Six Students Write about the Progressive Party for Ms. Budinger, Feb 98

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From Emira Gjata


The Progressive Party, which was composed of three political parties in the United States around the early 1900's, stood for people's rights in society and in the industry, and it helped to pass which have changed the nation.

Progressives worked on a variety of social problems including child labor, public health, unemployment, education, women's rights, and insurance. They used different ways to address the problems that were associated with urbanization and industrialization, such as newspapers, speeches and protests. Their reforms, which protected the public interest, included exposing wealthy corporations which exploited child labor, corrupt police departments that supported prostitution rings, and churches that owned disease infested tenements. The Progressives wanted to reform three major issues in the U.S: economic, social, and political reform. An example of their impact on the US today is that they helped pass a law in Maryland in 1902, which stated that employers had to buy insurance that would compensate injured workers on the job.

The Progressives main goal was to respond to industrialization by laying severe restrictions on it's rapid growth in the society.

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From: Apar Kothari-99

The Progressive Movement was introduced in the early 1900s, and it was a series of innovative ideas regarding education. It wanted students to be independent thinkers and be creative and expressive with their feelings. Individualism was recognized during this movement, which was very much in contrast with what was thought to be right at that time. Continuity and Interaction were the two basic principles of the Progressive Movement. Continuity said that change is gradual, and that one learns from experience. Interaction basically said that assumptions should be challenged, and learned material can be subject to change. This was the opposite of the traditional tendency to just accept beliefs and ideals, without questioning them at all. The Progressive Movement was at its peak in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. This movement made a lasting impression on the American education system, and it showed that each student was an individual with specific interests and ambitions.

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From: Megan Sheehan-00

The Progressive party was around in the early 1900's and was composed of three political parties. It dealt with the problems of urbanization and industrialization because they feared that the wealthy had too much power. Most of them lived in cities because this is where they felt that the problems began and the Progressives always focused on problems that were personal. The Progressives were interested in protecting the public interest and focused on three major issues. These issues were economic reform, political reform and social and moral reform. Some specific issues that Progressives were involved in were laws requiring kids to go to school and the temperance movement. In 1902 the Progressives passed a law in Maryland requiring that employers buy insurance that would compensate injured workers on the job. By 1916 two-thirds of states had laws requiring companies to give their employees working compensation. One of the most active members of the Progressive movement ws Jane Addams. She was a lecturer, an author and her main issues were child labor, public health, unemployment and insurance. The Progressive movement was very effective during its short life. The Progressives died out around 1917.

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From: Devin Green-00

Progressives are a group of people who are devoted to their beliefs about the United States. They are also sometimes called the "New Party" due to their political work. They basically think that our country would be better if it was run by the people, since it is for the people. Progressives believe that all people are created equal. If the country is run by a democracy, all people will be treated equal as well, because people will have all the power in the government. This group of people want the county to progress out of the stage of social, economic and political crisizes that we are going through. Progressives want the United States to be a better place for eveyone to live in with the right to make choices as equal beings.

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From: Richard Maraggio-00

The Progressive Party
Disturbed by a continual drift of the Republicans to the right, especially under the leadership of President Taft, a large contingent of members, including Gifford Pinchot, bolted to form the Progressives.

During the presidential election of 1912, Pinchot campaigned tirelessly for the party's candidate, his good friend, Theodore Roosevelt. Called the Bull Moose, its platform supported direct election of U.S. senators, women's suffrage and many social reforms. The party drew over 4 million votes, more than Taft received, but the resultanrt "split allowed the election of Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson, instead.

Two more separate political organizations formed in later years and also used the Progressive name. The second, in 1924, nominated Senator Robert M. La Follette for president and advocated, among others, public control of natural resources and recognition of labor unions. La Follette got nearly 5 million votes but only carried his home state of Wisconsin.

The third party accused President Harry S. Truman of promoting the buildup of the Cold War and ran former vice president Henry A. Wallace against him in 1948 Wallace lost soundly, barely polling 1 million votes.

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From: Kate Eisenberg-00

The progressive movement took place, at its height in the very early twentieth century. It was a political response to industrialization, and it desplayed an attempt to return society to some order. The progressive movement showed a general acceptance of big buisness in America. Progressives were the common people: farmers, and white middle class, however at some point, they did include all classes of people. They had a distinct set of ideas, and attitudes, however many of their ideas can be linked to populism and socialism. The progressive movement eventually faded with World War I.