it was the progressives that believed that taft was showing lack of commitment to the enviornment
No, the Progressive reformers did not believe in Social Darwinism. They believed that its competition and conflict were both detrimental to their society.
Efficient society
They believed that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal and moral citizens => novanet
that humans were shaped by their environment. :)
The Progressive reformers believed that they had a right in making policies. They had a strong resentment towards the government which they viewed as dictatorial.
Roosevelt supported Progressive Reforms with the Square Deal
As far as I know, the environment is not believed to be a cause of Turner syndrome.
Rauschenbusch believed that evil in the world was a result of big bodies like political institutions and that evil in individuals came about as a result of this. He believed that a way to combat this was to destroy political corruption which was a major focus of the Progressive movement.
They strongly believed in a honest, efficient, and democratic government. Also, they believed people was to be treated equally, just like many other American icons.
Progressives believed they were doing mankind a favor by getting rid of alcohol. They thought it might make life better for people, but to be honest it wasn't very progressive.
The Progressive movement of the late 19th and early 20th century claimed as members some of the brightest minds of the day. But the belief system took so called scientific racial theories as truth. As a result, most Progressives believed Blacks were intellectually inferior to Whites and favored segregation. Woodrow Wilson, a Progressive who believed in Social Darwinism as well as Eugenics, campaigned for forced sterilization of criminals and the mentally challenged and firmly believed in white supremacy.
The Progressive movement of the late 19th and early 20th century claimed as members some of the brightest minds of the day. But the belief system took so called scientific racial theories as truth. As a result, most Progressives believed Blacks were intellectually inferior to Whites and favored segregation. Woodrow Wilson, a Progressive who believed in Social Darwinism as well as Eugenics, campaigned for forced sterilization of criminals and the mentally challenged and firmly believed in white supremacy.