U.S. History I

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U.S. History I

• Chapter 8
• The Progressive Era
• Clockwise from left Tenement, Children in
  Poverty,
• Industrial Pollution, Worker Unrest, Political
  Corruption,
• Worker Conditions

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Chapter 8 Section1

• The Drive for Reform2.3, 2.5, 3.6, 3.8

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Origins of Progressivism

• Many felt that Industrialization and Urbanization
  caused social and political problems.
• Progressives wanted to fix the ills of
  society
• What is step in one in ALL 12-Step programs
  (AAetc)?
• http//dig.lib.niu.edu/gildedage/ (Illinois
  During the Gilded Age)

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Muckrakers Reveal the Need for Reform

• What is Muck?
• What is a Rake?
• Muckraker Writers who exposed Americas
  dirt (Problems)
• Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities-Exposed
  Political Corruption (Top Right)
• Jacob Riis How The Other Half Lives-Exposed
  Immigrant Conditions
• Ida Tarbell The History of Standard
  Oil-Criticized Rockefeller and Standard Oil
  Monopoly (Top Left)
• Upton Sinclair The Jungle- Criticized meat
  industry (Bottom Right)

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Progressives Reform Society

• Walter Rauschenbusch Christianity and the Social
  Crisis- America needed to follow The Holy Bible
  to fix society (Social Gospel) Revive Society
• many protestant leaders followed the Social
  Gospel (Child Labor/Shorter Workweek)
• Jane Addams 1889 Opened Hull-House in
  Chicago Settlement House to aid urban poor
  (Women/Children)
• Have you ever the story of Rosemarys Baby?

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Hull House-Boo!

• What purpose
• would devil baby
• legend serve?
• Hint Think about
• Social gospel

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Protecting Children and Industrial Workers

• 1902 National Child Labor Committee
• 1912 U.S. Childrens Bureau Looked out for
  Health and Welfare of Children
• John Dewey Wanted children to think critically
  and not just memorize facts
• Triangle Shirtwaste Company 1911 146 Workers
  killed in fire
• Led to workplace safety laws
• many states also limited workday to 10 hours
• 1905 Lochner v. U.S. Ruled law
  unconstitutional Right to work case

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Reforming Government

• 1900 Galveston, TX
• Hurricane killed 8,000 People (Largest Natural
  Disaster in U.S. History)
• Led to change from Mayor to Commission system
  of power (5 member commission board)

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Laboratory of Democracy

• Robert La Follette Gov. of Wisconsin
• Direct Primary Citizens vote for nominee that
  can run in election
• Initiative Citizens can use a petition to put
  issue on a ballot
• Referendum Citizens can approve or reject laws
  on ballot
• Recall Power to remove elected official before
  their term ended