Progressive Era
Andrew Amato
Child Labor
- Children are working in the factories and it is very crowded and it is also very dangerous.
- Corporations and Labor.
- Forcing under aged children to go off and work in the factories and barley paying the kids and taking away time from them to be spending with family and taking away their childhood.
Unions
- Workers are unhappy about working conditions, work hours, and pay, and they form unions and go on strike.
- Corporations and Labor.
- It caused lots of workers to be laid off in some cases, in others it caused employers to not have any workers to do the jobs.
Moderation or Banning of Alcohol
- Alcohol causes people to disrespect others and causes people to act a fool and be abuse of, and by banning it it stopped all of that.
- Temperance/Prohibition.
- Caused men to stop being abuse of and stopped people from being disrespectful to others.
Votes for Women
- Women finally have a right to vote.
- Political Changes.
- It made women feel like they had an impact on society.
Government Reforms
- Now with the new government Monopoly's become illegal.
- Political Changes.
- Stopped entrepreneurs and businesses from controlling America, and put political parties back in control.