Question

What was a belief held by Progressive reformers?

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Big businesses should be regulated by the government to help small businesses.

Explanation:

The Progressive Reform Movement was a movement based on social activism and reforms that took place from 1890 to 1920. The main purpose of this movement the Progressive reformers wanted to achieve was to stop some of the problems the industrialization, the immigration, and the corruption has caused in the U.S. In the case of the industrialization and politics Progressive reformers believed monopolies and other big corporations need to be regulated by a political power or government that was not corrupt and  in this way allow the equal competition in the industry. This means the big industries or business would not hog all the economy and the small business that were emerging will have the opportunity to compete. Thus, one belief held by the Progressive reformers was that "Big businesses should be regulated by the government to help small businesses".

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) Big businesses should be regulated by government to help small businesses.

The Progressive Party was one formed by Teddy Roosevelt. Roosevelt was well known for his anti big business sentiment. During his 7 years as president, Roosevelt worked constantly on destroying bad monopolies and trusts. This resulted in the passing of anti-trust laws and law suits against individuals who tried to corner a market (like JP Morgan, Andrew Carneige, John D. Rockefeller). William Howard Taft, another Progressive president, had similar ideas and took similar actions to Teddy Roosevelt during his presidency.