WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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an end to racial segregation in Southern states.
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the conversion of many Catholic immigrants to Protestantism.
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the intervention of prominent religious leaders into electoral politics
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an increased attention to the needs of the poor in industrial society
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Detailed explanation-1: -Legacy of the Social Gospel Most began programs for social reform, which led to ecumenical cooperation in 1910 while in the formation of the Federal Council of Churches. Although this cooperation was about social issues that often led to charges of socialism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Labour reforms-including the abolition of child labour, a shorter workweek, a living wage, and factory regulation-constituted the Social Gospel’s most prominent concerns. During the 1930s many of these ideals were realized through the rise of organized labour and the legislation of the New Deal by U.S. Pres.
Detailed explanation-3: -Consequently, social gospel leaders supported legislation for an eight-hour work day, the abolition of child labor and government regulation of business monopolies. While the social gospel produced many important figures, its most influential leader was a Baptist minister, Walter Rauschenbusch.
Detailed explanation-4: -The confluence of Social Gospel preaching and muckraking journalism helped to form the popular support that underpinned the early Progressive movement. Early reform politicians like Theodore Roosevelt depended on socially aware Christians for much of their support.