The Success And Failure Of Progressive Reform

Although Progressive Era reformers and the federal government managed to implement several reforms at the national level like the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, they faced opposition from the Judiciary and business interests beholden in the laissez faire ideology, which inevitable lead to the failure of some progressive reforms such as the under-utilization of the initiative, referendum, and recall which were supposed to democratize the United States of America.
Contextualization: At the same time, migration from Europe change, by the past years most of the migrants came from the northern Europe, but at the mid-nineteenth century mainly came from Southern and Eastern Europe, mostly Jews and Italians. Plans from Americanization were implemented so the “new” migrants could adapt better to the U.S, the mixture of ideas and culture gave the United states to be a melting point of cultures. …show more content…
Inspired by the Second Great Awakening, Americans were intent of reforming society to create a more perfect society. However, from abolitionism to women’s suffrage, antebellum reformers were met with hostility when they tried to reform