What Assumption Did Progressives Share

What assumption did progressives share?

A) Governments must become more active to address the problems created by rapid industrial and urban growth.
B) The Democratic party must once again hold national political power in order to meet the war head-on.
C) Racism was an injustice, and the law should not discriminate between African Americans and white Americans.
D) Women were equal to men in ability and should be afforded the same opportunities in professional and political spheres.
E) Society would only progress when competition was allowed to take place without governmental regulation.