The Progressive Era of the United States was part of an era from 1890 to 1920 when many american countries were seeking to modernize government and streamline democracy, in latin america many of the newly founded democracies were dealing in this period with social movements that demanded parties and offices to no longer be held by oligarchies. In the U.S. progressists hoped to create, through political, economical and social reforms, a more just, efficient and inclusive government, actively opposing corruption and the established political machinery, in that way they sought to be better able to bring about positive change.
Some of the national-level reforms realized by progressists are: the imposition of income tax, direct election of senators, prohibition, anti-fraud election reforms and legalizing women's vote.
Historians debate whether Bismarck had a master plan to expand the North German Confederation<span> of 1866 to include the remaining independent German states into a single entity or simply to expand the </span>power<span> of </span>the Kingdom of Prussia<span>. They conclude that factors in addition to the strength of Bismarck's </span>Realpolitik<span> led a collection of early modern </span>polities<span> to reorganize political, economic, military, and diplomatic relationships in the 19th century. </span>
Answer: make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it.
Explanation: Reform means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The use of the word in this way emerges in the late 18th century and is believed to originate from Christopher Wyvill's Association movement which identified “Parliamentary Reform” as its primary aim.
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The European colonizer looked for more raw materials that were needed to manufacture goods in Europe. While they also needed a new marketplace and Africa helped with that too, that was not the primary benefit that the colonizers got. Africa had a lot of raw materials that were untouched and Europeans used that to their advantage.
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The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar was tried in court and sentenced to life imprisonment. Bahadur Shah Zafar died in the Rangoon jail in November 1862.
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