The Progressive Era by Ella Gooch

The Working Class

egooch4 — 2024-07-13 15:30:15 UTC

In 1800s England, new workers called 'The Working Class' were created due to The Industrial Revolution. The people of the working class were people who worked low-paying jobs, which included physical labor or limited needed skills. It was created because men of the working class wanted to match or surpass the middle class and keep their wives and children from having to work. The Working Class impacted society by creating goods and providing services that, in turn, created society's wealth.

The New Consumer Culture

egooch4 — 2024-07-14 16:31:32 UTC

The New Consumer Culture was started in the 1880s in Western Europe but didn't get very big until the mid-19th century. The new consumer culture was customer's want to access consumer goods. This started because there was a major lack of consumer goods during WW2 but after the war instead of having limited supply options there were dozens. This impacted society by providing more access to better quality goods at lower prices and it allowed even people with lower incomes to gain access to goods.

egooch4 — 2024-07-14 16:32:35 UTC

Panic of 1873

egooch4 — 2024-07-14 17:09:37 UTC

The Panic of 1873 was a major financial crisis that greatly affected the economy. It started in Europe when their stock market crashed but hit America hard as well. One of the main people that caused the crash was Jay Cooke and Company. They had heavily invested in railroad construction but in 1873 they went out of business leaving the railway without money. The Panic of 1873 impacted society by starting an economic downfall which caused The Great Depression.

American Federation of Labor

egooch4 — 2024-07-14 17:53:52 UTC

On December 8th, 1886 in Columbus, Ohio The American Federation of Labor was founded. The American Federation of Labor was a national federation that was led by Samuel Gompers and helped obtain better working conditions and higher pay. Gompers and the federation wanted to make sure that workers were treated fairly. They wanted to get workers better paychecks, equal opportunities, and safer working environments. The American Federation of Labor has impacted all laborer's work lives.

egooch4 — 2024-07-14 17:54:53 UTC

Scientific Management

egooch4 — 2024-07-14 18:49:48 UTC

In 1909 America, Fredrick Taylor introduced a theory called Scientific Management that separated long tasks into smaller repetitive portions. Fredrick Taylor wanted to shorten the amount of time it took to complete tasks but heighten the efficiency of said tasks. The goal of Scientific Management was to improve society in many ways. Some of the ways it did this were by reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and making the distribution of goods better.

egooch4 — 2024-07-14 18:50:32 UTC

Knights of Labor

egooch4 — 2024-07-14 19:01:54 UTC

Knights of Labor was the first major labor organization in America. Knights of Labor was founded by Uriah S. Stephens in December 1869 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The organization wanted to push to shorten work days to 8 hours and make it so workers would own their industries instead of capitalists. Even though Knights of Labor failed in 1886 it led to the creation of The American Federation of Labor which heavily impacted society.