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The causes of the progressive movement were the increasing incomes levels of families, the reducing costs of magazines and books, and the invention of Photography. As the income level of many wealthy families continued to increase they began to look for more foundations and causes to help. With increased wealth people are more likely to take up causes that have little to do with personal economic gain because they are secure enough financially to take up these endeavors. Moreover, not only were rich people involved but more people began to see the oppression that others went through through photography and the decreasing costs of media. People would take pictures of the poor's working, and living conditions which were crucial in relating the poor experience to the wealthier American's who could not even dream of the destitution experienced by some people. Seeing a human face in awful conditions at work and at home moved many people towards reform of industry, housing, and social welfare. Furthermore, with the photograph the reduced prices of magazines and other paraphanalia helped to show the message of the poor to a large portion of the population who would only hear about the problems of the poor but never had been able to relate to these people. The increase in magazine subscriptions, and the low costs of media brought all groups closer to seeing the true devastation of poverty in the United States during the early 20th century.

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