Question

The Progressive Movement was largely a reaction to
A.
the end of the United States isolationist foreign policy during World War I.

B.
the greed and corruption that led to the stock market crash and the Great Depression.

C.
the hardships suffered by the working class caused by industrialization and urbanization.

D.
the passage of the Reconstruction amendments after the end of the Civil War.

Answer 1

The Progressive Movement was largely a reaction to

C. the hardships suffered by the working class caused by industrialization and urbanization.

This movement emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in response to issues such as poor working conditions, child labor, and the rapid growth of cities, which were all consequences of industrialization.