Many in the middle class were attracted to progressive reforms because they
A) sought to join conservative business forces in their triumph over working-class socialism.
B) feared that their sense of personal importance and ambitions were undermined by aggressive labor unions.
C) could make a pragmatic alliance with the "new" urban immigrants who were the backbone of new militant labor unions.
D) felt their ambitions and sense of importance were undermined by the new giant corporations.

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The middle class was attracted to progressive reforms largely because they felt threatened by the rise of large corporations, which they believed undermined their economic position and social status. These corporations wielded significant power and influence, overshadowing the individual significance and economic opportunities of middle-class citizens.

Many in the Middle Class Were Attracted to Progressive Reforms