How was militarism practiced?

Militarism describes a period of time when a country builds up its military. This was a common practice in European history. This was especially true at the end of the 1800s. Because there was a race for colonies, countries began to build up their army and navy.

Militarism is one of the most important and energetic manifestations of the life of most social orders, because it exhibits in the strongest, most concentrated, exclusive manner the national, cultural, and class instinct of self-preservation, that most powerful of all instincts.

to act quickly in times of danger to the united states

because you have to act quickly if you want to live/survive.

the main objectives of the progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.