U.S. Progressivism

Progressivism Progressives focused on three areas of reform: easing the suffering of the urban poor, improving unfair and dangerous working conditions, and reforming government at the national, state, and local levels.

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Progressivism and Its Champions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reforming Society ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Fighting for Civil Rights ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Progressives fought prejudice in society by forming various reform groups.

Children as young as 3 years old could be found working in the textile mills. ,[object Object],[object Object]

Reforming the Workplace ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reforming the Workplace ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Labor Law in the Supreme Court ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Unions ILGWU IWW ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reforming Government ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Election Reforms ,[object Object],Direct primary : voters select a party’s candidate for public office 17th Amendment : voters elect their senators directly secret ballot : people vote privately without fear of coercion initiative : allows citizens to propose new laws referendum : allows citizens to vote on a proposed or existing law recall : allows voters to remove an elected official from office

Women and Public Life The Main Idea Women during the Progressive Era actively campaigned for reforms in education, children’s welfare, temperance, and suffrage.

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Employment Opportunities Newspapers and magazines began to hire more women as journalists and artists, trying to cater to the new consumer group formed by educated women. Working-class and uneducated women took industry jobs that paid less than men, as employers assumed women were being supported by their fathers. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Women worked as teachers and nurses in the traditional “caring professions,” but they also entered the business world as bookkeepers, typists, secretaries, and shop clerks.

Gaining Political Experience ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Prohibition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Civil Rights ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Margaret Murray Washington , of the Tuskegee Institute Harriet Tubman , the famous Underground Railroad conductor

Rise of the Women’s Suffrage Movement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Susan B. Anthony ,[object Object],[object Object]

Anti-Suffrage Arguments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Women Gain the Vote ,[object Object]

Two Suffrage Organizations Merge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt used the power of the presidency to push for progressive reforms in business and in environmental policy. Theodore Roosevelt used the power of the presidency to push for progressive reforms in business and in environmental policy.

Roosevelt’s Upbringing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Roosevelt’s View of the Presidency ,[object Object],[object Object],From Governor to Vice President ,[object Object],[object Object],Unlikely President ,[object Object],View of Office

The Coal Strike of 1902 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Square Deal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The popular president faced no opposition for the nomination in his party. In the general election Roosevelt easily defeated his Democratic opponent, Judge Alton Parker of New York.

Regulating Big Business ,[object Object],[object Object]

Regulating the Railroads ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dismay Over Food and Drug Practices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Upton Sinclair and Meatpacking ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],The Meat Inspection Act required federal government inspection of meat shipped across state lines. The Pure Food and Drug Act outlawed food and drugs containing harmful ingredients, and required that containers carry ingredient labels.

Environmental Conservation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],In the late 1800s natural resources were used at an alarming rate, and foresting, plowing, polluting, and overgrazing were common. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Taft and Wilson ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Progressivism under Taft ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Progressives supported a nationwide income tax as a way to pay for government programs more fairly.

Trouble in Taft’s Presidency ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],President Taft lost the support of most of the Progressive Republicans, despite the reforms he helped secure. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Republican Party Splits ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Wilson’s New Freedom ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Banking Reform 2. On this level, 12 Federal Reserve banks served other banks instead of individuals. 3. On the last level, private banks served people and borrowed from the Federal Reserve as needed. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Stronger Antitrust Laws ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Progressivism and African Americans ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Though the Progressive movement achieved much, African American rights were still extremely limited, as even Progressive presidents were shaky on supporting civil rights laws. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The outbreak of World War I in Europe helped end the Progressive movement, as people were more interested in war than in reform.

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