Why is the term "enlightenment" used in reference to the age of reason?

they believed the emphasis on the scientific method would bring europe out of darkness.

they believed the emphasis on human reason would bring europe out of darkness.

they believed the use of human resources could bring europe out of darkness.

they believed the catholic church would bring europe out of darkness.

they believed mathematics was the answer to europe's advancement in the sciences.

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the progressive era is a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the united states that spanned from the 1890s to the 1920s.[1] the main objectives of the progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.

the movement primarily targeted political machines and their bosses. by taking down these corrupt representatives in office, a further means of direct democracy would be established. they also sought regulation of monopolies (trust busting) and corporations through antitrust laws, which were seen as a way to promote equal competition for the advantage of legitimate competitors.

many progressives supported prohibition of alcoholic beverages, ostensibly to destroy the political power of local bosses based in saloons, but others out of a religious motivation. at the same time, women's suffrage was promoted to bring a "purer" female vote into the arena.a third theme was building an efficiency movement in every sector that could identify old ways that needed modernizing, and bring to bear scientific, medical and engineering solutions; a key part of the efficiency movement was scientific management, or "taylorism".

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the answer would more than likely a.)falling crop prices  

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