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Progressive Era

Prompt #7 What problems exist today (2014)? How do you know these problems exist? How does society attempt to solve these problems?

What do we know about this time period (1890-1920) What do we know about this time period (1890-1920)? What problems were they facing?

Industrialization brought both good and bad The Roots Industrialization brought both good and bad Low wages, poor working conditions, poor living conditions Tried to expand services: water, education, sewage Political corruption got in the way

The Progressive’s Goals Gov’t more accountable to citizens’ needs Gov’t should deal with power of wealthy Gov’t should have more power to improve conditions Gov’t should be more efficient and less corrupt

Igniting Action Writers and journalists worked to bring changes Publicized the inform  get public active with legislators Muckrakers: rake used to clean manure from hay stables Teddy Roosevelt  journalists that alerted the public to wrongdoings in politics and business Upton Sinclair, The Jungle (conditions of meatpacking industry) Ida Tarbell, The History of the Standard Oil Company (abuses by Standard Oil)

What were your reactions to the information in this reading? Reading Response What were your reactions to the information in this reading? If you were a citizen reading this in 1904, what would you do? If you were a government official reading this, what would you do?