HIST 1051 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Sherman Antitrust Act, Industrial Workers Of The World, Interstate Commerce Act Of 1887
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Introduction: reformers were confronting the problems with industrialization, reformers main goals were to clean up politics, limit the power of big business, reduce poverty, and promote social justice, this time is considered the progressive era. Reformers tried several different strategies to challenge industrialization, despite their different individual goals: electoral politics after reconstruction. Political instability was high due to the ongoing change in the house of representatives and the entry of western states (montana, north dakota, south dakota, washington, idaho, wyoming, and utah). Repu(cid:271)li(cid:272)a(cid:374)s" high protective tariffs solicited many strong opinions. A lot of fraud amongst both political parties during a time of fierce voting in political campaigns (this period is characterized as the gilded age, when politics were corrupt): new initiatives i. ) President garfield was shot after being in office for just four months. He survived for a few more months after the shooting, but his injuries ultimately killed him. ii. )
