What was the progressive movement a response to?

What two things are being compared in this epic simile (the odysseus)

From 1990 to 2008, by what percent did the world’s most developed economies cut their greenhouse gas emissions?

Why did the treaty of paris strain the american alliance with the french? 1.the french had expected to control the negotiations. 2.the french were upset with the generous boundaries granted to the united states. 3.the french lost many of their colonies in the negotiations. 4. the french had supported the british throughout the war.