1. Roosevelt and Progressivism CHAPTER 21.1 HTTP://WWW.TEACHERTUBE.COM/VIDEO/THEODORE -ROOSEVELT-33768

2. What problems did reformers seek to solve? Progressivism- ◦reform movements that sought to raise living standards and correct wrongs in American society. 3 Goals: 1. Promote social welfare 2. Expand democracy 3. Create economic reform

3. Muckrakers Investigative journalism exposing social ills and political corruption. https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=Xxe9nosWawM

4. 1. Social Reform  Who? the poor, unemployed, immigrants, and workers  How? Minimum wage laws, limits on working hours, help for the unemployed  Prohibitionists- worked to prevent the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol

5. 2. Expanding Democracy  Public officials and government employees get jobs based on qualifications not patronage  Civil services- exams  Can’t fire someone for political reasons  Direct Primary – preliminary election in which the people choose candidates to run for public office  Initiative- voters directly propose laws  Referendum- voters can approve proposed laws  Recall- elected officials can be voted out of office

6. 3. Economic Reform  Limit power of big business  Sherman Antitrust Act 1890- illegal to form trusts

7. What was Roosevelt’s Square Deal? Known as the 3 C’s: ◦ conservation of natural resources, ◦control of corporations, and ◦Consumer protection “All I ask is a square deal for every man. Give him a fair chance. Do not let him wrong any one, and do not let him be wronged.” Strengthen business regulation Fought corrupt political machines Support Sherman Antitrust Act Dissolved railroad, oil, and tobacco trusts Support labor unions Promote social welfare- consumers Meat Inspection Act Pure Food and Drug Act Conserve natural resources and wilderness Grand Canyon, Muir Woods, Pelican Island Created U.S. Forest Service Made the U.S. a major international force

8. What was Roosevelt’s Civil Rights Dilemma?  Did not push for African American civil rights  Believed AA should be treated fairly  Appointed AA to Southern political offices  Did not believe in AA suffrage Dilemma? If Roosevelt promoted civil rights, he offended many Americans. If he did not, he wasn’t true to his beliefs.

9. Muckraker School tube- Industrialization- Upton Sinclair The Jungle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxe9nosWawM Upton Sinclair The Jungle song parody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcuTvvpLzok Excerpts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyH7D9DF0Mc

10. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Please fold your blank paper into 6 equal parts. As you read the excerpt from The Jungle, stop every couple of paragraphs and draw the photograph in your mind. When done, write a summary of what you have read.