Question

describe one event of the late 1900s that contributed to a shift in public opinion on the federal government and evaluate the impact it had on American society

Answer 1

1900s were mainly know for the shift from progressive era to new era.

• The National Urban League (NUL) was introduced in 1910.

• National Urban League is a civil rights organization who mission was to enable African-Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights.

• Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909), William Howard Taft (1909–1913) and Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921) were the main progressive U.S. Presidents.

• The administration by these 3 U. S Presidents saw intense political and social change in the American society.

• Progressivism began as a social movement and grew into a political movement.

• The early progressives also rejected Social Darwinism.