1: There was a surge of white collar workers
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3:There was a jump in technological advances
Majority rule is a way of organizing government where citizens freely make political decisions through voting for representatives. ... Minority rights are rights that are guaranteed to everyone, even if they are not a part of the majority. These rights cannot be de eliminated by a majority vote.
If you mean World War II, the answer is Germany, it was divided by the Berlin Wall.
The progressives tried to help children by limitng maximum hours of labor and in establishing a minimum age for children to be allowed to work.
There were also mandatory laws in different states for children to attend school.
The Progressives believe that government should take an active participation to solve the problems in a society like poverty, education, woman and children rights, job opportunities and best conditions for living.