Progressive Era (1890s - 1920s)
- wide range of response to industrialization, immigration, urbanization, & concentration of corporate power
—> wide range of ppl, BUT common desire of improve life in the industrial age
CHANGE: diff. view in govt (a more active role)
- believe big business is out of control, needs to be regulated (COUNTERS laissez-faire)
MAIN STRENGTH: professional WAPSs from urban middle class (doctors, lawyers, ministers, white collar workers, & women too ofc) (dec 1, 1899 – jul 1, 1920)