Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 What is Progressivism? What was the Progressive movement? Social/political movement of early 1900s that attempted to use activism as well as gov’t power to cure social problems Why was this so groundbreaking? Before about 1900, people didn’t think of gov’t as a reform tool Just supposed to ensure security, protect freedoms, advance national interests, etc.

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 What did the Progressive movement attempt to do? Fix the problems of the late 1800’s (Gilded Age) May of these issues stemmed from the rapid industrialization, immigration, urbanization, expansion, etc. of that era. Issues from the “Age of Reform” during the 1840’s What topics concerned Progressives? Labor reform Immigration reform Voting reform Business regulation Environmental protection Consumer protection Moral standards Alcohol/drug regulation Health regulations Women’s suffrage

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives?

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially)

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue Where did it start?

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue Where did it start? “Grassroots” movement

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue Where did it start? “Grassroots” movement The Progressives got the people interested/outraged…

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue Where did it start? “Grassroots” movement The Progressives got the people interested/outraged… then local politicians…

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue Where did it start? “Grassroots” movement The Progressives got the people interested/outraged… then local politicians… then state…

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue Where did it start? “Grassroots” movement The Progressives got the people interested/outraged… then local politicians… then state… then federal government

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue Where did it start? “Grassroots” movement The Progressives got the people interested/outraged… then local politicians… then state… then federal government What event really got the movement going?

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue Where did it start? “Grassroots” movement The Progressives got the people interested/outraged… then local politicians… then state… then federal government What event really got the movement going? Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911)

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Who made up the Progressives? Educated, middle class Activists Journalists Academics Politicians NOT a separate party (initially) Democrats & Republicans joined movement; also opposed certain ideals So, not a “party line” issue Where did it start? “Grassroots” movement The Progressives got the people interested/outraged… then local politicians… then state… then federal government What event really got the movement going? Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911) Convinced people of need to reform labor laws

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly The Promise of American Life Advocated activist gov’t that promotes the interest of the masses Jane Addams Twenty Years at Hull House John Dewey Public education as instrument of reform

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly The Promise of American Life

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly The Promise of American Life Advocated activist gov’t that promotes the interest of the masses

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly The Promise of American Life Advocated activist gov’t that promotes the interest of the masses Jane Addams

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly The Promise of American Life Advocated activist gov’t that promotes the interest of the masses Jane Addams Twenty Years at Hull House

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly The Promise of American Life Advocated activist gov’t that promotes the interest of the masses Jane Addams Twenty Years at Hull House John Dewey

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly The Promise of American Life Advocated activist gov’t that promotes the interest of the masses Jane Addams Twenty Years at Hull House John Dewey Public education as instrument of reform Pushed for social education; democratic ideals in school

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly The Promise of American Life Advocated activist gov’t that promotes the interest of the masses Jane Addams Twenty Years at Hull House John Dewey Public education as instrument of reform Pushed for social education; democratic ideals in school Oliver Wendell Holmes

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers Reaction to Social Darwinism Thorstein Veblen The Theory of the Leisure Class William James Pragmatism Herbert Croly The Promise of American Life Advocated activist gov’t that promotes the interest of the masses Jane Addams Twenty Years at Hull House John Dewey Public education as instrument of reform Pushed for social education; democratic ideals in school Oliver Wendell Holmes Society changes – laws must change

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers)

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers) McClure’s & Collier’s magazine

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers) McClure’s & Collier’s magazine Novelists

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers) McClure’s & Collier’s magazine Novelists Upton Sinclair

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers) McClure’s & Collier’s magazine Novelists Upton Sinclair The Jungle: meatpacking industry

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers) McClure’s & Collier’s magazine Novelists Upton Sinclair The Jungle: meatpacking industry Frank Norris

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers) McClure’s & Collier’s magazine Novelists Upton Sinclair The Jungle: meatpacking industry Frank Norris The Octopus and McTeague

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers) McClure’s & Collier’s magazine Novelists Upton Sinclair The Jungle: meatpacking industry Frank Norris The Octopus and McTeague Theodore Dreiser

