Introduction to Chapter 21
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PROGRESSIVISM FROM THE GRASS ROOTS TO THE WHITE HOUSE
1890–1916 [[LP PHOTO: P21.01 DETAIL OF GARMENT WORKERS ON STRIKE/
> What were the most significant changes in the United States as a result of the Progressive Era? Chapter 21 examines the efforts of progressive reformers to combat the ills of industrial America. It explores the initiatives of reformers at the grassroots level and examines their core values and beliefs. The chapter then considers the impact that the progressive agenda had on local, state, and national politics. Finally, it looks at the limits of progressive reform.
> How did grassroots progressives attack the problems of industrial America?
> What were the key tenets of progressive theory?
> How did Theodore Roosevelt advance the progressive agenda?
> How did progressivism evolve during Woodrow Wilson’s first term?
> What were the limits of progressive reform?
> Conclusion: How did the liberal state transform itself during the Progressive Era?
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