J. Kelly Robison

Progressivism

  1. The Progressive Impulse
    1. Middle-Class Roots
    2. The Themes
    3. The Muckrakers
  2. Political Reform
    1. Municipal Reform
    2. State and National Reform
  3. Economic Reform
  4. The Humanitarian Impulse
    1. Social Gospel
    2. Legal Remedies

Identification Terms:

Muckrakers McClure's Magazine Lincoln Steffens
Upton Sinclair Social Gospel 19th Amendment
Pure Food and Drug Act initiative referendum
direct election "Square Deal"

Essay Questions:

Explain the agenda of the Progressives. What did they hope to accomplish? What were the demographics of the Progressives? What factors led to their formation?

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