How Progressivism Happened
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After watching the video, complete one of the following:
1) Look up excerpts from "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair. How did it change American society?
2) How did William Taft "bust" more trusts than Theodore Roosevelt?
3) Why did Republicans lose the election of 1912?
Need more information? Check out this video from Crash Course about the Progressive Era.
1) Look up excerpts from "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair. How did it change American society?
2) How did William Taft "bust" more trusts than Theodore Roosevelt?
3) Why did Republicans lose the election of 1912?
Need more information? Check out this video from Crash Course about the Progressive Era.
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