Emergence Of Modern America: The Progressive Era - Introduction To The Progressives

In the early 1900s, America experienced a period of optimism due to industrial growth, victory in the Spanish-American War, and new inventions. This era, known as the Age of Optimism, was marked by a belief in a bright future. However, challenges such as corporate monopolies, labor mistreatment, and urban overcrowding led to the rise of progressivism. Progressives sought reforms to address these issues, and historians now refer to this time as the Progressive Era, lasting until World War I.

What inventions contributed to the optimism in America during the early 1900s?

How is the period between the turn of the century and World War I characterized by historians?