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After the civil war, the United States needed to recuperate economically. This was done by selling more things, and many businesses opened and thrived in the Gilded Age. This concept is Progressive because the act of opening up the economy more helps the people.

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The K.K.K. was a supremacy group that went against all people (mostly blacks) that were not white and were not Christian. This group was Laissez Faire because the government did not stop the group, even though it was killing and lynching innocent Americans.

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Labor Unions were formed after many companies gave unfair wages with many unbearable hours. This led to many riots and many law changes. This is progressive because it creates a better working conditions for all workers.

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Carnegie was a steel company owner that made millions of dollars. He adopted a new method of business called vertical integrations, which meant that Carnegie bought all of the companies that helped make steel (coal industry, smelting industry, etc.). Carnegie was Laissez Faire because the government let him do what he needed to in order to get rich.

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Rockefeller owned the oil industry, and made millions over dollars doing so. He adopted the method called horizontal integration, which meant that he bought or ran other oil industries into the ground to be the only company. This is Laissez Faire because the government did not intervene with the business going on with Rockefeller.

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Ratified in 1882, the act stated that no new Chinese immigrants would be able to immigrate to the U.S.. This would last for 10 years, and then after would be put in place again for another 50 years. This is progressive because it meant that there were not any foreigners threatening people's jobs.

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This was a book written by Carnegie, which began this new idea called Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism was the idea that the higher the social class, the better off that person is, but can rise or descend in the ranks. This is Laissez Faire because of the social status and how the government did not do anything to prevent this from happening.

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One of the labor unions that worked under Carnegie rebelled because of unfair working conditions and very low wages. The labor union fought against the army Henry Frick ordered to fight the rebellers. 6 of the people that rebelled died and 4 of the army died, after ending with no sides winning. The government then sent 8000 militia men to put down the rebellers. This is progressive because the labor unions were fighting to gain their rights, but also Laissez Faire because the government listened to Carnegie instead of the people.

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The McKinley Assassination was important because it led into a series of progressive presidents.

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Roosevelt was one of the first, very progressive presidents. He lowered the amount of trusts, put a stop to unpaid child labor, required work compensation, etc.. This was progressive because of all the good things that Roosevelt did for labor unions and the lower classes of the American people.

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President Taft lowered even more trusts than Roosevelt, he ratified the 16th amendment, made the 8 hour work day, etc.. Taft was progressive because he supported the labor unions and made it so they had better work conditions.

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As President, Wilson ended trusts, signed the 17th-19th amendments in, outlawed monopolies, etc.. Wilson was progressive because he benefited the people to create good work conditions and equal rights.

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The 18th amendment was prohibition of the sale and distribution of alcohol. This led to a lot of organized crime smuggling alcohol into the country. The 21st amendment was then signed in to amend the 18th amendment because many people were dying because of prohibition. This is progressive because the President was trying to benefit the people because many deaths were being caused by alcohol.

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The 19th amendment let women vote which was very big. This was because of the Women's Suffrage movement. This changed the view of women because instead of being the person in the house being a housewife, it led to women getting jobs and providing for the family. This is progressive because it created a more equal space for women (though still not equal).

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Greenwood, also known as the Massacre of Tulsa, was a white supremacy group killing at least 26 black Americans. This shows the inequality still happening. This is Laissez Faire/Conservative because the government still did not do many things about this to prevent this from happening again.

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Buying on Margin, or credit, was a good idea in the beginning, that led to Black Tuesday. There were many new innovative things to buy, and most people bought them with credit because they did not have the money. This led to a lot of credit, but not enough money to pay off the credit. This was a progressive idea because many thought that it would help the people buy the things they needed while not having the money at that moment in time.

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Black Tuesday is when the stock market crashed because of buying on margin and also because of the banks not having enough money to give out to people when they cashed in their stocks. Banks do not have much money on hand because it is not stored in a vault, but used for other reason such as paying for roads. The stock market crash was Laissez Faire because the government did not do anything to prevent it in the first place.

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When Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president, he created a plan called the New Deal in order to get the U.S. out of the economical hole they had been in. The New Deal consisted of many bills, all that would help the people recover. This plan was progressive because the New Deal only had intentions of having a positive outcome for all people.