Progressives, Socialists, Progressive Era

Why did Socialists believe that replacing capitalism with socialism was necessary to achieve true equality and fairness in society? This lesson and activity examines the development and impact of the rise of progressives and the differing of opinions from socialists during the Progressive Era in the United States. Students will analyze primary and secondary source documents. They’ll then answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge.

Included in this resource:

Do Now - Progressives vs. Socialist opinion quotes with scaffolding questions
Progressives vs. Socialists reading passage with graphic organizer scaffolding questions
Progressive view POV with scaffolding questions
Socialist view POV with scaffolding questions
Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the differing approaches of Progressives and Socialists impact efforts to address social and economic problems in the early 20th century?
Answer key for teachers
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