1. I would define progress as the difference between when you started something and when you ended it, progression is defined in the, "figurative sense as, "growth, development, advancement to higher stages"" (Dictionary)
2. The Progressive Era was between the 1890s to 1920s because it was an era of "political reform and widespread social activism" (Wiki)
3. (US History)
a. Remove corruption and influence from the government from bosses and political machines
b. Include more people in the political process, democratic ways
c. Government must solve social problems so that fairness is enforced in economic matters
(American History)
d. Discrimination against women be abolished
e. Lower crime rates during the Urbanization of America
f. Establish health and safety codes
4. All of these political reforms seem to share the common idea that humans should be valued as equal and deserve all the same amenities that "higher-class" Americans did prior to the Progressive Era. Most of the goals and reforms are based on the needs of citizens and the want of a more democratic solution to the problems.
5. Essential goals worth striving for/ Necessary change
a. Discrimination against women be abolished
b. Lower crime rates during the Urbanization of America
c. Include more people in the political process, democratic ways
Best Goals – not strictly necessary, but could really improve life
a. Establish health and safety codes
b. Remove corruption and influence from the government from bosses and political machines
Strange Goal
a. Government must solve social problems so that fairness is enforced in economic matters
Not a good idea (none)
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