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The Progressive Era

Learn about Progressivism in the Progressive Era, its goals, and its impact on society. Explore the role of Muckrakers, government reforms, women's suffrage, meat inspection, child labor laws, tenement reform, and the temperance movement.

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The Progressive Era

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  1. The Progressive Era What is Progressivism? Who is one? • Progressivism = the belief that America needed to start solving societal problems that were effecting peoples lives. • Progressives could be anyone, but usually educated and middle-class. Their Goal = fix government so it can fix society!

  2. The Muckrakers • Who were they? • What role did they play in the 1900s? Muckrakers = journalists, politicians, social workers, anyone digging up dirt on corruption and how it was effecting society.

  3. W Gilded Era Issue #1: Author: Party Boss George Plunkitt Issue: Corruption in Government Who do the Progressives want to fix the problem? Government Reform: See the next few slides

  4. William “Boss” Tweed How Government use to be run  “As long as I count the Votes, what are you going to do about it?”

  5. Reforms to fix: Corruption in Government What is an initiative? What is a referendum? What is a recall? How do we directly elect senators? • Citizens introduce legislation  Congress votes • Congress introduces legislation on a ballot  the Citizens vote • Special election held to remove an elected official • 17th Amendment Idea is: let people vote more gives people more say

  6. Gilded Era Issue #2: Author: Susan B Anthony Issue:Women’s Suffrage (suffrage = vote) • Women had not rights, couldn’t vote, couldn’t own property. Who do the Progressives want to fix the problem? Government Reform:Susan B Anthony would die before she ever got her dream to see women have the right to vote. All states did not ratify (pass) the 19th Amendment until 1920

  7. Gilded Era Issue #3: m Author: Upton Sinclair (journalist) author of the Jungle Issue: Meat Packing Industry was selling us badmeat Who do the Progressives want to fix the problem? Government Reforms: Meat Inspection Act: food industry is now monitored Pure Food & Drug Act = products have to be labeled with all of the ingredients

  8. Gilded Era Issue #3 • In spite of the phenomenal success of The Jungle, Upton Sinclair lamented (expressed grief) what he considered to be its failure when he made his often-quoted assessment: “I aimed at the public’s heart, and by accident, I hit it in the stomach.”

  9. 1.) What did the 19th Amendment do? 2.) Upton Sinclair is an example of what vocabulary word? 3.) What law protected companies for grinding up pig guts and labeling “prime beef”?

  10. SPRAGGERS NIPPER

  11. Gilded Era Issue #4: Author: John Spargo -Spargo’s Book “The Bitter Cry of the Children” = about “Breaker Boys”, coal mining children, crippled by harsh working conditions. Issue: Poor/Unsafe Working Conditions Reform: Child Labor Laws - minimum age to work - maximum hours - education laws

  12. Gilded Era Issue #5: Author: Jacob Riis Issue: In his book “How the Other ½ Lives”, he exposed the horrible living conditions in tenement buildings. Reforms: Cities passes numerous Building Codes dictating how buildings should be built (must have windows, running water, etc.) and Zoning Laws.

  13. Progressive Era Issue #6 • Carrie A. Nation • Issue: Alcohol abuse • In urban areas, alcohol was often cheaper than clean water. Solution • The Temperance Movement called for the moderation or elimination of alcohol -The movement was led by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union • Reform: 18th Amendment

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