▁confidence , ▁inaugur ated ▁a ▁long ▁epo ch ▁of ▁prosper ity ▁( sh own ▁in ▁the ▁table ), ▁and ▁swe pt ▁away ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁issues ▁and ▁personal ities ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Party ▁System . ▁Most ▁voting ▁b loc s ▁continued ▁un changed , ▁but ▁some ▁real ignment ▁took ▁place , ▁giving ▁Republic ans ▁domin ance ▁in ▁the ▁industrial ▁N ortheast ▁and ▁new ▁strength ▁in ▁the ▁border ▁states . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁way ▁was ▁clear ▁for ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Mov ement ▁to ▁imp ose ▁a ▁new ▁way ▁of ▁thinking ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁ag enda ▁for ▁politics . ▁▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁a ▁gener ational ▁shift ▁took ▁place ▁as ▁the ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁aged ▁out ▁and ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁younger ▁generation ▁more ▁concerned ▁with ▁social ▁justice ▁and ▁cur bing ▁the ▁in equal ities ▁of ▁industrial ▁capital ism . ▁The ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁after ▁largely ▁being ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁national ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁dec ades ▁following ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁would ▁see ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁imm igr ant ▁voting ▁b loc s . ▁The ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁marked ▁a ▁waters hed ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁Democr ats ▁without ▁the ▁b agg age ▁of ▁sla very ▁and ▁se cess ion . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁fl ing ▁with ▁progress iv ism ▁under ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁quickly ▁re assert ed ▁itself ▁as ▁the ▁party ▁of ▁big ▁business ▁and ▁la