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The Progressive Era (1890s–1920s [1] [2]) was a period in the United States during the early 20th century characterized by various social and political reform efforts. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Reformers during this era, known as Progressives , sought to address issues they associated with rapid industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political ...
Pages in category "Progressive Era in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 295 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Progressive Era was a period marked by reforms aimed at breaking the concentrated power, or monopoly, of certain corporations and trusts. Many Progressives believed that state legislatures were part of this problem and that they were essentially "in the pocket" of certain wealthy interests. They sought a method to counter this—a way in ...
The foundation of the progressive tendency was indirectly linked to the unique philosophy of pragmatism which was primarily developed by John Dewey and William James. [63] [64] Equally significant to progressive-era reform were the crusading journalists known as muckrakers. These journalists publicized to middle class readers economic privilege ...
Hays, Samuel P. Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency: The Progressive Conservation Movement 1890–1920 (1959). Haber, Samuel. Efficiency and Uplift: Scientific Management in the Progressive Era, 1890–1920 (1964) Hawley, Ellis W. "Herbert Hoover, the Commerce Secretariat, and the vision of the 'Associative State'."
The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of social activism and political reform that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. The politics of the 1920s was unfriendly toward the labor unions and liberal crusaders against business and so many, if not all, historians who emphasize those themes write off the decade.
Economic progressivism—also New Progressive Economics [44] —is a term used to distinguish it from progressivism in cultural fields. Economic progressives may draw from a variety of economic traditions, including democratic capitalism , democratic socialism , social democracy , and social liberalism .
Progressive Era. 1877 St. Louis general strike ... Debs was noted by many to be a charismatic speaker who sometimes called on the vocabulary of Christianity and much ...