1. Warm Up 4/24 Imagine the class took a trip on a time machine back to the year 1900. What would be some difficulties you think you would face as you tried to assimilate to the lifestyle at the turn of the 20th century?

2. Warm Up 4/24 What do you think it means to be “progressive”? (Think of the term “progress”)

3. Lesson Question #1 What economic concerns related to Industrialism were addressed?

4. Vocabulary Progressive/Progressivism Reform Muckrakers Income Tax

5. Lesson Question #2 How do differing domestic and foreign cultures lead to moral reform?

6. Vocabulary Prohibition Morality Temperance

7. America: Pathways to the Present The Progressive Reform Era (1890–1920) Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. All rights reserved.

8. Response to the Gilded Age Gilded – cheap center covered w/ thin layer of gold (coined by Mark Twain in an 1873 book) 1877-1900 Gov’t followed the idea of “Laissez–Faire” or “hands-off” policies

9. Rapid industrialization, immigration, and urbanization led to national growth and prosperity. Rapid industrialization, immigration, and urbanization led to national growth and prosperity.

10. Rapid growth also caused poverty, unemployment, poor working conditions and political corruption.

11. Many Progressives believed that political action and reform were required for progress in society.

12. What is Progressivism? Progressive Movement: 19 th c. reform movement that addressed political, economical, social, & moral injustices It’s an umbrella term that covers different problems in American society

13. Progressives were not a single unified movement. Their efforts fell into four categories: The Progressives: Their Goals and Beliefs Social Reform Political Reform Economic Reform Moral Reform

14. Economic Reforms

15. Economic Reformers sought to curb the power and influence of wealthy interests. The focus was on the following issues: Economic Reform » Monopolies » Trusts » Gap between Rich and Poor

16. A Little Math… The average wage of an unskilled worker 100 years ago was about 18¢ an hour. That means it would have taken the worker almost 20 minutes to earn enough money to buy a 5¢ Coca-Cola.

18. Nelson Rockefeller is shown here toying with the White House in the palm of his hand. In the background, Washington D.C. has been transformed into a series of factories.

19. An act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies. Sherman Anti-Trust Act

20. 16 th Amendment Income Tax! How can that be a good thing? A “Progressive Tax” – the more income you make, the more tax you pay. Reduces the gap between rich and poor!

21. The debate continues today! The debate over federal income tax continues today! It was a topical issue in the 2012 Presidential debates What do you think?

22. “The 1900 House”

23. Closer 1 st Period After looking at the graphs today, which two statistics surprised you the most? Why?

24. Closer Write one sentence showing the relationship between Sherman Anti-Trust Act and monopolies OR One sentence showing the relationship between income gap and 16 th Amendment.