How the Spanish-American War illistrated Promise and Probelm

          The Spanish-American war illistrated both Problems and Promise. Some of the problems faced by the United States during this time period, were that the military cost greatly increased, Madrid declared war against the U.S. when they were not prepared. The American Army was not prepared declared war because they had a much smaller Army than the Spanish Army; this led to the need for many American volunteers to fight against Spain. Worst of all, many soldiers were either killed or wounded during the war. Although America faced some probelms during war with Spain, their were many solutions, and promise.

           Although the American Army was much smaller than the Spanish Army, they were already a head up because they had  faced victory prior to the war, by attacking the Spanish fleet. Over a short amount of time, thousands of volunteers signed up to fight against Spain. Many of the volunteers were part of the Rough Riders, in which included members of Ivy League Collges. The volunteers were strong, and smart, which helped America reach their victory against Spain. Another major promise, or benefit, of the Spanish-American war was that it gave blacks the opporunity to become more and more like real citizens because they were needed to fight in the American Army. African Americans were given the rights of equality that they hoped to recieve after the war, and they were able to become officers. Promise was displayed during the American war because they had a great Army, many supporters and volunteers, they were a head up because they had already faced victory prior to the war, and they attacked Spanish boats in the Santiago harbor, causing the Spanish to surrender Santiago. The Promise and hope during the Spanish-American War led to America's victory.

Progressive Movement

          The Federal Government and the labor workers were most influenced by the Progressive Movement. The Federal Government was greatly affected by the Progressive Movement because it played a huge role in making changes in the United States by creating laws. For example, the Federal Government was in charge of stopping unfair business practices through the Federal Trade Commision, and by establishing amendments to give people equal rights rights. The Federal Government was very busy making laws to help the people during the Progressive Movement, therefore, they were greatly affected by the progressive era. Labor workers were also greatly affected by the Progressive Movement because the movement gave workers a break. The Progressive Movement established shorter work days for labor workers through the National Labor Union. This was helpful for the labor workers because they were being run to the ground for working so many hours.

         Reformers most influenced the development of the Progressicve movement because the reformers took the initiative to campaign for changes that needed to be make in the nation. There were all different kinds of reformers whose goals were to make changes in the nation that would be beneficial to themeselves, as well as all other American citizens. The different typed of reformers included: social welfare reformers who sought to soften some harsh conditions of Industrialization, moral reformers who believed that morality would improve the lives of poor people, women reformers who fought for the right to vote and to recieve shorter work days, and the list goes on. After the reformers campaigned their ideas, the government would get involved, and a law would eventually come out supporting the ideas of the reformers. For example, the Nineteenth Amendment was created to support women reformers by giving women the right to vote. The Progressive movement relates to the Populist movement because they were both movements that called for changes in the nation. Though the two movements are similar in way, they are also very different because Populism stated many problems that needed to be changed in the nation, but those changes did not entirely go into effect. There was an end to Populism once McKinley got elected as president. Several years later, the Progressive movement began making changes that were initially brought up by the Populists. The Progressive movement was more successful than the Populist movement because it was more organized, and more changes were enforced, without panics along the way. For example, many changes made during the Populist movement led farmers into debt. The Progressive movement was beneficial to every part of the Nation, including the people, businesses, labor workers, and more.