U.S. History Unit 2 The Progressive Era - Reflection Video

Given what you have already learned what was the progressive era about?

• The Progressive Era aimed to reduce government involvement in social issues.
• The Progressive Era was a time of military expansion and a focus on improving America.

• The Progressive Era was about social activism and political reform to address issues from industrialization and urbanization.
• The Progressive Era focused solely on economic growth and the creation of new inventions to improve peoples lives.

What did trusts and monopolies do to people in the 1890s and 1900s

• Trusts and monopolies improved wages and working conditions for all workers.
• Consumers benefited from lower prices due to increased competition which lead to an American Golden Age.

• Trusts and monopolies only negatively impacted the poor making the middle class and the wealthy far better off.

• Trusts and monopolies exploited consumers and workers, leading to higher prices, lower wages, poor conditions, and reduced competition.

How did muck rakers help lead to changes during the progressive era?

How was the progressive movement linked to socialism at the state and local level?

• The progressive movement opposed all forms of government intervention.
• Socialism was solely focused on labor rights without any social reform goals.
• The progressive movement aimed to eliminate all economic regulations at the state level while increasing funding for local reform projects.

• The progressive movement was linked to socialism through local reforms like public transit, public education, and local government reform.

How did the progressive era impact African Americans?

How was the progressive era both successful and unsuccessful at the same time?

• The Progressive Era only focused on women's and workers rights and ignored other issues.

• The Progressive Era was both successful in implementing social and political reforms and unsuccessful in fully addressing racial and economic inequalities.
• The Progressive Era had no major impact on social reforms or political changes, but it did address problems like food safety, and child labor

• The Progressive Era was entirely successful in eliminating all forms of inequality and lead America into a Golden Age that lasts to this day.