Warm up Introduction to Progressivism Imagine: The year is 1900. You have always been a “glass is half-empty” kind of person. However, as your New Year’s resolution, you have decided to try to be more optimistic about things. You have decided to make a list of all of the good things in America. You can’t, however, forget all of the negatives, so while you are making a list of all of the positives, you list beside that everything that is wrong/could improve in the country at that time.

“Gilded Age” Looked nice on the outside, truly was CORRUPT and dirty on the inside Now we are on Progressive Era

…Why the Indians wonderful stadium is called “Progressive Field”  PROGRESSIVE “ERA” SYNONYMS: GROWING DEVELOPING “making progress towards better conditions” …Why the Indians wonderful stadium is called “Progressive Field” 

Goals of the Progressive Era 1. Protecting Social Welfare 2.Promoting Moral Improvement 3.Creating Economic Reform 4.Reforming Local Government

Returning Power to the People Protecting Social Welfare Attempt to soften harsh conditions of Industrialism Returning Power to the People

Protecting Social Welfare: Reforms YMCA & Salvation Army created Established soup kitchens & recreational facilities Keating-Owen Act 1916 ban goods produced by child labor Muller v. Oregon limited women to a 10 hour workday

Returning Power to the People Promoting Moral Improvement Good Morals = Good Life Returning Power to the People

Promoting morals: reforms Temperance/Prohibition - Alcohol was undermining American morals Women’s Christian Temperance Union - largest women’s group is U.S. history - 245,00 members by 1911

Returning Power to the People

Returning Power to the People Creating Economic Reform Separating Business and Politics Narrowing Gap Between Upper and Lower Class Returning Power to the People

Economic Reforms Many Americans question capitalism and begin to see big business as corrupt *Robber Barons! Some embrace socialism -Eugene V. Debs

Returning Power to the People Reforming Local Government Giving Power Back to the People Holding Officials Accountable Returning Power to the People

Government Reforms Wisconsin Gov. Robert M. La Follette “Fighting Bob” 3 term governor goal: drive corporations out of politics main target: railroads

Returning Power to the People 17th Amendment - 1913 - Direct Election of Senators Returning Power to the People

What do all three of these reforms have in common? Initiative a ballot bill by the people instead of lawmakers Referendum a vote on the initiative Recall public officials face another election before the end of their term What do all three of these reforms have in common?

Natural disasters play role in reforming city Governments - state/local governments botch disaster relief efforts Sound Familiar?

Muckrakers Muckrakers get their name from Theodore Roosevelt who said they were too interested in the ugly side of things. A Muckrake is something used to clean manure out of animal’s stables Journalists and other writers who reveal (show) the need for reform. Their investigative reports uncover the problems and make people want to reform them

Specific Area of Concern & Publication they wrote/illustrated In your groups Use the information in the muckraker folder to complete your chart. Muckraker Specific Area of Concern & Publication they wrote/illustrated 3 specific details from excerpt/illustration Jacob Riis Ida Tarbell Lincoln Steffens Upton Sinclair Thomas Nast

*Research Booker T. Washington and W.E. DuBois Top of sheet create a Venn Diagram comparing the two men’s ideas for African Americans Bottom: Create a RAFT Role: African American living in the South in 1900 Audience: Letter to the Editor Format: Letter Topic: Who has the better plan for African Americans? Why?