Moral looseness, prohibition, gin joints, moonshiners, jazz, Protestantism, Aimee Semple McPherson, flappers, Theodore Rex, reform...what's not to love? This presentation was given to Mr. Shomaker's American History classes over a little time called the Progressive Era.

1. CHANGE!
Progressive Era
1900-1920

2. Essential Questions
8.1 Identify areas effected by reforms.
8.3 How did the role of government change
during the Progressive Era?

3. CHANGE!
Progressive Era
1900-1920

4. EXCESS

6. CLASSISM

7. CHANGE!

11. What is Progressivism?
<a belief>
1. American Society was capable of
improvement & continued growth and
advancement...

12. What is Progressivism?
<a belief>
2. Progress would only occur through human
intervention to solve problems

16. AMERICANS EXPECTED
A growing emphasis on expertise &
professionalism in all aspects of society.

17. REFORMERS
WANTED TO:
Build a better society

18. REFORMERS
WANTED TO:
Spread the Social Gospel

19. REFORMERS
WANTED TO:
Get the Facts
& then some.

20. WHAT WERE
PROGRESSIVE
MOVEMENTS?
Business
Political
Women’s Rights
Temperance
Immigration
?

21. What is a Reform?
any structured change in appearance or
operation of a person, place, thing, or idea

23. 1893

24. WHAT WERE
PROGRESSIVE
MOVEMENTS?
Business
?

27. “One sees his future unless good government retakes the ship.”

29. Consumer protection laws

31. WHAT WERE
PROGRESSIVE
MOVEMENTS?
Business
Political
?

32. Municipal
State
National/Maverick

34. Municipal

35. State

36. Bribery was used to quiet city officials
and whistleblowers who might challenge
the monopolization of local industries.

37. City Commissioner plan: 1900

39. Based on principles of scientific
management successful in the business
sector of American society.

41. City Manager plan

44. TWO KEY GOALS:
1. Restore sovereignty to the people
2. Create a virtuous electorate

45. TWO KEY GOALS:
1. Restore sovereignty to the people

46. Like a
boss
(tweed)

47. Progressive Politics
Was all about giving the
POWER
TO THE
PEOPLE

49. US Senate added 17th
Amendment in 1912 for
direct election of senators.

51. TWO KEY GOALS:
1. Restore sovereignty to the people
2. Create a virtuous electorate

57. National/Maverick

58. THEODORE REX

60. 1900
Democrat Bryan vs.
Republican McKinley

62. “No republic can permanently exist
when it becomes a republic of classes.”
-Theodore Roosevelt

64. Limit
power of
trusts
Promote
public
safety
Promote
public
health
Improve
working
conditions
“Square Deal”

67. “Good Trusts”
Those which can be controlled and
benefit the government.
Those with power exceeding the
reach of government.
“Bad Trusts”

71. “New Freedom”

72. Tariff reduction
Banking reform
Laws benefitting wage
earners & farmers
Anti-Trust legislation

76. [In the early 20th century] socialism
stood for the transfer of control over
big businesses from the capitalists
who owned them to the laboring
masses who worked them.

77. 1901: Socialist
Party of America
founded and
influenced
Progressivism.

78. By 1912 the Socialist Party
had 115,000 members, 1,200 held
elected office, and 300+ newspapers
spread the movement’s beliefs.

80. Eugene Debs
Mainstream Socialists
more respectful of
political, cultural, and
religious traditions.

81. “Gas & Water” Socialists
Evolutionary Socialists
that wanted to get away
from revolution and focus
on social services.

82. Why did socialism
become popular?

84. WHAT WERE
PROGRESSIVE
MOVEMENTS?
Business
Political
Women’s Rights
Temperance
Immigration
?

86. Suffrage-the legal ability
to vote
<Suffrage>
<Birth Control>
<“New Woman”>

87. STYLISH

88. ADVENTUROUS

89. INDEPENDENT

90. CAREER-MINDED

91. WHAT WERE
PROGRESSIVE
MOVEMENTS?
Business
Political
Women’s Rights
Temperance
Immigration
?

92. WHY?

93. The 18th Amendment prohibited
alcohol’s production, sale, and
consumption.

94. WHAT WERE
PROGRESSIVE
MOVEMENTS?
Business
Political
Women’s Rights
Temperance
Immigration
?

99. WHY?