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The Progressive Movement

The Progressive Movement. Pg. 610-614. The Progressive Era 1900-1920. Pressure to make reforms in response to: industrialization, urbanization, population growth, immigration. Chicago’s Dearborn Street, 1910. N.Y.C. Street Peddlers.

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The Progressive Movement

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  1. The Progressive Movement Pg. 610-614

  2. The Progressive Era 1900-1920 • Pressure to make reforms in response to: industrialization, urbanization, population growth, immigration. Chicago’s Dearborn Street, 1910. N.Y.C. Street Peddlers.

  3. Fighting Corruption- Management is key theme of progressivism. Some progressives found motion pictures threatening. Mulberry Street, NYC, 1900.

  4. Political Machines- These were powerful organizations linked to political parties. They controlled local government in many cities. • Political Boss- was the head of the political machine, who controlled the cities jobs and services. • Gained votes for their parties by: • offering turkey dinners, • offering jobs (especially to the immigrants), • Offering help for needy families.

  5. Corrupt politicians made money by: • Accepting bribes • Accepted campaign contributions (money & favors) • Took kickbacks-when the political boss gave a contract to a company they charged the city more money than the job required and gave the profit “back” to the political boss. Achieving Optimal Fines for Political Bribery: A Suggested Political Reform

  6. Boss Tweed- One of the most corrupt city bosses, headed New York City’s political machine, he was convicted and sentenced to prison.

  7. Spoils System-where a political machine and boss run the city badly, thus spoiling it. (making it rot) • Called patronage • Presidents tried for 2 terms to change the spoils system. These were -Rutherford B. Hayes • James Garfield. • Civil Service Commission set up competitive exams for federal jobs so the best qualified worker got the job.

  8. 1. Stop the corruption and clean-up the cities. Improve living standards Housing Health issues Close saloons & theaters Stop prostitution & gambling Prison Reform Education Reform Reform Insane Asylums 2. Create Positive Places & Features. City parks City zoos Libraries Museums Gardens & Arboretums Symphonies Amusement Parks Preserve Wild Places

  9. Examples of city sanitation issues, orphan children and housing problems.

  10. Men working at a clothing sweatshop. Young miners take a rare break. The obvious exploitation of workers changed stereotypes on the need for organized labor.

  11. IV. Progressive Era: Accomplishments Journalist, socialist, author, Upton Sinclair Chicago Stockyards, Turn of Century.

  12. The Progressive Era 1898-1914-atime when forward thinking people made positive changes in America with the government’s help. • Best for the public interest. • Inspired by religion – teaches you to do the right thing, science – every problem has a solution. • Reform means to change. • Journalists exposed injustice and corruption by writing stories. 2. These journalists were called Muckrakers because they raked the muck back so the problems were exposed, and the city could begin to grow.

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