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Progressivism

Progressivism. BY: Austin Liang. Big idea. Progressivism was a movement to repair the problem that been created by urbanization and industrialization. Reforms. Social reform Political reform Economic reform. President. Theodore Roosevelt William Taft Woodrow Wilson. Social Reform.

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Progressivism

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  1. Progressivism BY: Austin Liang

  2. Big idea • Progressivism was a movement to repair the problem that been created by urbanization and industrialization.

  3. Reforms • Social reform • Political reform • Economic reform

  4. President • Theodore Roosevelt • William Taft • Woodrow Wilson

  5. Social Reform

  6. Problem: Living Conditions • Solutions • Progressives help tenement families to get a better living condition by setting up settlement. • Progressives passed housing regulations. That way city government can regulate the practices of landlords.

  7. Problem: Child Labor • Solution President William Taft passed the Children’s Bureau to ensure welfare of children.

  8. Question Time~ • What was the main idea of the Children’s Bureau? Ensure welfare of children.

  9. Question Time~ • Who can regulate the practices of landlords? Government

  10. Political Reform

  11. City Level Reforms • The shame of the cities, wrote by Lincoln Steffens, to expose political corruption on many cities. • The book include the political bosses and the political machines. • Corrupt politicians always control the city government. Solution: • Progressives elected the honest mayors and hired professional city managers. • Progressives used the secret ballot which political bosses don’t know what voter voted.

  12. State Level Reforms Give the power back to people • Initiative – people are legislation • Referendum – people can vote on legislation • Recall – people can remove elected officials • 17th Amendment – direct election of senator

  13. National Level Reform • 16, 17, 18, 19 Amendments

  14. Amendment 16 • 16th: Congress can charge an income tax

  15. Amendment 17 • 17th: provide direct election of senators

  16. Amendment 18 • 18th: Prohibiting the sale of alcohol

  17. Amendment 19 • Give women the right to vote!

  18. 18th amendment What amendment prohibit the sale of alcohol?

  19. 19th amendment What amendment give women the right to vote?

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