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America and Progressive Reform

America and Progressive Reform. The Pressures of Progressive Reform 1900-1920. Reform Pressures. By the year 1900 The United States was a major world player. Industrialization, Urbanization and Immigration were all factors in increasing the wealth of the nation.

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America and Progressive Reform

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  1. America and Progressive Reform The Pressures of Progressive Reform 1900-1920

  2. Reform Pressures • By the year 1900 The United States was a major world player. • Industrialization, Urbanization and Immigration were all factors in increasing the wealth of the nation. • These advances did however bring about negative changes. • These negative effects brought on calls for reform.

  3. Effects of Business Practices • The corporate world grew increasingly wealthy and powerful. • Monopolies limited competition, thus creating unfair business practices • Price gouging and waste full practices were accepted • Social Darwinism

  4. Conditions for Industrial Workers • Conditions were barely tolerable • 60 hour work weeks on unsafe machines • Getting hurt led to getting fired • Very low wages especially for women and children • No job security

  5. Life for the Urban Poor • The gap between the rich and the poor began to grow more rapidly than in the past. • Slums & poor conditions along with crime and starvation was common.

  6. Lack of Strong, Effective Government Reforms • Both Federal and State Governments did not commit effective reforms to deal with problems • Corruption and laissez – faire attitudes did nothing to help the situation

  7. Goals of the Progressive Movement • Protect social welfare • Promote moral improvement • Create economic reform • Foster efficiency

  8. Bibliography • http://www.history.ohio-state.edu/projects/uscartoons/GAPECartoons.htm - Slides 3,5 & 6 • http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/ Slide 4

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