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Due to the efforts of women's rights activists as well as the Anti-Saloon League, the need was seen to ban the sale of alcohol due to the long stream of abuse and violence that came with it.The movement gained support from the Protestant Churches, which ultimately led to congress banning alcohol. This largely displaced a large population of Germans who were the predominant ethnicity of the Brewing Industry

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Due to the corrupt elections at the hands of the political machines, who essentially bought and blackmailed their senators in to power, senators saw the need for the direct election of senators, which would take away the power of the machines by take away their power to abuse the vertical system of voting.

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The Progressive Era was a time of change in American, and politicians had a lot to account for.

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Roosevelt the Trustbuster

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Also, during the Presidency of Wilson, The Federal Trade Commission was created to regulate business and trade between states, and prevent monopolies.

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During the late 19th century, wealthy business owners created trusts which essentially allowed them to control their industries. For years the system of trusts went unchecked due to laws with many loopholes. President Roosevelt disproved of large businesses controlling the wealth and economy of the nation, and earn the nickname "trustbuster". The Hepburn act helped eliminate the monopoly placed on the Railroad industry.

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The Progressive Era put regulations onto the large monopolies that had arisen during the Gilded Age.

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Through out the history of the nation women have been viewed as the lowest of society.  The Progressive Era allowed much change for women.Women were given the right to vote with the 19th Amendment, 70 years after the Seneca Falls convention. However, women are still protesting today over issues such as birth control and abortion.

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One of the many social problems of the Age was the issue of labor being available to all people. Many people felt that the rapid intake of foreign immigrants, was limiting jobs to the American people. The Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted to suspend all Chinese immigrants from entering The United States. This parallels the ban placed on the immigration of those from Islamic countries that we see today. However, the fear and reason behind the ban is not economic as it was in the 1900's, but based on the fear for the "safety" of the nation

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The Gilded Age was characterized by rapid urban growth and heavy immigration from everywhere in the world. Because of the large availability of workers, the lower class were severely impoverished, and underpaid.