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Title: Progressive Era


1
Progressive Era
  • US History Spiconardi

2
The Progressives Beliefs Goals
  • Abuses of power by government and business can be
    ended
  • New technology could and should better American
    society
  • Party politics are corrupt
  • A strong government should help those in need

3
The Progressives The Muckrakers
Muckraker Book/Article Subject of Expose
Frank Norris The Octopus Monopolistic railroad practices in California
Ida Tarbell History of the Standard Oil Company Ruthless practices of Standard Oil
Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities Urban political corruption
Jacob Riis How the Other Half Lives Life in NYCs tenements
  • Muckrakers ? journalist, writers, photographers,
    artist who brought reform issues to publics
    attention

4
The Progressives Social Settlements
  • Settlement House ?Homes located in working-class
    neighborhoods, which offered
  • Education
  • Childcare
  • Social activities
  • Job assistance
  • Jane Addams Hull House
  • Best known settlement house in the U.S.

5
The Progressives Temperance and Prohibition
  • Opposition to the consumption and selling of
    alcoholic beverages
  • Drinking caused poverty, abuse, breakdown of the
    family, slowed economic production
  • Prohibition ? outlawing the manufacturing and
    sale of alcohol
  • Eighteenth Amendment passed in 1920

6
Government
  • Reform of City Government
  • City Commission Plan ?group of commissioners run
    city
  • City Manager/Council ?Council makes laws while
    professional public administrator runs city
    departments
  • Reform of State Government
  • Secret Ballot
  • Initiative ? voters allowed to petition the
    legislature for new laws
  • Referendum ? voters decide whether a bill or
    amendment should be passed
  • Recall ? elected officials could be removed from
    office early
  • Direct Primary ? voters select party candidates
  • Seventeenth Amendment ?Direct election of
    senators

7
Suffrage
  • Three methods to obtain suffrage
  • State governments to grant suffrage
  • Use the courts (sue under the 14th Amendment)
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Which amendment finally granted women suffrage? ?
    19th amendment
  • How long did it take women to gain the right to
    vote? ? 72 years

8
Roosevelts Reforms
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