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1. In the view of progressives, what was wrong with American society? What solutions did they try to use? |
In the view of progressives, the American society was poor and believed that the government could be used to solve other problems. |
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2. List the five most outstanding achievements of Roosevelt’s presidency. Rank these five according to your assessment of their importance. Justify your ranking. |
The National Park System- The Panama Canal- Roosevelt's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine- The Square Deal- The Treaty of Portsmouth and the Russo-Japanese War- |
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3. President Roosevelt spoke disparagingly of the muckrakers and their work. Do you agree with his view of these journalists? Why or why not? |
Muckrakers were journalists who exposed the truth about politics and businesses. |
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4. What were the distinctive contributions of feminists to progressive reform? |
For some time now women suffrage has been the goal, but it was not until the progressive movement, that the women found the support they were looking for. |
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Progressives believed that “the cure for the ills of democracy was more democracy.” Apply this observation to progressive action in city, state, and national reform; then assess the accuracy of the observation. |
The cure for the ills of democracy was more democracy” because the more say the people have, the happier they'll be and it correlates to progressivism. |
