Progressive Era 1890 - 1918

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A black dog stands in the middle of an
intersection in a town painted black. None of
the street lights are working due to a power
failure caused by a local storm. A car with two
broken headlights drives towards the dog but
turns in time to avoid hitting him. How could
the driver have seen the dog in time?
Luckily for the dog, it was daylight.
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The Progressive Era

• 1890 - 1918

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Progressive Era

• Progressives
• White collar workers
• who joined the Populists
• to reform society
• What does White Collar mean?
• Who are the Populists and Greenbacks?

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Impacts of Big Business

• Workers had organized
• for better conditions
• First strike 1877 Railroad
• American Federation of Labor (skilled/craft)
• Formed by Samuel Gompers
• Used collective bargaining
• Industrial Workers of the World (unskilled)
• Created by radical unionists and socialists

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Groups that began theProgressive Movement

• Religious Groups
• Believed churches should work toward reform (and
  help children)
• Helped immigrants transition to U.S.
• Muckrakers (journalists)
• Wrote literature about ills seen in society
• Resulted in rise in circulation of magazines

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Groups that began the Progressive Movement

• Socialists
• Led by Eugene Debs
• Believed that socialism was answer to societal
  ills
• WHY? How would socialism make things better?
• Made up small faction of the Progressives

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Progressive Leaders

• Theodore Roosevelt (R/ 1901-1909)
• Colonel during Sp-Am War
• Governor of New York
• THE Progressive Leader
• Was a nature lover conservationist
• First president to win the Nobel Peace Prize
• Nicknames TR, Trust-Buster, Teddy

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Progressive Leaders

• Theodore Roosevelt (R/ 1901-1909)
• "To announce that there must be no criticism of
  the president, or that we are to stand by the
  president, right or wrong, is not only
  unpatriotic and servile, but is morally
  treasonable to the American public."
• "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
• The only man who makes no mistake is the man who
  does nothing."

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Progressive Leaders

• William Howard Taft (R/ 1909-1913)
• Only president to serve as Chief Justice
• First president to have a presidential car
• Over 300 pounds, needed oversized bathtub
• "Politics, when I am in it, makes me sick."
• "Next to the right of liberty, the right of
  property is the most important individual right
  guaranteed by the Constitution . ."

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Progressive Leaders

• William Howard Taft (R/ 1909-1913)
• During 1st term, had a disagreement with TR about
  direction of the party
• TR formed the Bull Moose Party ran again
• This split the Republican vote and

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Progressive Leaders

• Woodrow Wilson (D/ 1913-1921)
• In office during WWI
• First president to cross the Atlantic Ocean
• Only president with a Ph.D.
• Only president buried in Washington, DC
• Proclaimed the second Sunday in May to be
  Mother's Day
• Nickname Schoolmaster in Politics
• Profession GUESS?

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Progressive Leaders

• Woodrow Wilson (D/ 1913-1921)
• "We grow great by dreams. All big men are
  dreamers.
• "Some people call me an idealist. Well, that is
  the way I know am an American. America is the
  only idealistic nation in the world."
• "If you want to make enemies, try to change
  something."

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BOOK TITLE BOOK AUTHOR TOPIC PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS
The Bitter Cry of the Children
The Jungle
The History of the Standard Oil Company
How the Other Half Lives
The Shame of the Cities
Mine work accidents long hours
No child labor Compensation Minimum wage
John Spargo
Child Labor

• Unsanitary
• conditions
• with food

Unsanitary Meat factory

• Health and
• safety codes

Upton Sinclair
No competition high prices
Resources given to fed. government
Ida Tarbell
Monopolies
Jacob Riis
Slums Unsanitary
Poor housing

• Health and
• safety codes

Direct election Women to vote Publish spent
Lincoln Steffens
Political machines
Padding the vote Padding the bill
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Progressive Party Platforms

• Give more power to the people
• Attack links between business politics
• 17th amendment candidates chosen by popular vote
• 19th amendment Womens suffrage
• Corrupt free government
• Limit campaign donations and spending
• Print finances
• Stricter voting regulations

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Progressive Party Platforms

• Better working conditions
• Set safety and health standards
• Child labor laws
• Maximum hours minimum wage
• Compensation for injury
• Conserve land
• Take land from monopolies and give to the public
  (government)
• Break up monopolies