Review #6: progressive Era & U.S. Imperialism Pg. 26 & 27

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Progressive Era 1890s-1917 GOAL: Improve business, government, education, and family institutions; strong government should correct Americas problems Muckrakers: People that helped bring reform issues to the attention of the American public through investigation and publication Examples: Upton Sinclair (The Jungle); Jacob Riis (How the Other Half Lives); Ida Tarbell (History of the Standard Oil Company) Progressive Presidents: T. Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

Historical Circumstances (Causes) Industrialization  Progressive Era Economic: laissez faire  exploitation of workers and unfair business practices; poor conditions in factories Political: corruption & political machines Social: urbanization  poor conditions in cities (tenement housing & sanitation); women’s rights?; workers rights?

Impact LEGISLATION!!!  Conservation Consumer Protection Trust Busting Federal Reserve System 17th Amendment (DIRECT ELECTION of Senators) 18th Amendment (Prohibition) 19th Amendment (Women Right to VOTE!)

U.S. Imperialism When a stronger/more powerful country takes over a weaker/less powerful country Benefits the “mother country” $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Historical Circumstances (Causes) Industrialization  Imperialism Need Raw Materials & New Markets: Need raw materials from other nations; more markets to buy American products; international competition was increasing New Technology: Improvements in transportation (railroads) and communication (telegraph & telephone) shorten distances around the world  world is interdependent Manifest Destiny: Idea that the U.S. had the divine mission to expand to spread democracy and freedom; frontier is closed by 1890  new frontiers are needed Social Darwinism: American way of life was superior to others and obligated to spread it to other people; survival of “superior” people

Impact Open-Door Policy: US wants economic opportunity; asks European powers to keep an “open door” to China so the US has fair access Spanish-American War Yellow Journalism U.S. becomes a WORLD POWER “Big Stick” Policy (T. Roosevelt) Dollar Diplomacy (Taft) Panama Canal