CausesThe US environmental movement emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, with two key strands: preservationists such as John Muir wanted land and nature set aside for its own sake, while
conservationists such as Gifford Pinchot wanted to manage natural resources for human use. Oil drilling, overcrowding, pollution, and over hunting, and other man made disasters aided in damaging our environment. |
EffectsA great number of people, for a variety of reasons, participated in a vast number of diverse reforms, including women's suffrage, political reform, and prohibition. Progressive reformers initiated these changes in reaction to the increased level of, and problems associated with,urbanization and industrialization in late-nineteenth-century America.
Taking advantage of new technological developments in transportation, communication, and organization, industry grew tremendously and immigrants flooded into unprepared cities for new jobs. |