Progressivism
Published on Sep 29, 2019
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Progressivism
- Sought to address the social problems that emerged from the urban-industrial revolution
- The Importance of Government
- Embracing aspects of socialism and critiques against capitalism
- The Importance of Populism to Progressivism
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Features of Progressivism
- Emphasis on Democracy (Initiative and Referendum)
- Efficiency (The Principles of Scientific Management)
- Regulation of Giant Corporations
- Social Justice (Labor Legislation/Settlement House Movement)
- Prohibition (Women's Christian Temperance Union)
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- Addressed problems in major corporations and government
- Example: Jacob Riis' How the Other Half Lives (1890)
- Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities (1904)
- Ida Tarbell's History of the Standard Oil Company (1904)
- Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (1906)
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