HIST405N
Progressive Case Study
Chamberlain University
History – HIST405N
Progressive Case Study
Option 2: Who is A Progressive?
According to Roosevelt, what are the characteristics of a progressive?
“Every man who fights fearlessly and effectively against special privilege in any form is to that
extent a Progressive.” (Roosevelt, 1912). According to Roosevelt a progressive is someone who
stands for the betterment of the people. He believed in the right for people to governor
themselves. Roosevelt goes on to explain that by saying, “The essential difference, as old as
civilized history, is between the men who, with fervor and broad sympathy and imagination,
stand for the forward movement, the men who stand for the uplift and betterment of mankind,
and who have faith in the people.” (1912).
Explain and give examples of the characteristics of "anti-progressives."
Anti-progressives were known as “reactionaries” people who supported privileged treatment.
Roosevelt stated that next to progressives stood those (anti-progressives) who distrusted people
and wished to keep them bound and helpless for their own benefit. (1912). Men who lacked
vision, sympathy, and any interest in social justice and equality.
Trace what types of activities "anti-progressives" engaged in?
Anti-progressives participated in government official jobs and politics that stand against social
justice. They enforce laws that does not give the people any power to live freely and equally.
Progressive Case Study
Chamberlain University
History – HIST405N
Progressive Case Study
Option 2: Who is A Progressive?
According to Roosevelt, what are the characteristics of a progressive?
“Every man who fights fearlessly and effectively against special privilege in any form is to that
extent a Progressive.” (Roosevelt, 1912). According to Roosevelt a progressive is someone who
stands for the betterment of the people. He believed in the right for people to governor
themselves. Roosevelt goes on to explain that by saying, “The essential difference, as old as
civilized history, is between the men who, with fervor and broad sympathy and imagination,
stand for the forward movement, the men who stand for the uplift and betterment of mankind,
and who have faith in the people.” (1912).
Explain and give examples of the characteristics of "anti-progressives."
Anti-progressives were known as “reactionaries” people who supported privileged treatment.
Roosevelt stated that next to progressives stood those (anti-progressives) who distrusted people
and wished to keep them bound and helpless for their own benefit. (1912). Men who lacked
vision, sympathy, and any interest in social justice and equality.
Trace what types of activities "anti-progressives" engaged in?
Anti-progressives participated in government official jobs and politics that stand against social
justice. They enforce laws that does not give the people any power to live freely and equally.
