Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt 1901-1912 Chapter 31 Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt 1901-1912

Beginnings of an era Roots of the Progressive movement Problems exposed Jacob Riis; How the other half lives Jane Addams helps lead the way

Muckrakers Lincoln Steffens: shame of the cities Ida Tarbell: the history of Standard Oil Magazines become major contributor Lewis Hine photographs Ray Stannard Baker: Following the Color line Lincoln Steffens: the shame of the cities

New legislation Initiative Referendum Recall Direct election of Senators Votes for women Roots of campaign finance reform Taxation without representation???

Cities and states Galveston, Texas Why 1901 commission? Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette took on lumber and other trusts

Progressive court cases Muller v. Oregon(1908): women in workforce Lochner v. New York (1905): baker Law in 1917 for 10 hour factory day Temperance societies: Triangle shirtwaist fire

TR versus the trusts Promises to protect American public Mine workers take into own hands: strike Roosevelt’s reaction Department of Commerce and Labor Northern Securities Company Elkin Act: rebates The Jungle Good Trust vs. Bad Trust

TR’s era comes to an end Conservation, Trustbusting, consumers

Taft Chosen by Roosevelt Dollar Diplomacy Payne-Aldrich Tariff Ballinger-Pinchot affair

Wilsonian progressivism at home and abroad Chapter 32 Wilsonian progressivism at home and abroad

Republican party splits Election of 1912 Woodrow Wilson’s new freedom Bull moose party Wilson wins easily: fights banks, trusts, and tariffs Presents argument for lower tariff Federal reserve Act created

Mexico Carranza, Pancho Villa, Huerta John Pershing Weapons going to Huerta (Germany) Marines in tampico Marines in Vera Cruz Threats abroad

Problems elsewhere Sarajevo Serbia claimed by A-Hungary How does U.S. get involved? Bankers, weapons dealers British blockade, German warzone U-Boats Lusitania: 1200 people (128 U.S.) Arabic and Sussex also sunk

1916 election TR wants war Charles Evans Hughes “he kept us out of war”