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers) McClure’s & Collier’s magazine Novelists Upton Sinclair The Jungle: meatpacking industry Frank Norris The Octopus and McTeague Theodore Dreiser The Financier

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Progressive Writers: The Muckrakers Journalists who exposed America’s “dirty” secrets Nonfiction Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities : plight of the urban poor Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil : shady business practices David Graham Phillips Treason of the Senate :Senate “controlled” by big business Also Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis (photographers) McClure’s & Collier’s magazine Novelists Upton Sinclair The Jungle: meatpacking industry Frank Norris The Octopus and McTeague Theodore Dreiser The Financier “The function of the novelist... is to comment upon life as he sees it.” “The People have a right to the Truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The little guy will never win

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Activists Jane Addams: urban poor Florence Kelly: workers’ rights Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul: women’s rights/suffrage Margaret Sanger: women’s rights & birth control John Dewey: education Eugene Debs: unions, etc. Politicians Robert La Follette: Wisconsin governor & senator William U’Ren: Oregon Rep. Louis Brandeis: Supreme Court (anti-Monopoly) TR: Square Deal Woodrow Wilson: New Freedom

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Political Reforms Purpose: make voting more democratic

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Political Reforms Purpose: make voting more democratic Three major reforms:

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Political Reforms Purpose: make voting more democratic Three major reforms: Initiative: voters push for a vote on needed topic

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Political Reforms Purpose: make voting more democratic Three major reforms: Initiative: voters push for a vote on needed topic Referendum: people vote directly instead of representatives

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Political Reforms Purpose: make voting more democratic Three major reforms: Initiative: voters push for a vote on needed topic Referendum: people vote directly instead of representatives Recall: vote on bad politicians before term is up

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Political Reforms Purpose: make voting more democratic Three major reforms: Initiative: voters push for a vote on needed topic Referendum: people vote directly instead of representatives Recall: vote on bad politicians before term is up Two amendments:

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Political Reforms Purpose: make voting more democratic Three major reforms: Initiative: voters push for a vote on needed topic Referendum: people vote directly instead of representatives Recall: vote on bad politicians before term is up Two amendments: 17th Amendment: people vote directly for Senators

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Political Reforms Purpose: make voting more democratic Three major reforms: Initiative: voters push for a vote on needed topic Referendum: people vote directly instead of representatives Recall: vote on bad politicians before term is up Two amendments: 17th Amendment: people vote directly for Senators 19th Amendment: women’s suffrage

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Political Reforms Purpose: make voting more democratic Three major reforms: Initiative: voters push for a vote on needed topic Referendum: people vote directly instead of representatives Recall: vote on bad politicians before term is up Two amendments: 17th Amendment: people vote directly for Senators 19th Amendment: women’s suffrage Effects: Machine system erodes More people can vote

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Business Reforms Trustbusting (TR & Taft) TR didn’t favor business like previous presidents Mediated UMW strike, RR strike, etc. with gains for workers Standard Oil & Northern Securities Co. broken up

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Business Reforms Trustbusting (TR & Taft) TR didn’t favor business like previous presidents Mediated UMW strike, RR strike, etc. with gains for workers Standard Oil & Northern Securities Co. broken up Laws Hepburn Act (1906) Allowed ICC to set maximum RR rates, etc. Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) Closed loopholes used by big business under Sherman Act Federal Trade Commission (1914) Watch over big business

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Business Reforms Trustbusting (TR & Taft) TR didn’t favor business like previous presidents Mediated UMW strike, RR strike, etc. with gains for workers Standard Oil & Northern Securities Co. broken up Laws Hepburn Act (1906) Allowed ICC to set maximum RR rates, etc. Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) Closed loopholes used by big business under Sherman Act Federal Trade Commission (1914) Watch over big business Effects: worker wages rise, unions empowered

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Workers’ Rights

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Workers’ Rights Keating Owen Act Bans products made w/ child labor from interstate commerce National Child labor committee as watchdog (regulates hrs, etc)

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Workers’ Rights Keating Owen Act Bans products made w/ child labor from interstate commerce National Child labor committee as watchdog (regulates hrs, etc) Adamson Act 8 hr workday for RR workers

