It is sometimes argued that progressivism was a uniquely American phenomenon because it addressed the most profound social and e
conomic problems without engaging in the rhetoric of class conflict or economic warfare. Is this true? How did progressives address the problems of the working classes and poor without adopting the ideologies of socialism or communism. How did progressives borrow some ideas from European models, while adapting them to uniquely American conditions?
Although the Progressive Era was known as a period of social activism in the United States (1890s to 1920s), Progressivism (progress) as a means of social reform was (and is) needed all over the world because the human condition needs improvement, yesterday, today and tomorrow.
With social reforms in various sectors the American progressives tried to address the problems of the working classes.
The American progressives might be influenced by the ideas of Immanuel Kant (progress as a movement away from barbarism towards civilization) and John Stuart Mill, a liberal philosopher (people being progressive beings).
The unique New England way of life was centered on
family, town, and the church. And the corresponding changes that affected this
comfortable social order in the late seventeenth century were:
Family: did everything they could to defend marriage and
family values
Answer:A senator's term of office is six years and approximately one-third of the total membership of the Senate is elected every two years. Hope this helps!
