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Progressivism
Progressivism was a political response to industrialization and its social by-products: immigration, urban growth, the concentration of corporate power, and widening of class divisions. It was in most cases distinct from populism, the reform movement that preceded it. Whereas populism attracted aggrieved farmers, progre ....
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.... middle class, including the new white-collar professionals, was certainly central, but on issues affecting the welfare of factory workers and slum dwellers, the urban-immigrant political machines-and workers themselves-provided critical support. Even corporate leaders at times helped to shape business regulation measures, especially when the pressure for such regulation became irresistible.
The impetus for reform came at first not from the political parties but from private groups with names like the Playground Association of America and the organizations, all the major p ....
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