This is one of those questions that you should always qualify by stating that it is a fact specific inquiry.
Depending on the facts presented, a progressive movement's calls for government regulation may be justified if the facts presented show that the call is justified.
If business is routinely defrauding citizens and ignoring tax law, then a progressive movement is right to call for regulation.
If the regulation is poorly written, then the progressive movement should be calling for better regulation and not new regulation.
The Battle was primarily a battle between the Germans and the British.
The offensive was not effective and achieved very little for the allies. The British only advanced a few miles, and the German lines held.
The offensive did not break the stalemate and resulted in massive casualties for both sides.
One of the primary concerns of the colonists during the French and Indian War was that Great Britain would end up taxing them in order to pay for it, which turned out to be true and helped lead to the Revolution.
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Instead of coming to terms with each other in a suitable fashion, sectionalism drove each person to be "a member of their state", instead of being a "american". This led to conflicting interests, which boiled down to war. Each person went to war for reasons of their state, instead of what Lincoln wanted, the preservation of the Union.
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