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Ch 9 The Progressive Era

Ch 9 The Progressive Era. Section 1 The Origins of Progressivism. 4 Main Goals. Protecting social welfare: YMCA, Salvation Army, Florence Kelley Promoting moral improvement: Prohibition, Woman’s Christian Temperance Movement, Carry Nation Creating economic reform:

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Ch 9 The Progressive Era

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  1. Ch 9The Progressive Era Section 1 The Origins of Progressivism

  2. 4 Main Goals • Protecting social welfare: • YMCA, Salvation Army, Florence Kelley • Promoting moral improvement: • Prohibition, Woman’s Christian Temperance Movement, Carry Nation • Creating economic reform: • Socialism, Eugene V. Debs • Fostering efficiency: • Louis D. Brandeis (“Brandeis brief”), scientific management

  3. MUCKRACKERS • Exposed “wrongs” in society/politics • Political cartoons, articles • Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, Ray Stannard Baker

  4. Cleaning up local gov’t • Natural disasters help launch reform movement • 1900 Galveston, Texas = hurricane forces creation of 5 member commission • 1913 Dayton, Ohio = flood led to wide-spread adoption of city council headed by manager

  5. Reform mayors • Focused on dismissing corrupt & greedy private owners utilities • Exa. Hazen Pingree of Detroit, Michigan & Tom Johnson of Cleveland, Ohio

  6. Reform at State Level • Reform Governors • Robert M. La Follette: Wisconsin; targeted RR industry & utilities; approved direct primaries, initiatives, referendums, and recalls.

  7. Labor reforms • 1904 Natn’l child labor committee • 1916 Keating-Owen Act: prohibits interstate trade of goods produced by kids. • Muller v. Oregon & Bunting v. Oregon upheld ten-hour work day • 17th Amendment – 1913 direct election of senators

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