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 * **Issue ** || **Problem ** || **Reform efforts/ Accomplishments ** ||
 * **//African American equality //** || Even though they weren’t slaves any more, African Americans still faced inequality in the south and other places. They suffered from social, economic, legal, and political inequality. || Even though the NAACP was created ,people such as W.E.B. Du Bois attempted to create change, and crusades made for reform, African Americans still did not bring about change to their situation ||
 * **//Women fight for equality //** || Women did not have social rights, they were still considered inferior to men. Women could not hold public offices, they were only allowed to participate in “female professions,” and society felt there was no place for them in the public. || The women’s suffrage started, and had several followers as well opposes. Women’s clubs such as the GFWC promoted women to advance intellectually. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. ||
 * **//Government/political corruption //** || Every level of American political institute was corrupt. Political parties rule was very big during the 19th century, and these parties directed people’s life, bribed and got the people to do as they wanted. Such things as the secret ballot gave political bosses to monitor the votes of the people. || The commission plan was adopted in several states where governors, mayors, and council were being replaced by elected nonbiased commission. The City Manager Plan was also implemented to remove city government from the clutch of the parties. ||
 * **//Temperance Movement //** || Women believed that alcohol was causing their husbands and families to suffer, employers believed that alcohol was causing their workers to be less efficient. Drunkenness always caused violence. || The WCTU was created by women to broadcast the evil effects of alcohol. The 18th amendment prohibited the production, and distribution of alcohol. ||
 * **//Housing Problems for immigrants and the poor //** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Progressives believed that the poverty and low living standards of poor people caused social instability and also affected the government. Crowded immigrant houses produced distress. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Settlement houses were created such as the Jane Addams and Hull House to help immigrant families adapt to the ways of the country; language and customs. ||