the progressive movement

ProgressivesPeople who worked to

reform the ills of societyWished to alleviate the

effects of industrialization, immigration, and urbanization

1

Muckrakers Journalists and writers whose

work influenced public opinion Dug up “muck” about the

wrongdoings of big business and politicians

Revealed the terrible conditions in slums and sweatshops

2

Upton SinclairWrote The Jungle, a novel

which exposed the unsanitary and dangerous conditions of the slaughterhouses and meat-packing industry

3

Municipal Reforms Home rule instead of state

control Stopping the power of political

machines and their “bosses” City council-manager system Cities take over utilities, such as

water service Provide welfare services 4

State Reforms

Direct primary Initiative ReferendumRecall

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Direct PrimaryCitizens vote to nominate the

candidates to run for public office

Took that power away from party leaders

6

Initiative Initiate – to start Allows the voters to put a law

they want on the ballot If enough people sign a petition,

the proposed law will be voted on during the next election

Gives people a direct say in what laws are passed

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ReferendumAllows citizens to approve

or reject a proposed state law

8

RecallAllows citizens to vote to

remove a corrupt public official before he finishes his term of office

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Federal ReformsTeddy Roosevelt’s “Square

Deal”Anti-trust ActivismPublic Health MeasuresEnvironmental Protection

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Theodore Roosevelt

26th President

1901 - 1909

Republican

New York

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Theodore Roosevelt Organized the Rough Riders in

Spanish American War Built a powerful U.S. Navy “Big Stick” diplomacy Panama Canal Created national parks Pure Food and Drug Act

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T.R.

As a Dakota rancher with

his Winchester rifle and Bowie

knife

Colonel Roosevelt

Spanish American

War

Rough Rider

t.r. the Conservationist

ConservationistsConserve – to savePeople who work to protect

natural resources

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El Capitan, Yosemite

General Sherman, the world's largest

living thing.

It is named after Civil War General, William Tecumseh

Sherman

It stands 275 feet tall, and measures

102 feet at its base.

U.S. Forest Service1905Managed the nation’s water

and timber resources

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Pure Food and Drug Act

1906Required the honest labeling

of ingredients in food Outlawed the exaggeration

of drug capabilities

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Meat Inspection Act1906Required federal inspection

of meat processing to ensure clean conditions

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T.R. and Family

Roosevelt Monument

William Howard Taft 27th President 1909 – 1913 Republican Ohio

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William Howard Taft

Handpicked by TR as his “heir to the throne” in 1908

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William Howard TaftPromised to continue

progressive policies of TRAlso supported big business

interests that wanted to develop public lands

Disappointed T.R.

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Roosevelt and Taft

“BFF”

Until 1912

Election

Bull Moose Party

Started by former President Roosevelt and Progressives who wanted more reforms

“I feel fit as a bull moose.”

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Election of 1912TR ran for President against

his friend Taft in a bitter campaign

Split the Republican Party1912 election went to

Democrat Woodrow Wilson

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Woodrow Wilson

28th President 1913 – 1921 Democrat New Jersey

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Woodrow Wilson Continued progressive reforms Federal Trade Commission Federal Reserve System Reestablished racial

segregation in federal offices Occupied with world affairs in

Europe - WWI

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Federal Reserve System

1913A network of federal banks

that hold money deposits from national banks

More efficient way to increase the money supply when necessary

20

Clayton Antitrust Act

1914 Stronger than the Sherman

Antitrust Act (1890) Stated that labor unions were

not monopolies Legalized unions and

prevented courts from issuing injunctions against them

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InjunctionA court order stopping an

activity, such as a labor strike

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National American Woman Suffrage Association

NAWSAPeople who worked to

gain women’s voting rightsElizabeth Cady Stanton

Susan B. Anthony 23

Suffragettes march

Susan b. Anthony

Susan b. Anthony

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Civil DisobedienceThe non-violent refusal

to obey a law in order to change it

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16th AMENDMENT - 1913

Gave Congress the power to levy an income tax

Source of revenue for the federal government instead of tariffs

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17th Amendment - 1913

Senators will be elected by popular vote

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18th Amendment - 1919

“Prohibition”Prohibited the manufacture,

transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages

Loophole in law – does not outlaw consumption

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19th Amendment - 1920

Women’s suffrageGave women the right to

vote

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