they are doing better for society. Some movements accomplish their initial goal while others do not. Some movements to not accomplish their goal in timely fashions as well; meaning it takes years for reform to actually be done. The purpose of this essay will be to explain and identify the impact of reform movements in the United States from the 1870s to the very early 1970s. One of the first attempts at reform of this time for America was the Great Strike of 1877. This strike launched a period of