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1. What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?-They gave them protection and they worked till exhaustion. They had long hours and had like ear muffs. OSAH started in 1970, and can stop businesses have dirty working conditions.2. What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor? - They passed new laws that make child labor. They were hired more likely and can fit there fingers in small places. They were more prone to fatigue. Keanting-Owen act is in 1960, you could ship things made by kids out of states.3. What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition? - Prohibition is the banning of something. There were not many laws to alcohol; people began to view that as moral long. Churches tried to get it passed and women did to. They would make posters and hand out signs. The big thing was all they thought that they were trying to get rid of drunkenness. There are still some counties.4. What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work? -5. What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?6. What is women’s suffrage? What approaches did women use to gain the right to vote?7. What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?8. What is segregation? What did progressives do to help African Americans?9. What did the progressives do to make food and drugs safer for the people of the United States?10. What did progressives (TR) do to help conserve land and resources in our country?11. What did progressives do to regulate businesses in the United States?12. What were the progressive’s philosophy on tariffs? Describe the Federal Reserve System.13. Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.14. What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?15. What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?16. What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?17. Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.18. What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?
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