1. Progressivism

2. Progressive Ideals Protect social welfare Promoting moral improvement
Creating economic reform
Fostering efficiency

3. Efficiency
Orville and Wilbur Wright create engines powerful enough to keep air craft aloft. - Airplanes
First build a glider, than a new internal combustion engine, propeller, and a biplane
First successful airplane flight on December 17th, 1903

4. Protecting Social Welfare
Protect workers
Child labor
Harsh working conditions/long hours
Could no longer ignore bad conditions after Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in Fire engulfed upper floors of factory, killed 146 women.

5. Women’s Fight for Suffrage
Susan B Anthony leads fight for women's suffrage – or the right to vote
19th amendment finally passed in – gives all women right to vote

6. Social Welfare
Upton Sinclair – writes “The Jungle” – exposed the sickening conditions of the meatpacking industry

7. Theodore Roosevelt Rises through New York Politics.
Police commissioner, assistant sec. to the Navy, creates volunteer cavalry brigade “The rough riders” who become famous for their role in the battle at San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish American War
Elected Governor of New York, and later the Vice President
President William McKinley assassinated, and Teddy becomes Prez

8. Roosevelt in Office Reads “the Jungle” – is horrified
Promotes many progressive ideals – goes after big business and trusts – calls it the “square deal” because it is for the common people –
ideal represents “populism” or support for the common people like farmers and laborers
Becomes known as a Trust Buster – goes after big companies – Carnegie, Rockefellers, etc. – Wants to use federal regulation of the Rail Roads

9. Roosevelt in Office Regulating Health and the Environment
Meat Inspection Act – cleanliness requirements for meatpackers – can thank “The Jungle” for this law
Pure food and drug act – 1906 – Halted sale of contaminated foods and medicines – creates labeling system on foods

10. Roosevelt in Office
Roosevelt loves outdoors – came to Idaho a lot!
Conservation – planned use of natural resources – preserve some of nature, and use some for the common good