The Progressive Movement was a combo of a variety of ideas and activities of reformist groups, it lasted from 1890 to 1920 and covered social reform issues such as female suffrage, education, working conditions, unionization, urbanization, industrialization and child labor. Political reforms were also included, they fought corruption, bribery and the regulation of Big Business and corporations. The first regulatory commissions were established, they created licenses for professionals like pharmacists, veterinarians, and undertakers.
Is this supposed to be a general understanding of Kennedy’s Handling? Or is it a question just out of opinion?
The main event that ended the Russian monarchy was the February Revolution. It was a spontaneous demonstration against the Tsar's government which turned riotous and spread to many other cities. The Tsar tried to order police and military forces to put down the riots, but they refused to obey him. In fact, many soldiers even joined in the riots.
Tsar Nicholas realized that the only way to end the violence was to abdicate his throne. He signed the abdication papers in March 1917 ending 300 years of the Romanov monarchy. The Provisional Government was instituted to govern the country until a Constituent Assembly could be seated, but the Provisional Government was overthrown in the October Revolution also known as the Bolshevik Revolution. The Bolshevik Revolution is not the revolution which ended the Russian monarchy, because the monarchy had already ended 8 months earlier.
<span>In addition, the Tsar and his family were not killed during the Russian Revolution. They were kiled by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in July 1918, nine months after the October Revolution had ended.</span>
