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A time of economic great economic difference between the Upper class and the lower class. The Upper class was all rich people, the lower class suffered terribly and there were many poor people. The government was laissez-faire during the Gilded age, this meant that the big businesses could not be stopped.

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Stereotypes were set on the Chinese that they did not do things like pay taxes, and were inactive in the labor force, this led for the Chinese to be excluded against in America. This was a progressive act because the government took control of the situation and try to kick the Chinese out of the country.

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Labor day started out as just strikes and protests around the country, but it was eventually declared a national holiday in 1894. The was progressive because the government was raising awareness about equality for workers.

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This was an era very different from the gilded age, the government was very active during this progressive era. Many reforms, acts, and things done to reduce poverty, and try to fight for better conditions for the laborers.

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Henry Ford released the Model T (an automobile) and it became very successful. Transportation was completely changed now as everyone could buy a car. The government was laissez-faire and the model T was very successful and created jobs for many.

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was created and became one of the largest organizations that was fighting for racial equality in the US. This was progressive because it created a way to fight for Racial inequality.

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This was a very influential event in history for labor reforms.The overcrowded and bad working environment and the blocked exits led to deaths of over 100 workers, this is when people recognized that a change needed to be made for workers. This was a progressive event because it helped improve work conditions for many around the country.

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The 16th amendment was passed, this created federal income taxes. These were progressive actions that made the economy much stronger. This was successful considering that it is still around today.

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The presence of the KKK in the south forced many African Americans to move North and search for a job. The government was laissez faire during the time because there was no way to stop the KKK.

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The first world war created many jobs for American people as unemployment rates dropped. This occurred during the progressive era, but with everything going on the governments policies turned more into laissez faire because the attention was focused on the war.

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This was a huge step in society for women because it granted women the right to vote. This was the first big step to gender equality in the US. This was most definetley a progressive act.

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This was a time of great economic success and joy for many in the US. Many innovations were created and almost everyone was partying every night. The government was very laissez faire during this time because the government let the people and businesses lead the economy.

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In Tulsa Oklahoma, there was an extremely successful black community in a town called Greenwood, but better known as Black Wall Street. The KKK felt hostile towards this and led a massacre against the town in which the entirety of Greenwood was destroyed and with the people in it. This is the largest racial massacre in US history and it brought huge amounts of attention to racial equality, so this was a progressive act.

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By this time the KKK was a huge group of white supremacists that disagreed with anything that went against the "pure white ways." The KKK reached a population of about 4 million member nationwide. The KKK marched through Washington DC and the government remained laissez faire about the whole situation and did nothing to stop it.

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After an entire decade of great economic success the stock market crashed and banks failed. This was the starting point of the well known Great Depression. This was a progressive event because the government had to help people and led to things like the New Deal.

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The radio was one of the most popular new innovations and could be found in almost every household. The radio helped the government speak to the whole country from their homes and many other things. The radio was used in a progressive way as shown with FDR and his fireside chats, which explained his new ideas on how to fix the economy and the depression.

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FDR or Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected as the US president. FDR was an icon that showed inspiration and hope for a country that was going through a depression. This was a progressive thing because many progressive policies lie the New Deal were made,

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FDR passed the first New Deal in attempt to revive the failed banks and try to spark the economy, The deal was progressive as policies and organizations were made in an attempt to create more jobs.

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This was more progressive than the first New Deal because it included social reform to provide security for the poor. Social Security was created in the Second New Deal and since it still exists today we can assume was a very helpful thing.

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The Great depression had gotten better, but was not fully recovered until WWII created many jobs for people. The government had to focus on the war and this meant that they were laissez faire at this time.