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=UNIT ONE: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA=

This unit is dedicated to the study of the progress of industrialization... and the Progressives that set out to fix the problems caused by all of the Industrial growth. The nation changed dramatically from 1890-1920 socially, and in this unit you will analyze those changes. Course Documents **CURRENT EVENT ACTIVITY - UNIT ONE** **Many of today's journalists and politicians believe there are many similarities between the era in which we live and Industrial America during the early part of the twentieth century. The debated raging all across this country have to do with the division of the classes, treatment of workers, immigration, unemployment and the role of government in the everyday workings of business - exactly the same topics debated in the late 1800s and early 1900s.** **1. Your assignment is to find an article (or any piece of media created in the last 30 days) relating to one of these topics (can be something not listed) today. Post your link to that article on the discussion board of THIS PAGE. Along with the link, describe the article and how it connects to the period we are studying right now. Use examples from today to compare with examples from the past. Decide whether or not we are facing the same problems based on the information in your article. HAVE AN OPINION. Post should be 5-7 sentences in length (aka a well-developed paragraph).** **2. Choose two of your classmates' posts. Read the article and their post, comment on the article and their assessment of the situation. Posts should use examples from the link and your study of history. Again, a well-developed paragraph is expected.** **DUE: 9/15/11** **Visit a tenement online:** []

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