The A to Z of the Progressive Era (Volume 119) (The A to Z Guide Series, 119)

The Progressive Era, the period in the United States between 1898 and 1917, was a time of great social, political, and industrial change. Following the Spanish-American War of 1898, an event that signaled the emergence of the United States as a great power, the country soon was involved in its first overseas guerrilla war, in the Philippines. Vast changes in communications and transportation, immigration and migration patterns, social mores, gender roles, family structure, class structure, work patterns, business methods, education, intellectual life, religion, the professions, technology, science, medicine, and much else were transforming the scope and feel of people's lives and relationships. In many ways what happened in this era set the agenda for the rest of the 20th century. The A to Z of the Progressive Era is the most comprehensive and coherent reference work on the Progressive Era. Through its chronology, introductory essay, bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the key events, people, organizations, and ideas of the period, this resource is a lively, complete, and accessible overview of this significant era. Contents......Page 10 Editor’s Foreword......Page 12 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 14 Chronology......Page 18 Introduction......Page 32 The Dictionary......Page 56 Appendix 1: Presidents and Their Administrations 1893–1921......Page 550 Appendix 2: Constitutional Amendments......Page 558 Bibliography......Page 560 About the Authors......Page 680 photospread......Page 682 Covering the period 1898-1917, contains alphabetical entries on people, places, organizations, events, movements, laws, works of literature, and other significant social, economic, political, and cultural topics