What are the reasons behind?

What were the reasons behind progressive reform?

• What were the reasons behind progressive reform? What expressions did it take? Why is women's getting the vote a good example of progressivism in action? Evaluate the overall success, failure, and legacies of progressivism.

• Answer:

  the Progressive Movement from 1900 to 1920 said that actions by the rich were corrupting both public and private life. Measures taken to correct this were trust busting, regulation of railroad costs for hauling freight, election of Senators by the people rather than state legislatures, and a graduated income tax. Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson speared headed this movement. Women became more and more involved in public activities during abolition and Progressive movements to gain political knowledge in order to get the women's voting rights amendment passed.