Chapter21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917

After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

1. Understand how progressivism and organized interest groups reflected changing political expectations of Americans and their new political choices.
   
   
2. Explain the constraints that faced women, moral reformers, African Americans, and radicals as they attempted to enter the political arena, as well as the political choices they made and the outcomes of these choices.
   
   
3. Describe how city and state reforms reflected new expectations for political parties and government.
   
   
4. Evaluate the constraints Roosevelt faced and how he chose to deal with these constraints. Explain the outcomes for the role of the federal government in the economy and for the power of the presidency.
   
   
5. Understand how choices by Wilson and the Democrats influenced the role of the federal government in the economy and the power of the presidency.
   
   
6. Evaluate whether progressivism was successful, explain their criteria for judging success, and list the outcomes of progressivism that affect modern American politics.