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The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of social activism and reform that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. The main goal of the Progressive movement was purification of government, as Progressives tried to expose and undercut political machines and bosses. Many (but not all) Progressives supported prohibition in order to destroy the political power of local bosses based in saloons. At the same time, women's suffrage was promoted to bring a "purer" female vote into the arena.
Many people led efforts to reform local government, education, medicine, finance, insurance, industry, railroads, churches, and many other areas. The national political leaders included Theodore Roosevelt, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Charles Evans Hughes and Herbert Hoover on the Republican side, and William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson and Al Smith on the Democratic side.
Initially the movement operated chiefly at local levels; later it expanded to state and national levels. Progressives drew support from the middle class, and supporters included many lawyers, teachers, physicians, ministers and business people. The Progressives strongly supported scientific methods as applied to government, industry, finance, medicine, schooling, theology, education, and even the family. They closely followed advances underway at the time in Western Europe, and adopted numerous policies, such as the banking laws which became the Federal Reserve System in 1914. They felt that old-fashioned ways meant waste and inefficiency, and eagerly sought out the "one best system".
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What social welfare programs were instituted during the progressive era?
What social welfare programs were instituted during the progressive era
When were the Party politics nearly suspended?
during the Progressive Era
Who was a railroad critic during the progressive era?
Eugene Debs.
Which long awaited goal of the woman right movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
The long awaited goal of the Woman's Right Movement achieved during the Progressive Era was the right to vote.
What did the Americanization Movement do during the Progressive era?
due to the attack of french on them..
What was transportation like in the progressive era?
Railroads were famous that time
What social welfare programs were instituted during the progressive era?
What social welfare programs were instituted during the progressive era
Who was Minnesota's governor during the progressive era?
johnson
What was happening during the progressive era?
progress was made
What were two inventions by Africans during the reconstruction era?
phonograph railroads
When were the Party politics nearly suspended?
during the Progressive Era
Who was a railroad critic during the progressive era?
Eugene Debs.
What reforms were being made during the progressive era?
lax
What were some contributions of labor reforms during the progressive era?
labor unions were workers on strike during the progressive era demanding better working conditions & shorter working hours.
How did the mass circulations of newspaper and magazines assist the cause of reform during the progressive Era?
it is not this: it Did not help the cause of reform during the progressive era so u have three mor to guess from
How did the mass circulation of newspaper and magazines assist the cause of reform during the progressive era?
it is not this: it Did not help the cause of reform during the progressive era so u have three mor to guess from
What was the primary means of transportation in Russia during the Soviet era?
Roads and Railroads
