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1 “He who laughs last, thinks slowest” Quote of the Day

2 17.1 2

3 Origins of Progressivism  Social Welfare  YMCA  Salvation Army  Moral Improvement  Prohibition 3

4 More Improvement  Economic Reform  Some embraced socialism  Muckrakers-people who wrote about the corrupt side of big business 4

5 Cleaning up Local Government Commission style government Council Manager style State Government Child labor Keating-owen 1916 - cannot transport over state lines Limiting Hours Less than 10 hour day for women Upheld 10 hours for men 5

6 More Reform  Elections  Initiative  Recall  Referendum  Election of Senators  17th Amendment 6

7 17.2 7

8 Women in the Work Force  Farms  Cook, clean, make clothes, laundry, raise livestock, raise crops  Industry  1 out of 5 had jobs  25% were in manufacturing  Domestic  Cleaning for other families 8

9 Reform  Education  No women's colleges  Reform  NACW-National Association of Colored Women  Suffrage (NWSA) 9

10 Suffrage Strategy  Convince state legislators  Pursued court cases - 14th amendment  National Constitutional amendment 10

11 Chapter 17.3

12 Roosevelt  Had asthma but wrestled & Boxed  Head of Rough Riders  Presidency  Youngest at 42  Square Deal

13 Trustbusting  Companies controlled prices  Broke up many trusts  Regulations  Interstate Commerce Commission  Regulating Food  Meat Inspection Act

14 Cont.  Pure Food & Drug Act  Claimed miracles  Halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines

15 17.4  Taft  Did not want to Bully like Roosevelt  Payne-Aldrich Tariff  Moderated the high rates of Aldrich Tariff

16 Parties  Republicans split over Taft support of Joseph Cannon  Republicans fell apart  Democrats won control of the House  Bull Moose Party (Progressive Party)  Roosevelt wanted back in  Woodrow Wilson Ran for Democrats (winner)

17 17.5

18 Wilson   “New Freedom”  Anti-Trust  Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914- Try to get rid of trusts  Federal Trade Commission – Investigate possible violations of regulatory statutes

19 Taxes! Yay! (Not)  16 th Amendment – Income Tax (because of reduces tariffs)  Federal Reserve System  Divided the banks into 12 regions  1923 70% of banks were part of the national reserve

20 Progressivism  Wilson did not follow through with promises  Segregated the white house  World War 1 helped stall progress and Civil Rights


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