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1. HIS 204 Week 2 DQ 1 The Progressive
Movement
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The Progressive Movement. The Progressive
Movement was a complicated, even contradictory,
phenomenon which sometimes pushed for the
expansion of popular democracy while at other
times, or even simultaneously, advocated that the
functions of government be placed in the hands of
experts. The movement addressed some of the
worst domestic problems of its time, but its
mainstream largely ignored widespread and
worsening racial injustices. Review the
Progressive Movement of the first two decades of
the twentieth century, and generalize what you
take to be its core principles. Identify the specific
economic, social, and political problems which the

2. Progressives sought to address and explain
Progressive approaches and policies toward those
issues, at local and national levels. Describe the
variations within Progressivism, including the
differing agendas of white and black Progressives.
Assess the success of specific Progressive policies
and approaches. Consider the impact of the First
World War on Progressivism, and vice versa.
Summarize your responses to these prompts by
answering the following questions:
a. What, in your estimation, were the key
principles of the Progressive Movement?
b. What were Progressivism’s most significant
successes and failings?
c. Can the First World War be regarded as a
particularly Progressive conflict, or did it derail the
Progressive Movement—or are both of these
statements true?
When responding to these questions, draw from
the material in the textbook and in the following
sources:
a. The progressive era
b. How the other half lives: Studies among the
tenements of New York

3. c. Chapter nine
d. The shame of the cities
e. The history of the Standard Oil Company
f. 1900-1930
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in
length. Support your claims with examples from
the required material(s) and/or other scholarly
resources, and properly cite any references.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts
by Day 7 in at least 100 words