The progressives of the early 20th century wanted among other things:
To increase democracy - they promoted women's suffrage out of a religious motivation. They thought that women would vote purely on a moral basis.
To attain social justice - the progressives were worried about corruption, poverty, and malnutrition. They impulsed the creation of the FDA, and sought the removal from office of corrupted officials who they thought, caused poverty by being inefficient and committing crimes such as embezzlement.
Improve the negative effects of industrialization and urbanization - the progressives were worried about infraestructure, public sanitation, water supply, among other issues that were problematic in cities in the early 20th century.
Northern states saw slavery as cruel and agianst humanity. Southern states saw slavery as the economic backbone of their economy and felt it was necessary.
Answer: It helps people realize that people should stop killing and find another way to handle the problem or prove the problem not just think someone is a witch.
Climate is useful because it helps us understand the characteristics of a region and predict what it will look like and how conducive to life it is. As humans we like to interpret, understand and record the environment and world we live in, and its phenomenology.
