The Progressives

The Progressive Movement Key word = REFORM The Progressive Movement occurred between 1890 – 1920’s. Focus was on correcting problems in society. “Social Consciousness”. Progressives wanted to reform or correct problems that effected society. The Progressive Movement

Issues Addressed by Progressives Child Labor Prohibition Improvements to roads, hospitals and libraries. Tax Reform. The role of government. Women’s Suffrage. Issues Addressed by Progressives

Child Labor

In the early 1900’s, there were no laws protecting children in the work place. In 1900, over 1.75 million children under the age of 15 worked in mines, mills and factories. Employers often abused the child laborers, forcing them to work long hours with little pay, often in extremely dangerous situations. The children often had to work to help support their parents and families who also faced low pay and unhealthy workplaces. Child Labor

Child Labor

Greed of Big Business

Businesses often liked to employ children because they could get away with paying them less than adults. Some businesses, such as mines and textile mills, liked to employ children because their small size made them useful in the tight workspaces of these jobs.

Child Labor

Child Labor

Child Labor

Child Labor

Progressives fought to force government to pass laws to end the abuses of child labor. In 1938, SC became one of the first states to pass several “hour” laws. Set a limit of 10 hours for minors in the workplace. Also passed a law preventing the employment of children under 18 between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM. Reform

These laws and the laws of a few other states helped set a national standard for reform of child labor. In 1938, the US passed the Labor Standards Act which set a minimum wage for employees, a limit on the # of hours worked, and regulations for employing children. Reform

A thing of the past thanks to progressive reform.

Worker’s Rights Children were not the only employees being abused. Adults also faced unsafe working conditions, long hours and low pay. Progressives worked to reform this problem also. Worker’s Rights

National Attention Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. 500 women trapped in a textile factory in New York when it caught on fire. Managers had chained the doors shut to prevent the women from taking breaks outside the building during their 14 hour shifts. National Attention

Deadly Workplace

Victims of Greed

Progressives fought for workers Rights.

Reform Comes

New Laws were passed to guarantee workers a safe working environment and fair hours and wages.

Bellwork: Wednesday 4/13/16 Add these questions: 3. What were the three colonial regions and what was the economy for each? 4. What was the name of the first governing document for the Carolina Colony? 5. Who created this document for South Carolina? Bellwork: Wednesday 4/13/16

Progressives joined the temperance movement… Progressives joined the temperance movement….movement to stop or curtail alcohol use. Succeeding in getting Congress to pass the 18th Amendment “prohibiting the manufacture, sale or use of alcohol in the US. This became known as Prohibition. Prohibition

Prohibition works…..sort of. Prohibition did reduce the amount of alcohol consumed in the US, but it quickly lead to even bigger problems…..Organized crime. Prohibition works…..sort of.

The REAL “O.G.’s”

Prohibition Crime

Since alcohol was now illegal, criminals started to make, transport and sell it. Moonshine, bathtub gin, speakeasies, and blind tigers.

Prohibition was ended with the passing of the 21st amendment. Prohibition repealed

Prohibition Repealed

SC and WWI 8-6.1 – Explain the impact of WWI on SC, including the building of new military bases and the economic impact of emigration to industrial jobs in the North.

Prelude to War Many Americans wanted no part of The Great War (WWI) President Woodrow Wilson campaigned stressing that “We will not go to war” President Wilson also lived for a few years in Columbia Prelude to War

S.C. Sees Benefits to WWI “Agricultural Boom” Uniforms=Money The demand for cotton will increase, which will cause the price to increase Military Bases: Needed for more soldiers Built around the state which will benefit the SC economy Establishment of a Naval Shipyard Employed a large number of SC residents S.C. Sees Benefits to WWI

Industry in the North “Industrial Boom” WWI caused the Northern economy to boom Factories were producing war materials Ex: Food Processing, Coal Mining, Steel Many people left SC to seek better paying jobs up north WWI helped factory workers see an increase in their pay “Emigration” Industry in the North

Many of the supplies the troops needed were not able to be made due to no industrial strength Many of the people who volunteered were turned down due to illiteracy and lack of education The lack of food and proper health also meant many were unfit for duty WWI Affects SC

Segregation During the War All wartime activity remained segregated A.A. volunteered for service during WWI to prove their patriotism and make a claim to equal treatment under the law When A.A. returned back to SC after the war, they still found a racist SC Segregation During the War

SC in the 1920s Standards 8-6.2,8-6.3 and 8-6.4

Segregation in the Military World War I and SC Economic Effects New Military Bases More Money for the State More Money for Farmers: Cotton=Uniforms, Crops=Food Segregation in the Military Army was segregated Many African Americans volunteered to fight to prove their patriotism and make a claim to equal treatment under the law Outmigration African Americans left SC to take advantage of war time jobs in the North They found independence away from the segregated South and their culture began to flourish

Women’s Suffrage Women used WWI to campaign their right to vote Their cause was supported by President Wilson who saw their contribution to the war time and helped passed the 19th Amendment which allowed women the right to vote SC did not ratify the 19th Amendment. Luckily, other states did and women did receive the right to vote.

Changes in Agriculture Economic Conditions for the Farmer improved because of increased demand for their products Farmers began spending money like crazy, but….. This did not last and the price of cotton/tobacco fell Boll Weevil: an insect that attacked the cotton crop Farmers began growing other crops (Peaches) Droughts, erosion and soil depletion led to an outmigration of SC farmers

Water and Sanitation Systems built Trolley Systems and Automobiles Changes in Industry Water and Sanitation Systems built Trolley Systems and Automobiles Electricity New Appliances Radio Stations

Southern Literary Renaissance Social Changes Mass Media SC began listening to radios and going to movies Tourism Began opening hotels in Charleston and promoting developments along the coast Southern Literary Renaissance Created in response to the South as a culture wasteland Julia Perkins DuBose Heyward Ku Klux Klan Revived itself in the 1920s Used advertising to promote membership and political power Targeted bootleggers and gamblers