US History › Section K · Progressives and empire › Topic K.1
Origins of the Progressive movement
Between about 1890 and 1920, a loose coalition of reformers set out to repair the damage of rapid industrial growth. Understanding where they came from, what they believed and whom they left out explains much of how American government works today.
In this topic
- A country changing too fast
- Who were the Progressives?
- Roots of the reform impulse
- The muckrakers
- How the name stuck
- Worked example: reading Tarbell as a source
- Shared principles
- The limits of reform
- Worked example: a "reform" that narrowed democracy
- Historians debate the movement
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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