Which of the following opinions did MOST Progressives share? A. Government regulations of industries should generally be avoided? B. it was...

Of these, the best option is Option A.  The Progressives definitely did not believe that the government should avoid regulating industries.  Instead, government regulation of industry was one of the major things that the Progressives actually did want.

The Progressives believed that there were many ways in which industry was harming the public.  They felt that too many industries had monopoly power over their markets.  This is why they were in favor of “trustbusting.”  They believed that industries were abusing consumers.  This is why they wanted things like the Pure Food and Drug Act to prevent companies from selling harmful products to their customers.  They believed that industries were treating their workers poorly.  This is why they wanted things like regulations that would ensure worker health and safety.  In other words, the Progressives felt that industries were doing many things wrong and that the government needed to regulate the industries to prevent that from continuing.  For this reason, Option A is the best answer to this question.