The Progressive Era
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Progressivism in the United States took place in the period between the
Spanish-American War and the entry of the United States into the great World War.
It was a time for change in America in all walks of life, as well as a time for
reform. It was marked by Theodore Roosevelt's 7 and a half years ....
Middle of paper
.... political parties, the fight for government reform can be traced back to
Liberal Republicans(An Oxymoron, Mr. Jetel?) during the Grant administration and
Mugwumps. Citizens were enraged, with big businesses' growing influence in all
branches of government and sought ways to purify it.
Big Business was also a target of progressivism. During this time
presidents like Roosevelt and William Howard Taft tried to regulate and control
big business. Many well educated people of the time, as ....
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