The Progressive Era

 Era between  Meaning to “move forward” to “advance” Dates

 Change  An attempt to accommodate for all the problems that had been caused by 1.Urbanization (brought amassing and distributions of goods and cultural BUT poverty, disease, crime, and political corruption) 2.Industrialization (brought awesome technology, productivity and consumer goods BUT labor strife, spoils of natural resources and abuse of corporate power) 3.Immigration (brought labor source and added to the American culture BUT shook the old social order) Called for

 Both political parties  White collar workers  Religious groups  Educated middle and upper class women and men People who were progressives

 The government should intervene in unfair business practices  The government needed to become more active  The government needed to take on social welfare to ensure a basic standard of living for all people  The government needed to regulate the economy  The government needed to end the abuses of power by big businesses and attack unfair privilege monopoly and corruption  The government should support traditional institutions such as schools, charities, medical clinics, and the family  In a deep faith in the ability of human kind to create a better world Believed that

 Investigative reporting  Mass circulation of newsletter  Called Muckrakers  Journalists who told the public of evils  Tried to make people angered enough to demand change  Wanted new legislation passed  Famous Progressive Muckrakers  Ida M Tarbell – History of Standard Oil Company  Upton Sinclair – The Jungle  Jason Reis – How the Other Half Lived  Lincoln Steffens – The Shame of the City  Volunteer organization to address issues  American Bar Association/US Chamber of Commerce  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Methods that Progressives Used

 Many reforms began at the city and local level  changed local government to end corruption and to provide for the people  Got rid of political bosses  Many progressive mayors and governors  Pingree of Detroit  “Golden Rule” Jones of Toledo  Johnson of Cleveland  “Fight Bob” Lafollette of Wisconsin Grassroots Movement

 Social reform movement  Improve society  The YMCA and the Salvation Army  Moral reform movement  Improve people’s character  The Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Anti- Saloon League  Economic reform Movement  Change the economy to benefit all  Eugene V. Debs and the American Socialist Party Many reform movements during the Progressive Era

 Corruption (end)  Consumer (help)  Conservation (protect) The Three Cs of the Progressive Movement

 Problems of African Americans  Did not address civil rights for African Americans  Did not address Jim Crows laws  Did not address Black Codes Did not address