The Progressive Era And The Gilded Age

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The Progressive Era led to many changes in America that in turn helped pave the way towards our society today. Before the Progressive Era, many issues had arisen due to industrialization and the monopolies brought about by them in the Gilded Age and these issues caused many problems for America's society. Back then, America had little to no protection for industry workers' safety and this problem caused massive outrage when a shirtwaist factory caught up in flames with hundreds of workers inside. The public's response was immediate and called for the punishment of the owners of the building, and this response has many similarities to other societies where the same incident occurred. In these certain societies, all was well and peaceful until