1. The Progressive Era
Chapter 9

2. Four Goals of Progressivism
Meaning
Example
Protecting Social Welfare
Promoting Moral Improvement
Creating Economic Reform
Fostering Efficiency
YMCA opened libraries, sponsored classes, built pools and courts
Salvation Army opened soup kitchens, instructed poor immigrants on middle-class values
Florence Kelly helped pass laws to improve the lives of women and children
improve some of the harsh conditions of industrialization
help improve poor conditions
improve the personal behaviors of groups to help improve their lives.
Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) campaigned for prohibition (banning of alcoholic beverages)
opened schools for immigrants and women
fought for suffrage
questioned the capitalist system (due to Panic of 1893)
promoted/supported socialism
criticized big business
Eugene Debs formed the Socialist Party
muckrakers (magazine journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life) exposed businesses such as Rockefeller and Standard Oil Company
focused on data that documented the high cost of working hours on individuals and society
break manufacturing tasks into smaller parts
scientific management applied to factories to see how fast tasks could be completed
Henry Ford reduced the work day and paid workers an affordable wage as an incentive
used experts and scientists to make society and the workplace more efficient

3. Describe the setting of the cartoon.
How is Carry Nation portrayed in this cartoon?
What is the message of the cartoon?
Do you think the cartoonist had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of this prohibitionist? Explain

4. Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal
Section 3

6. Additional Terms Meat inspection Act Pure Food and Drug Act
conservation
Sherman Antitrust Act

7. none none called both sides to the W. H. to negotiate
threatened to take over mines
none
Filed 44 law suits against trusts under the Sherman Antitrust Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Urged Congress to strengthen the Interstate Commerce Act (ICC)
fought for passage of the Elkins and Hepburn Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Elkins Act – cannot give or receive rebates
Hepburn Act – limited free passes
appointed a commission to investigate the meatpacking industry
pushed for the passage of the Meat Inspection Act
Meat Inspection Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Promoted conservation of natural resources
set aside thousands of acres of forest preserves, water-power sites, wildlife sanctuaries, and national parks.
named professional conservationist to head the U.S. Forest Service
promoted large-scale irrigation projects
National Reclamation Act (Newlands Act)
Appointed and African American as head of the Charleston, SC custom-house
refused to dismiss and African American postmistress in MS
Invited Booker T. Washington to dinner
none

8. Changing Roles of Women
Section 2 and 5

9. Bell Ringer – 11/22/13 What does this photograph show?
How does this photo show the importance of the invention of bloomers?
Why would bloomers have been controversial during this period?

10. Women in the Work Force
Women began to fulfill important roles outside the home
Before
marriage
care for home and family
After
poorer women expected to work outside the home
handle farm work
work in factories (textile)
higher educated women filled new skilled jobs
Immigrants and African Americans worked as domestic servants

11. Leading Reform Increased attendance at women’s colleges
Reform the workplace health and safety
“social housekeeping”
Formed suffrage organizations
NACW (National Association of Colored Women)
NAWSA (National
American Woman
Suffrage Association)
Founded by Susan
B. Anthony and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton

13. How to add an Amendment
Option 1
Option 2

14. National Movement Increased activism of local groups
Local groups formed made up of educated women
Door-to-door campaigns
Using bold strategies
Used heckling and other bold tactics towards gov. officials
Lucy Burns and Alice Paul organized round-the-clock picket line, resulting in arrest, jailing, and hunger strike
National movement
Carrie Chapman Catt (President of NAWSA)
Believed in 5 principals (most importantly – gracious, ladylike behavior)

15. Women Win WWI – women’s efforts and contribution increased
Earned them the 19th Amendment – women granted suffrage
Ratified in August 1920

16. Progressivism Under Taft
Section 4

17. Taft’s Presidency
What did Taft support during his presidency?

18. Republican Party Splits
Progressives
Conservatives
Why did they support or oppose Taft?
What party did they form or stay with?

19. 1912 Election Political Parties
4 candidates ran from different parties
Bull Moose Party (Progressive Party)
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Socialist Party
Your group will be assigned one of the following parties. You will complete the following tasks and present to the class.
State your candidate
List what their candidate’s platform issues
Think about tariffs, big business, women’s suffrage, progressive reforms, etc.
Create a campaign ad in support of your candidate (cartoon, poster, etc)