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Chapter 31

Chapter 31. Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt 1901-1912. Beginnings of an era. Roots of the Progressive movement Problems exposed Jacob Riis; How the other half lives Jane Addams helps lead the way. Muckrakers. Lincoln Steffens: shame of the cities

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Chapter 31

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  1. Chapter 31 Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt 1901-1912

  2. Beginnings of an era • Roots of the Progressive movement • Problems exposed • Jacob Riis; How the other half lives • Jane Addams helps lead the way

  3. Muckrakers • Lincoln Steffens: shame of the cities Ida Tarbell: the history of Standard Oil Magazines become major contributor Lewis Hine photographs Ray Stannard Baker: Following the Color line Lincoln Steffens: the shame of the cities

  4. New legislation • Initiative • Referendum • Recall • Direct election of Senators • Votes for women • Roots of campaign finance reform • Taxation without representation???

  5. Cities and states • Galveston, Texas Why 1901 commission? • Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette • took on lumber and other trusts

  6. Progressive court cases • Muller v. Oregon(1908): women in workforce • Lochner v. New York (1905): baker • Law in 1917 for 10 hour factory day • Temperance societies: • Triangle shirtwaist fire

  7. TR versus the trusts • Promises to protect American public • Mine workers take into own hands: strike • Roosevelt’s reaction • Department of Commerce and Labor • Northern Securities Company • Elkin Act: rebates • The Jungle • Good Trust vs. Bad Trust

  8. TR’s era comes to an end • Conservation, Trustbusting, consumers

  9. Taft • Chosen by Roosevelt • Dollar Diplomacy • Payne-Aldrich Tariff • Ballinger-Pinchot affair

  10. Chapter 32 Wilsonian progressivism at home and abroad

  11. Republican party splits • Election of 1912 • Woodrow Wilson’s new freedom • Bull moose party • Wilson wins easily: fights banks, trusts, and tariffs • Presents argument for lower tariff • Federal reserve Act created

  12. Mexico • Carranza, Pancho Villa, Huerta • John Pershing • Weapons going to Huerta (Germany) • Marines in tampico • Marines in Vera Cruz • Threats abroad

  13. Problems elsewhere • Sarajevo • Serbia claimed by A-Hungary • How does U.S. get involved? • Bankers, weapons dealers • British blockade, German warzone • U-Boats • Lusitania: 1200 people (128 U.S.) • Arabic and Sussex also sunk

  14. 1916 election • TR wants war • Charles Evans Hughes • “he kept us out of war”

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