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Gilded Effects to the American Society between 1900 And 1920

Problems brought about urbanization and industrialization were the one that the

country grappled with during the progressive era between the 1900 and 1920. Issues such as

the control of the welfare of the public and big business were addressed by the government

through the support of the middle class urban reform movement known as progressivism.

Efforts of earlier reform movements were important in actualizing those achievements

(Rodgers). As part of the populist program, electing senators directly and the federal income

tax from where anti alcohol reform tradition of pre civil war prohibition grew. Both the

democrats and the republicans supported the movement although in 1912 the progressives

formed their own party. President Woodrow Wilson and both Roosevelt and Howard William

claimed the progressive mantle.

The city big bosses power limitation as well as the direct public participation in

matters of politics were the main objectives of progressivism. Through the imminent political

reforms was the only hope for the progressives to achieve those goals. Limiting the political

machines influence from the selection of the party candidates was initiated though a direct

primary whereby a nomination was done through a small election and all the members

allowed participating (Rodgers). They also proposed what they termed as initiative, whereby

a petition would need a specified number of signatures to move forward. Referendum was

also part of the reforms to enable the people to take part in legislation on whether a state

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legislature is unable to do or unwilling. Lastly they proposed a process whereby elected

officials can be recalled from office by voters through a vote or petition (Rodgers). The

reforms were championed by Wisconsin Governor Robert LaFollette whereby the rest of the

states in the country copied his model.

The correlation of these vibrant changes championed by to majority rules system was

multifaceted. In order to cut off everything termed as degenerate union between the rich

business people and ideological group managers, dynamic reformers prevailing with regards

to moving the US Senators election from the state governing bodies to the common voters

and, in certain states, establishing new systems of recall, initiative and referenda (Rodgers).

In 1920 through the Nineteenth Amendment all the latest states that were still holding the

women suffrage were streamlined as a way of championing votes for women. To curb the

immigrant voters they also decided to tighten the registration system of voting.

So many changes took place within American Politics, culture, society, and

economics, during this period. An ordinary American would be able through the easy credit

and assembly line production to purchase a variety of consumer products. Consumption

patterns changed due to the prosperity of the 1920s whereby people started to purchase such

products as clothing, beauty products, vacuums, radios and cars (Rodgers). Automobiles were

within reach for average Americans due to credit expansion and the ability for more

consumer goods to sell.

A national media culture was in the US developed by cinema and radio contributions

in the 1920s. Americans, through availability of more disposable income were able to

entertain themselves which was because of the 1920s financial prosperity (Rodgers). New

patterns of consumption and leisure were contributed by advancement in technology and the

influx of cash in the economy. During this period commercial magazines and radio changed

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Customer name 1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Subject 02 April 2020 Gilded Effects to the American Society between 1900 And 1920 Problems brought about urbanization and industrialization were the one that the country grappled with during the progressive era between the 1900 and 1920. Issues such as the control of the welfare of the public and big business were addressed by the government through the support of the middle class urban reform movement known as progressivism. Efforts of earlier reform movements were important in actualizing those achievements (Rodgers). As part of the populist program, electing senators directly and the federal income tax from where anti alcohol reform tradition of pre civil war prohibition grew. Both the democrats and the republicans supported the movement although in 1912 the progressives formed their own party. President Woodrow Wilson and both Roosevelt and Howard William claimed the progressive mantle. The city big bosses power limitation as well as the direct public participation in matters of politics were the main objectives of progressivism. Through the imminent political reforms was the only hope for the progressives to achieve those ...
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