World War I in itself was a progressive movement. There was a coercive and visionary side to the war just like there was for the movement. On one side you had the Americans who believed and still believe that business is politics and that you have to stay ahead of business if you’re going to be a good politician. These were called visionaries. The coercive Americans, on the other hand, didn’t feel this was the case. The coercive side of progressivism agreed that the businessman of T