Unit 2: Cornell D “How did Progressive’s reform SOCIAL problems caused be Industrialization and Urbanization?”
Social Problems Overcrowded cities Nativism Unhealthy Cities Unsafe Cities Racism Urban poverty Video: “The Story of Us”—video 7, 31:33-34:10—sewer, trash and sanitiations
Overcrowded and Unhealthy, Unsafe Cities Social Reformers: Lincoln Steffens, “muckraker” Jacob Riis, “MUCKRAKER”
Overcrowded and Unhealthy, Unsafe Cities Solution: Commissions – 5-8 experts who head city DEPARTMENTS become more efficient and competent . POLICE, FIREMAN HOUSING, BUILDING SCHOOLS Video: “The Story of Us”—video 7, 23:51-28:10—crime and mug shots
Overcrowded and Unhealthy, Unsafe Cities Solution: TENEMENT House Act, 1901 – requires that a BATHROOM be built-in to every apartment in New York city Video: “The Story of Us”—video 7, 28:15-31:38—jacob riss and living conditions
Overcrowded and Unhealthy, Unsafe Cities Successful ? Y/N ? “YES” By 1917 500 cities use commissions rather than incompetent POLITICANS Other states pass laws to protect TENENTS rights
Anti-Immigrant Prejudice & Nativism Solution to NATIVISM: Progressives said immigrants would be “AMERICANIZED”= Put in the great “MELTING POT”= Immigrants will give up their CULTURE, LANGUAGE, etc. and become “AMERICAN”
Anti-Immigrant Prejudice & Nativism Successful reform ? Y/N ? “Yes & No” Many new immigrants want to “Americanize” But others reject idea that they give up their culture, language, etc.
Americanization? Melting pot? Salad Bowl
Anti-Immigrant Prejudice & Nativism Social Reformers: Jane Addams, Social Worker Walter Rauschenbusch, Social Gospel Movement
Anti-Immigrant Prejudice & Nativism Solution: SETTLEMENT HOUSES = community CENTERS to help new immigrants and the urban poor –
Anti-Immigrant Prejudice & Nativism Settlement Houses provide the needy with EDUCATION (like ENGLISH classes and HEALTH classes) and SOCIAL services (DAY CARE and COUNSELING)
Anti-Immigrant Prejudice & Nativism Settlement House Example: HULL HOUSE, Chicago Founded by Jane Addams, 1889 Interactive Notes Q&A’s Pg. 266 1. Who started the first Settlement House for Blacks ? Called what ? How many Settlement Houses were in USA by 1910 ?
Anti-Immigrant Prejudice & Nativism SOCIAL GOSPEL Movement – led by Rauschenbusch Interactive Notes Q&A’s pg. 307 Which other religious organization aimed to help the needy? How ?– describe Social Gospel Movement strongly opposed Social Darwinism – believed that society should help the needy (W.W.J.D.)
Anti-Immigrant Prejudice & Nativism Successful? Y/N? Yes and No By 1910 there were about 400 SETTLEMENT HOMES. Many reformers based their activism on their RELIGIOUS beliefs
Contemporary Nativism