The major downfall of the Articles of Confederation was simply weakness. The federal government, under the Articles, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. The Continental Congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts.
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The majority of Italian immigrants came to American between 1880 and 1910 to escape poverty in Southern Italy.
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During Progressive Era:
1. Protection for workers and consumers were strengthened, and women finally achieved the right to vote.
2. Harness the power of the federal government to eliminate unethical and unfair business practices and reduced corruption
3. Counteract the negative social effects of industrialization by regulating private industry, strengthening protection for workers and consumers, and exposing corruption in both government and big businesses.
The New Deal:
1. Encompassed many programs designed to lift the United State out of the Great Depression
2. Sought to offer economic relief to the suffering, regulate private industry and grow the economy
3. Aimed to relief the unemployed, recover the economy through federal spending and job creation and; reform capitalism by means of regulatory legislation and the creation of new social welfare programs.
Explanation:
Progressive Era is the period in United State history from 1890s to the 1920s, an era in which intense social and political reform were aimed at making progress toward a better society. The New Deal is a set of domestic policies that dramatically expanded the federal government's role in economy, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented between 1933 to 1938. The first New Deal 1933 to 1934 while the second New Deal was implemented between 1935 to 1938.
