the progressive reform era
help progress the middle class, lower class people.
1890-1920
lots of corruptions with the government
4 Major Goals of Progressivism
1. Protecting Social Welfare
- helping poor, people in need
2. Promoting Moral Improvement
- Prohibition- banning alcohol, women mainly wanted this.
3. Creating Economic Reform
- socialism: communism(Karl Marx) government is in control of things. they own the businesses.
EX: school
- capitalism: government is in less control. if you worked hard you got paid more and got more than the others.
** we have a mixed economy in the country today.
4. Fostering Efficiency
All these are trying to make the economy better.
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