Roosevelt, Stalin and The Elusive "Second Front"

[JakeStarkey]

[So if progressive is merely state control, then it seems that all nations are progressive, right?

Yes, with modern Progressivism beginning in the USA. Versions good and bad since then have emerged.

 

[regent]

I know that many historians believe America's progressive period was between 1900 and 1915, but I suggest our progressive period began with the Constitution? A new nation based on the Age of Enlightenment, the purpose of government is to allow its citizens to pursue happiness.