These movements and unions would help women transition into roles of government and politics and abolish the idea that men and women both have set roles in society.
- How were these issues solved?
- Women's rights issues were tackled by not only many groups and unions, but strong individual leaders who made their opinions know and were leaders for other women suffering at the time. People like Elizabet Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe would form the American Woman Suffrage Association, which was a huge organization during the time. Other large groups of the time included The National Association opposed to Woman Suffrage and National Association of Colored Women.
- Who solved these issues?
- Issues with the government during the Progressive Era
- The main issues with the government during this time were widescale corruption. Huge monopolies and corporations heavily influenced the government and the people of power in the government.
- Government Reforms
- There was a large amount of reform during the Progressive Era and most of the reforms targeted to get rid of the corruption in the government. The Sixteenth Amendment was a big reform that would include an income tax. Along with this the Seventeenth Amendment would have a direct election of senators and Prohibition would come along with the Eighteenth Amendment. An end to women's suffrage would come along with the Nineteenth Amendment and many more election reforms would come as well.
- How were these issues solved?
- Who solved these issues?
- Important leaders in the reforms of government during this time included Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Charles Evans Hughes, and Robert La Follette.
- During the Progressive Era, alcohol was seen as one of the biggest contributors to the problem's of society. Alcohol abuse was a major issues and many considered alcohol to be the major cause of poverty, disease, and crime. This would lead to the Eighteenth Amendment being passed and the ban of alcohol being sold. Many believed that with alcohol no longer in play, criminal activity would decrease. However, the opposite happened and bootlegging became widespread.
- Problem's with Prohibition during the Progressive Era
- Prohibition
- How were these issues solved?
- Groups like The Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform led the charge to repeal Prohibition. Another huge factor in the repeal of Prohibition was The Great Depression. As the economic situation of the country grew dire, the government needed more than ever tax revenues from alcoholic beverages.
- Who solved these issues?
- Major Groups that helped the repeal of Prohibition include The Crusaders, Moderation League of New York, Women's Moderation Union, United Repeal Council, and The Association against the Prohibition Movement.
- There really wasn't many issues with Muckrakers so much as they tried to tackle issues that they felt were plaguing society. Muckrakers were journalists and novelists that tried to expose corruption in large corporations and businesses and in government.
- Issues Muckrakers faced during the Progressive Era
- Muckrakers/Crusaders
- Muckrakers used a combination of activism and public speaking, along with using there works to draw attention to issues they found important. Books like The Shame of the Cities and The Jungle helped lead to reformative acts such as the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
- How were these issues solved
- Who solved these issues?
- Some of the most influential Muckrakers of the time included Ida B. Wells, Jacob Riis, Florence Kelly, Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, John Spargo, and Lincoln Steffens
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