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Page 1: Reforming America The Origins of the Progressive Movement

Reforming America

The Origins of the Progressive Movement

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Bill Clinton: 'New era of progressive politics'

• What is a Progressive?

• Can you think of some topic in today’s news that would be the target of a progressive movement??

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OBJECTIVES:• 1. Causes of the Progressive

Movement

• 2. Analyze the role Journalists played in the Progressive Movement

• 3. What were some of the social reforms

• 4. What were some of the political reforms

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Who were the progressives?

• Progressive leaders emerged from every walk of life including the poor, the middle, and the wealthy that was acting for the good of society.

• These people believed that industrialization and urbanization had created terrible social and political problems.

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So who do they target to improve society?

• The progressive movement sought to use modern ideas to improve society.

• They realized that if they wanted society to improve, they would have to get help from the government.

• The laissez-faire attitude of the government would have to end.

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What issues were they seeking to rectify?

• Political Issues• Many city officials used

bribery and violence to influence elections.

• Many city workers “looked the other way” at political corruption.

• Women were rallying for the right to vote.

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What issues were they seeking to rectify?

• Social Issues

• In the cities, poor living conditions were normal.

• Many progressives sought welfare laws to help children.

• Progressives also wanted gov’t regulations to help the working man and consumers.

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What issues were they seeking to rectify?

• Economic Issues• Big business began to

limit competition and raise prices.

• Progressives also looked for better working conditions and higher wages for workers.

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Who are the muckrakers?

• Muckrakers were writers that exposed the problems that were going on.

• They dramatized these issues to make everyone take notice to the plights of Americans.

• They often defended the downtrodden and needy.

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The Jungle; Upton Sinclair

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The Progressives Fight Back

• Community centers, known as Settlement Houses, provide social services to the poor.

• Jane Addams leads the way in Chicago by creating Hull House.

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Settlement Houses

• Jane Addams

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Social Reforms

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Improving Education and Protecting Children• A lawyer named Florence

Kelley leads the way to ban child labor. She would pave the way for the Children’s Bureau.

• Progressives also led the way for children’s education. Educator John Dewey led the fight for children to have overall educations, not just skilled labor training.

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Helping the Industrial Workers

• After a serious fire kills 146 workers in NY, Progressives called for safety reforms.

• Many states adopt worker compensation laws, safer working conditions, and shorter work days.

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Progressives reform Government

• Progressive Robert La Follette establishes a direct primary, in which, the citizens can vote directly for a candidate instead of a party leader.

• Progressives also fought for 3 other changes:

– The initiative allowed citizens to put a question on a ballot to be voted on by the people.

– The referendum allows citizens to vote on or reject laws.

– The recall allows citizens to remove a public official before their terms end.

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Progressives seize power

• The Progressive movement becomes so popular that leaders of the party become governors.

• Leader such as Robert La Follette, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson lead the way.

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Sweatshops Today?

• Department of Labor:

–Over 50% of U.S. garment factories are sweatshops. NY,Ca, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta

–Nike, Gap

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Garment Sales controlled by:

• 5 corporations:

–Wal-Mart

–JC Penney

–Sears

–May Company: Lord & Taylor, Hechts

–Federated Dept Stores: Macy, Steins, Bloomingdales

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Women’s groups during Progressive Movement

• Change in Women’s roles in society

• Workers’ rights and family life

• 19th Amendment

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Progressive Women

• Susan B. Anthony : 1st to vote in 1872

• WCTU: Women’s Christian Temperance Movement:

–Led to 18th Amendment: Prohibition

–Jane Adams: Settlement Houses

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More Changes–

state level,

– minimum wage laws for women workers,

• industrial accident insurance,

• restricted child labor,

• factory regulation

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National Changes• laws establishing federal

regulation of meat-packing,–Drug– railroad industries– anti-trust laws.– lowered the tariff, – legislation to improve working condition

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Progressive changes

• local level,

– expand high schools,

– construct playgrounds,– municipal government.

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Constitutional Amendments

• Amendment 16: income tax (1913)• Amendment 17: direct election of

senators,• Amendment 18: Prohibition (1919)• Amendment 19: Women’s Suffrage

(1920)