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The Progressive Era
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The decades between 1890 and 1920 was a period of vital reform activity that historians have called, . In this era millions of Americans organized in voluntary associations to come up with solutions to the many problems. Industrialization, with all its increase in productivity and the number of c ....
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....ing dangerous machinery. Progressives lobbied for regulations to protect workers, one of the most important efforts was to end child labor. The number of children under the age of 15 who worked in industrial jobs for wages climbed from 1.5 million in 1890 to 2 million in 1910. Business liked children because they performed unskilled jobs for lower wages, than adults. Also, because of the size of children's hands they could easily handle the small parts and tools. Due to low wages it often t.... |
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