Do you agree with the authors' thesis that the Progressive Era marks a fundamental shift in American political thought? How woul
d you evaluate this quote: "Whether one regards the transformation of American politics over the past century as good or bad, the foundations of that transformation were laid in the Progressive Era. Today's liberals, or the teachers of today's liberals, learned to reject the principles of the founding from their teachers, the Progressives." What are the principles he is referencing? Is he correct in characterizing 20th-century progressives as being more aligned with the founding principles they pushed back against than with today's liberals? If so, how do you account for this shift? If not, how would you characterize them?
Progressivism was the reform movement that ran from the late 19th century through the first decades of the 20th century, during which leading intellectuals and social reformers in the United States sought to address the economic, political, and cultural questions that had arisen in the context of the rapid changes brought with the Industrial Revolution and the growth of modern capitalism in America. The Progressives believed that these changes marked the end of the old order and required the creation of a new order appropriate for the new industrial age.
one reason was because the scientific ideas contradicted with church teachings. Church office shows fear the scientific ideas would threaten the powerful influence of the church.
The 1860 presidential election was one of the most important in American history. It pitted Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln against Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy.
