APUSH Unit 7 Notes (1890-1945)

Progressive Era

• Core Objectives of the Progressive Era:

  • Focused broadly on eliminating and reducing political corruption across government institutions.
  • Directed major efforts toward regulating big business and corporate monopolies.
  • Targeted social welfare by improving public health and municipal living standards.
  • Advanced political reform by expanding democracy and citizen participation in governmental processes.

• Key Legislative and Policy Reforms:

  • Trust-Busting: Implementation of anti-monopoly measures to dissolve industrial trusts and curb anti-competitive corporate practices.
  • Conservation: Promotion of environmental conservation policies and sustainable management of national natural resources.   *