Answer: The early 20th century was an era of business expansion and progressive reform in the United States. The progressives, as they called themselves, worked to make American society a better and safer place in which to live. They tried to make big business more responsible through regulations of various kinds. They worked to clean up corrupt city governments, to improve working conditions in factories, and to better living conditions for those who lived in slum areas, a large number of whom were recent immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
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1. They won the support and loyalty of the noble families, whether through conciliatory gestures or by intimidation.
2. They levied taxes to ensure enough revenue during both war and peace and also so that they had to depend less on popular support
3. They established strong ties with the church, which kept the masses compliant
4. They constructed forts and other military structures to establish a good military presence in their monarchies
