FACT: If not for a pardon from President Richard Nixon, John McCain would have been court-martialed for treason.#CNNTownHall pic.twitter.com/ncXjQWRvmW. â America First! (@America_1st_) March 2, 2017. However, the rumors failed to cite a single piece of evidence documenting that such a pardon was extended to McCain.
Progressivism was the reform movement that ran from the late 19th century through the first decades of the 20th century, during which leading intellectuals and social reformers in the United States sought to address the economic, political, and cultural questions that had arisen in the context of the rapid changes brought with the Industrial Revolution and the growth of modern capitalism in America.
Progressive Era. The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States, from the 1890s to the 1920s.[1] The main objectives of the Progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in government.