INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE
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Question
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restore competition by limiting the power of monopolies and trusts.
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control economic cycles of inflation and recession
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provide money for public services such as schools and libraries.
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prevent companies from moving their factories to other countries.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Progressive Era reformers sought to harness the power of the federal government to eliminate unethical and unfair business practices, reduce corruption, and counteract the negative social effects of industrialization.
Detailed explanation-2: -Influential muckrakers created public awareness of corruption, social injustices and abuses of power. Muckrakers’ sensational accounts resulted in public outcry and served as a catalyst for Progressive Era social, economic and political reforms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some people during the Progressive Era called for major social reforms and for an expanded role of the government to regulate business practices. Previously, the government promoted a free market and held a laissez-faire attitude that meant the government would not become involved in regulating business practices.
Detailed explanation-4: -Progressives sought better pay, safer working conditions, shorter hours, and increased benefits for workers. Believing that only education would allow people to lead successful lives, Progressives opposed child labor, wanting children to attend school rather than working in mines and factories.