Thursday, December 5, 2019

Political Reformers US History

Question: 1. Who were the key political reformers of the 1880s-1890s? 2. What types of reforms did they want? 3. Who are the political reformers of the first two decades of the 20th century? 4. What sort of reforms did they want? Answer: 1:- The key political reformers of 1880s-1890s also known as Gilded Era who tried hard to end the dishonestly and corruption of the government and bring equality in the nation were Fredrick Winslow Taylor, Herbert Spencer William, Grahan Sumner, John D. Rockfeller, and Andrew Carnegie.[1] 2:- In the Gilded Era the growth of the industrialization was remarkable, and people earned a lot of wealth and prosperity, but this prosperity and wealth were not shared with the workers and the farmers who worked hard for long hours in unfavorable conditions. The politicians also were mostly corrupt and ineffective. Therefore, most of the American citizens wanted political and social reforms, but most of them strongly disagreed on what type of reforms they want. There were three reforms occurred in this era:- McKinley Tariff Act that increased the taxes and duties on imports. Sherman Silver Purchase Act that includes the purchase of 4, 500, 00 oz. Of silver each month and to equal the amount of purchase paper money was issued. Sherman Antitrust Act to prevent monopolies.[2] 3:- The key political reformers who fought hard to bring positive changes in the US in the Progressive Era that is the first two decades of the 20th-century were Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.[3] 4: - The reforms wanted by the reformers of the 20th-century was like:- Improvement of the efficiency, honesty and responsiveness of the government Powerful regulation for the protection of small businesses, workers, and consumers Improvement in the life of people in the cities Closing of dance halls, prohibition of gambling The power to tax the income of the citizens The permission of providing direct election of the senators of the US Prohibition of producing, transporting or selling of alcohol The power voting should be given to women also Prohibition of child labor.[4] 5:- The political reform movement in Gilded Era was without a specific motive and mostly in the hands of a limited people because of the corruption and dishonesty in the government at that time. The nations wealth was also accumulated between few richest and other were living in poor living conditions and with limited income. People of this era wanted social and political reforms but they were not clear what and how they can get those reforms. When the progressive era came the President Roosevelt brought fair wages and safe workplace conditions. He ended the mistreatment with the workers and brought rules and regulations in the country. People became aware of the reforms they wanted, and they demanded for it. The monopoly came to an end by the reforms that were passed in this era. Laws were framed to limit the working hours and ending child labor. All these changes were come into existence because of the change in the government and the establishment of rules and regulations in the n ation. These changes also helped in the equal distribution of wealth amongst the citizens of the nation.[5] References Broesamle, John J and Anthony Arthur.Clashes Of Will. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2005. Charap, Lawrence. "Teaching and thinking about the gilded age and progressive era in the redesigned AP US history course".J. gilded age prog. era14, no. 03 (2015): 389-399. Macleod, David I. "Food Prices, Politics, And Policy In The Progressive Era".J. gilded age prog. era8, no. 03 (2009): 365-406. Westhoff, Laura M. "Reacting to the past in the gilded age and progressive era classroom".J. gilded age prog. era14, no. 04 (2015): 580-582. [1] John J Broesamle and Anthony Arthur,Clashes Of Will(New York: Pearson/Longman, 2005). [2] Lawrence Charap, "Teaching and thinking about the gilded age and progressive era in the redesigned AP US history course",J. gilded age prog. era14, no. 03 (2015): 389-399. [3] David I. Macleod, "Food Prices, Politics, And Policy In The Progressive Era",J. gilded age prog. era8, no. 03 (2009): 365-406. [4] Laura M. Westhoff, "Reacting to the past in the gilded age and progressive era classroom",J. gilded age prog. era14, no. 04 (2015): 580-582. [5] John J Broesamle and Anthony Arthur,Clashes Of Will(New York: Pearson/Longman, 2005).

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