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The Progressive Era 1900-1920

The Progressive Era 1900-1920. HW#8 due tomorrow HW#9 due tomorrow HW#10 (packet) due Thursday Do Now: What does Progressive mean? Give an example. I. Results of Industrialization. A. Urban Problems B. Poor Treatment of workers & child labor C. Immigration & nativism D. Gov. corruption

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The Progressive Era 1900-1920

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  1. The Progressive Era1900-1920 HW#8 due tomorrow HW#9 due tomorrow HW#10 (packet) due Thursday Do Now: What does Progressive mean? Give an example.

  2. I. Results of Industrialization A. Urban Problems B. Poor Treatment of workers & child labor C. Immigration & nativism D. Gov. corruption E. Abuses of Big Business F. Increased inequalities between wealthy & poor G. Increased power & influence of middle class H. Discontent among farmers

  3. II. Reforms Demanded • A. Progressives support the use of government power to bring about reform • 1.Use science and technology to improve society • 2. Strengthen capitalism • 3. Bypass party politics

  4. B. Specific Areas of Concern 1. Poverty & living conditions among the poor 2. women’s suffrage 3. Peace 4. Rights for African-Americans 5. Temperance 6. Anti-defamation

  5. C. Key Social Figures 1. Muckrakers – Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell 2. poverty – Jacob Riis, Jane Addams 3. Women – Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul 4. African-Americans – Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois, Ida Wells, Marcus Garvey

  6. Thomas Nast

  7. The Progressive Era1900-1920 HW on web page!!! (every night until Monday’s test) Do Now: What goals did women have during the progressive era? (List and explain why)

  8. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/majority2a.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/majority2a.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/sfeature/sf_words.html# http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/mgpp/sound.asp

  9. III. Progressivism & the Government • A. Municipal reform (city level) • B. State reform focused on voter participation (Wisconsin Idea) • direct primaries • initiative • referendum • recall • C. National Reform • 1. President • A)TR, Taft, Wilson • B) Square Deal (TR) • C)New Freedom (WW)

  10. 2. Legislative Progressivism A) RR Regulation – Hepburn Act B) Consumer protection – Square Deal C) Conservation – National Parks D) Underwood Tariff – Reduced Tariffs E) Graduated Income Tax – 16th Amendment F) Clayton Anti-Trust Act – End trusts, strengthen labor G) Federal Trade Commission – monitor business H) Federal Reserve System – creates Federal Reserve Board

  11. 3. Supreme Court A) Lochner v. NY (no limit on contract based work day) B) Mueller v. Oregon (limit on women’s hours) C) Northern Securities Co. v. US (trust broken up) D) Hammer v. Dagenhart (banned child labor)

  12. EQs 1. Where did Progressivism get its start? 2. What did the Progressives hope to achieve? 3. What were the successes of the movement? The failures?

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