1. The Progressives
Understand the effect of political programs and activities of the Progressives (e.g., federal regulation of railroad transport, Children's Bureau, the Sixteenth Amendment, Theodore Roosevelt, Hiram Johnson).

2. HOT ROC—9/30/08
1. Who is responsible for solving the problems of industrialization?

3. Who were the Progressives?
Middle and upper class began to notice the problems with industrialization.
Muckrakers report problems
Progressive: A member of a social and political movement of the early 1900s committed to improving conditions in American life

4. Who influenced the Progressives?
The Populists: Goals
Improve conditions for farmers and workers
Curb the power of big business
Make government more accessible
The Social Gospel Movement:
Christianity
Social reform
Society must take responsibility for the less fortunate
The Progressives:
Want to improve society
Use political action
Use the government to solve problems
Regulation of Big Business

5. Influences on the Progressives: The Populists
Angry farmers
Want government ownership of railroads
Supported 8 hour day for workers
Opposed the gold standard

6. Influences on the Progressives: Social Gospel Movement
Dwight Moody—preacher, evangelist
Spread Christianity
Billy Sunday—athlete, preacher, evangelist
Traveled America preaching to millions of people

7. The Progressives Challenge to Social Darwinism
Progressives strongly opposed social Darwinism
Social Darwinism: belief that the “fittest” (best) people and corporations would thrive
Laissez-faire business policy leave business alone
Progressives believe that domination by the rich and powerful was distortion of democracy

8. Compare and Contrast Progressive beliefs with Social Darwinism
Progressives Social Darwinism