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The Progressive Era was a movement of reform that began in America's cities beginning in the 1900's. Reformers sought change in labor and fiscal policies in different levels of government; initially it was successful at local level, then progressed to state and gradually national. |
The Progressive Era was a movement of reform that began in America's cities beginning in the 1900's. Reformers sought change in labor and fiscal policies in different levels of government; initially it was successful at local level, then progressed to state and gradually national. Many reforms dotted this era including the nineteenth amendment to the constitution: Women's Sufferage in 1920. Muckrackers,a term given to the reaction-producing writers of the time period, by Theodore Roosevelt(1901-1909)were among some of the best examples of progressive reformers. |
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Revision as of 19:28, 25 April 2004
The Progressive Era was a movement of reform that began in America's cities beginning in the 1900's. Reformers sought change in labor and fiscal policies in different levels of government; initially it was successful at local level, then progressed to state and gradually national. Many reforms dotted this era including the nineteenth amendment to the constitution: Women's Sufferage in 1920. Muckrackers,a term given to the reaction-producing writers of the time period, by Theodore Roosevelt(1901-1909)were among some of the best examples of progressive reformers.