Question

How did the Progressive and Imperialist movements shape and change the turn of the century (20th century) United States? 2 paragraphs


Within your response, you must incorporate some (4-5) of the following:

Theodore Roosevelt
Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Muckrakers
The Square Deal
New Freedom
Women's Rights movement (be specific)
Japan
China
Hawaii
Spanish-American War
Panama
The Mexican Revolution

Answer 1

Explanation:

Significant changes enacted at the national levels included the imposition of an income tax with the Sixteenth Amendment, direct election of Senators with the Seventeenth Amendment, Prohibition with the Eighteenth Amendment, election reforms to stop corruption and fraud, and women's suffrage through the Nineteenth.Progressives were interested in establishing a more transparent and accountable government which would work to improve U.S. society. These reformers favored such policies as civil service reform, food safety laws, and increased political rights for women and U.S. workers.