Roots of Progressivism

1. Roots of Progressivism DO NOW: Primary Source Analysis - The Photojournalism of Jacob Riis p.521

2. Progressives Tried to solve the social problems that arose as the United States became an urban, industrialized nation.

3. Gap Between Rich and Poor • Industrial workers $10-12 per week • Women $6-8 per week • Children less • 1900 Andrew Carnegie earned $25 million • 80% of families barely subsisted • 1904 12% of population were underfed, underclothed and poorly housed

4. Who Were the Progressives? • Generally believed that industrialization and urbanization had created many social problems • Democrats (Wilson) • Republicans (Roosevelt) • Urban, Educated, Middle-class • Journalists, social workers, educators, politicians, members of the clergy

5. Do Now - Primary Source Analysis: New Types of Government pp. 522-23 • What is a muckraker? • Why was “laboratory of democracy” a good nickname for LaFollette’s Wisconsin? • Complete the following Graphic Organizer:

6. What is a muckraker? • Journalists that investigated social conditions and political corruption • Ida Tarbell – Standard Oil Trust • Lincoln Steffens – The Shame of the Cities, political corruption • Jacob Riis – How the Other Half Lives, social problems • John Spargo – The Bitter Cry of Children, child labor • Upton Sinclair – The Jungle, meat packing industry

7. Progressive Reforms to Govt.

8. Why was “laboratory of democracy” a good nickname for La Follette’s Wisconsin • Robert La Follette (R) Governor Wis. • Direct Primary – all party members could vote for a candidate to run in the general election • Initiative – permitted groups of citizens to introduce legislation • Referendum – allowed citizens to vote on proposed laws • Recall – provided voters an option to demand a special election to remove an elected official

9. New Government • 17th Amendment • Direct Election of Senators • Commission Form • Galveston, TX • Divided city govt. into several dept.s under an expert • Council-Manager • City council hire city manger to run city

10. Do Now - Time Line Analysis: The Woman Suffrage Movement Identify key people and events in the woman suffrage movement

12. Women Reformers • Carrie Nation • was a member of the temperance movement—which opposed alcohol in pre-Prohibition America • Susan B. Anthony • founded the National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSA), an organization dedicated to gaining women's suffrage. • Margaret Sanger • American birth control activist

13. Women Reformers • Carrie Chapman Catt • She lead the campaign to win women's suffrage with a federal amendment to the constitution until 1920 when the 19th amendment was ratified. (NAWSA) • Alice Paul & Lucy Burns • Founded Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage • Used civil disobedience to promote women’s suffrage • 19th Amendment • Guaranteed women the right to vote

14. Social Gospel Religious organizations should work to improve society as well as to meet the spiritual needs of their congregations. Leaders • Washington Gadsen • Josiah Strong • Walter Rauschenbush 1908 National Council of the Churches of Christ founded

15. Socialist Solutions • Edward Bellamy Looking Backward 2000-1887 made socialism attractive • Other popular socialist authors • Jack London The Call of the Wild • Upton Sinclair The Jungle

16. Socialist Solutions • Eugene V. Debs leads Socialist Party • Moderate • Radical Socialists • Daniel DeLeon • Democratic reform was useless • Labor unions were traitors to the working class

17. AFTER PRE-TEST Primary Source Analysis: A Tragedy Brings Reform p. 526

18. Wobblies • Industrial Workers of the World • Founded by Debs and DeLeon • Remained strong until WWI • Promoted the concept of "One Big Union" • all workers should be united as a social class • capitalism and wage labor should be abolished.