Progressive Movement

Overpopulation Crime Children being left alone Alcoholism Unsanitary conditions Political machines Trusts/monopolies Extreme Poverty

Social Reformers that wanted to improve conditions in society 4 Goals of Progressive Movement To protect social welfare (ex: YMCA, settlement houses, Salvation Army, etc.) To promote moral improvement (ex: Prohibition, Social Gospel Movement) Correcting the great inequality between the rich and poor (ex: outlawing monopolies and trusts) Making business more efficient (ex: assembly line)

Wanted to expand child labor laws Secret ballots in voting Push for women’s suffrage Some states allowed women the right to vote Wyoming (1869) was the first Many pushed for nation-wide suffrage so that all women could vote in federal elections- (ex: Presidential elections)

17 th Amendment- allowed for direct election of Senators….beforehand, Senators were elected by state House of Representatives Recall-voters could force incompetent public officials to face another election before term was up Initiative-Bill originated by people instead of lawmakers Referendum-a vote on an initiative Robert LaFollette-reform governor from Wisconsin- pushed to reform big business

“Fighting Bob”

Suffrage-the right to vote Some women were content with only some states allowing women’s suffrage…usually the older generation They wanted to go “state by state” until all states allowed women suffrage Some women, usually the younger generation, demanded a constitutional amendment granting nation-wide suffrage

Many women marched, protested, and even went on hunger strikes just to get the right to vote 1920 Women were finally granted nation-wide suffrage 36 states were needed to ratify the 19 th Amendment Tennessee was the 36 th state that ratified the amendment in 1920 Females contributions to World War I efforts on the home front was a large reason support increased for the constitutional amendment

Susan B. Anthony Carrie Chapman Catt Alice Paul Lucy Burns NAWSA-National American Woman Suffrage Association

Picketing outside of the White House during World War I Many were arrested for “obstructing traffic”

Journalists that exposed the filth and corruption in society Term coined by President Theodore Roosevelt Wrote articles, books, drew political cartoons, etc. To communicate with the public about issues in society at the time

Wrote “The Jungle” Uncovered disgusting conditions in a Chicago meat-packing plant Read by President Roosevelt

Wrote “The History of Standard Oil” Exposed wrong-doing of John D. Rockefeller’s oil monopoly

Wrote “How the Other Half Lives” Took pictures and wrote about tenement life Brought awareness to the American public about how the poor in America’s cities lived

Wrote “The Shame of the Cities” Discussed corruption in city governments Wanted to expose political bosses and “honest” businessmen that participated in corruption

1909-NAACP was founded by W.E.B. Dubois Demanded full racial equality for African Americans

Ida B. Wells-Fought against lynching of African- Americans NACW-National Association of Colored Women Tried to improve living and working conditions for African-American women Booker T. Washington was invited to the White House to dine with President Theodore Roosevelt, but Blacks were far from treated equally

“Teddy” Started serving in 1901 after the death of William McKinley Republican Spanish-American War hero; member of the Rough Riders First Progressive president Square Deal-legislative programs Roosevelt tried to get passed while in office

Pushed to outlaw trusts in business; said some monopolies were not harmful, but many were Pushed to regulate the railroads Wanted to conserve and preserve land out West; created the National Park System Convinced Congress to pass both the Meat Inspection Act (1906) and the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) in order to help consumers

Republican-William Howard Taft Democrat-Woodrow Wilson Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party)- Theodore Roosevelt

Taft and Roosevelt had a major disagreement about conservation Taft failed to unite the Republican Party Roosevelt decides to run for president again and starts his own political party- Progressive Party

Progressive Party Direct election of Senators All states to adopt recall, initiative, and referendum 8 hour work day Minimum wage for women Women’s suffrage Federal law against child labor Federal Trade Commission to regulate business

Woodrow Wilson won after the Republican vote was split Wilson launched his “New Freedom”