1. Industrialization Progressive Era A time when reformers sought to:
* end political corruption,
* curb big business,
* and remedy social problems caused by ….
Industrialization

2. Other movements to keep in mind
The struggle for women’s rights - American women organized to achieve equal rights with men.

3. American Foreign Policy 1898-1920
America went to war with Spain in 1898.
America began to get a colonial empire.
To protect freedom of the seas, the United States was drawn into World War 1 with Europe in 1917

4. Agrarian reform and populism
In the late 1800s, farmers were hit with
falling prices
and high expenses
… so the farmers united.

5. The problems of farmers 1870-1900
*Agricultural overproduction.
* Farmer indebtedness.
*High Costs.
*Periodic natural disasters.