Thesis The Progressive Era and the New Deal Era had many similarities with policies and programs aimed at reforming American society, improving life and fight against poverty in America. Although the Progressive Era and the New Deal Era have many similarities, there are nevertheless differences between them. The primary goal of the Progressive Era and the New Deal was to improve American society. The achievements of the Progressive and the New Deal were both rooted in economic depression and the need for change before the era, the Guilded Era in the 19th century for the Progressive Era and the Great Depression for the Era. New Deal. As the corporate era came to an end and the progressive era emerged, most American families had to live with the harsh reality. He did this by increasing the power of the presidency, "taking the position that the President could exercise any right not specifically denied him by law." the Constitution. » Theodore Roosevelt saw the president's role in defending citizens by regulating businesses and dismantling trusts that had acquired too much power, defending the nation's very resources by creating 50 wildlife preserves, 5 national parks, 18 national monuments and placing more than 230 hectares of American soil under federal protection and, finally, he increased the role of the president in foreign policy by becoming heavily engaged in foreign affairs. Before Theodore Roosevelt, Congress was the most powerful branch of government, but with the help of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency, it helped establish an influential and reliable executive branch. During the Progressive Era and the New Deal era, many American citizens faced low wages. To deal with this problem, workers in both eras fought unfair labor practices by forming unions and strikes. During the Progressive Era, employers quickly realized that higher-paid workers were better able to afford the products they sold. Henry Ford was one of the first employers to realize this, allowing him to increase workers' wages to an average of $5 per day. This led to an increase in Ford's annual production from 34,000 cars to 730,000 cars from 1910 to 1910, and children. Upton Sinclair exploited this by writing "The Jungle," describing the working conditions workers faced and the filth in meatpacking plants. Photography also came to be used to document child labor and, finally, a fire at a clothing factory in 1911 in New York. 126 dead workers helped exploit this problem. Jacob Riis wrote of first-hand experience of the harsh life in the slums; Jane Addams was able to solve this problem by co-founding a settlement house. This allowed the development of more settlement houses and shell houses to provide a community center for neighbors and citizens. Ida Tarbell described the tactics big business used to eliminate competition, and Lincoln Steffens exposed corruption in municipal governments. Through denigration, they were able to enlighten the population about the need for change and, with the help of the population, demand and support