The main objective of the progressive movement b was eliminating corruption in government. The Progressives also made strides in attempts to reduce political corruption.
What lead to the Progressive Era?
industrialization and urbanization in the united states led to the progressive era. The Movement was a response to political and corporate abuses at the turn of the Twentieth Century.
Urban Life
Suspension Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge
Public Education
Growth of High Schools
Public High Schools were developed in the early 1800's as a public education alternative to the private academies of the 18th Century. More and more high schools were built in the last three decades of the 19th century. During that period the number of public high schools increased.
Segregation and Discrimination
Wilson's Reforms
The New Freedom has two meanings. The first comprises the campaign speeches and promises of woodrow Wilson in the 1912 presidential campaign; it called for limited government. The second meaning, the more common, comprises the progressive programs enacted by Wilson as president during his first term. Tariff Reform This came through the passage of the underwood tariff act which lowered tariffs for the first time since 1857 and went against the protectionist lobby