Why Did Progressive Reformers Think They Had Much to Learn

question 84

Multiple Choice

Why did Progressive reformers think they had much to learn from the Old World?

• A) British legislators were far more advanced in their thoughts on racial diversity.
• B) The French had built a strong reputation in the field of rehabilitative prison programs.
• C) The Italians had introduced a series of laws securing equal rights for women.
• D) Germans had pioneered several measures of social legislation.
• E) Russian bureaucrats had innovated ecumenical churches that offered welfare programs.

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Definitions:

Bushels of Wheat

A unit of measure used in agriculture, particularly in the United States, for trading and pricing wheat.

Workers

Individuals engaged in a task or activity for wages or salary.

Diminishing Marginal Product

The decrease in the additional output gained from using an extra unit of a production input, holding all other inputs constant, beyond a certain point.

Marginal Product

The supplementary yield that comes from the utilization of an extra unit of a given input, with all other inputs remaining fixed.