Progressive Era Week #14
Monday’s Bellwork Take Progressive Era Pre-Test
Four Goals of Progressivism Protecting Social Welfare Promoting Moral Reform Creating Economic Reform Fostering Efficiency
Promoting Social Welfare Relieve Urban Problems YMCA Salvation Army Settlement Houses Child Labor
Tuesday’s Bellwork Describe what social welfare means and give one example of how progressives tried to address the problems with it.
Promoting Moral Reform Moral Reform to make poor people’s lives better Prohibition WCTU Anti-Saloon League
Creating Economic Reform Questioned Capitalism Depended upon Muckrakers to expose monopolies and “crimes” against the consumer.
Foster Efficiency Using scientific management to ensure efficiency in factories. Assembly line
Wednesday’s Bellwork Explain why women wanted to ban alcohol. Minimum 3 sentences.
What was Accomplished? Local State National City Managers City commissions State Regulate companies (ex. Railroads) Protect laborers Initiative, Referendum, Recall National 17th Amendment – Direct Election of Senators
Changes for Women Farms Domestic industry Women worked but only in non-skilled jobs Farms Domestic industry
Women in Reform Women became a driving force behind abolition. Then they began the fight for suffrage NAWSA Susan B. Anthony
Square Deal Teddy Roosevelt – the first “Progressive” president Used federal power to reform labor, business, and government.
Big Business Attitude “The rights and interests of the laboring man will be protected and cared for, not by the labor agitators, but by the Christian men to whom God in His infinite wisdom has given control of the property interests of the country.” – George Baer
Trust Busting Teddy believed in “good” and “bad” trusts. What is the difference? His goal was to break the bad trusts, but to keep the good trusts – why? His true goal – federal regulation!
Federal Regulation Through regulation – rules and laws set by the government – Teddy believed that he could protect citizens and the environment. Protecting health Meat Inspection Act Protecting consumers Pure Food and Drug Act Protecting the environment National Parks and conservation efforts
Teddy Roosevelt’s Heir William Howard Taft Even though he busted more trusts that TR, Taft was seen as weaker Lowering of tariffs was important to progressives, but Taft failed at that. Taft allowed the sale of public lands that were to be conserved Split the Republican party
Student Activity Envelope Foldable Cut paper into a square Fold into an envelope style Title: 4 Goals of Progressivism Flaps: one goal per flap Inside: for each flap, write down all the information from your notes AND extra details from your text.