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Workers’ Rights Keating Owen Act Bans products made w/ child labor from interstate commerce National Child labor committee as watchdog (regulates hrs, etc) Adamson Act 8 hr workday for RR workers Muller v. Oregon Sets maximum hrs for female laundry workers

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Cities & Living Conditions Parks created in urban areas Amusement parks Urban planning Better garbage collection, street cleaning Better sewage systems Effects: disease & infant mortality decline

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Moral Control Temperance Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) & Anti-Saloon League Webb-Kenyon Act (1913) Volstead Act (1919) Prohibition: 18th Amendment Anti-prostitution Mann Act (White Slave Act) (1910)

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Health & Medicine Meat Inspection Act The Jungle Pure Food & Drug Act Narcotics Act Only prescribed by doctors Cocaine removed from Coca Cola, etc. Immunizations for school age kids

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 The Environment National Reclamation Act – funds dams & irrigation TR sets aside 200 million acres for parks, etc. Boy/Girl Scouts, Sierra Club TR’s advisors - John Muir & Gifford Pinchot Antiquities Act – protects archaeological sites

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Immigration Progressive wanted to preserve “white” values Limited immigration – blamed immigrants for poor morals, urban decay Chinese Exclusion Act & literacy tests for immigrants Eugenics

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Banking & Finance Politicians split over tariffs; divided Republican party

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Banking & Finance Politicians split over tariffs; divided Republican party 16th Amendment: Congress allowed to impose national income tax

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Banking & Finance Politicians split over tariffs; divided Republican party 16th Amendment: Congress allowed to impose national income tax Federal Reserve created (1913)

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Banking & Finance Politicians split over tariffs; divided Republican party 16th Amendment: Congress allowed to impose national income tax Federal Reserve created (1913) More or less to replace Bank of the Untied States

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Banking & Finance Politicians split over tariffs; divided Republican party 16th Amendment: Congress allowed to impose national income tax Federal Reserve created (1913) More or less to replace Bank of the Untied States Federal Farm Loan Act

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Banking & Finance Politicians split over tariffs; divided Republican party 16th Amendment: Congress allowed to impose national income tax Federal Reserve created (1913) More or less to replace Bank of the Untied States Federal Farm Loan Act Easier for farmers to get low-interest loans

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Banking & Finance Politicians split over tariffs; divided Republican party 16th Amendment: Congress allowed to impose national income tax Federal Reserve created (1913) More or less to replace Bank of the Untied States Federal Farm Loan Act Easier for farmers to get low-interest loans Addresses concerns of Federal Reserve

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Failures of Progressivism Civil rights

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Failures of Progressivism Civil rights Federal fed gov’t did little about racism in South and elsewhere Plessy v Ferguson (separate but equal) Allows for “Jim Crow” laws in South (legal segregation)

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Failures of Progressivism Civil rights Federal fed gov’t did little about racism in South and elsewhere Plessy v Ferguson (separate but equal) Allows for “Jim Crow” laws in South (legal segregation) Lynching was up in South No law passed Ida Wells-Barnett

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Failures of Progressivism Civil rights

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Failures of Progressivism Civil rights Split in black social thought: WEB DuBois vs. Booker T. Washington

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Failures of Progressivism Civil rights Split in black social thought: WEB DuBois vs. Booker T. Washington DuBois Immediate civil rights Liberal arts education Use courts to get rights Niagara Movement NAACP

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Failures of Progressivism Civil rights Split in black social thought: WEB DuBois vs. Booker T. Washington DuBois Immediate civil rights Liberal arts education Use courts to get rights Niagara Movement NAACP Washington: Gradual civil rights Vocational education Tuskegee Institute Atlanta Compromise Doctrine

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Failures of Progressivism Civil rights Split in black social thought: WEB DuBois vs. Booker T. Washington DuBois: immediate civil rights, liberal arts ed. Niagara Movement, NAACP – use courts to get rights Washington: gradual civil rights, vocational ed. Tuskegee Institute & Atlanta Compromise Doctrine End of Progressive Era – WWI

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 1900 Election William McKinley (Republican) William Jennings Bryant (Democrat) McKinley reelected Teddy Roosevelt named VP

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Roosevelt as President Replaces McKinley after he is assassinated (Sept. 1901) Increases power of executive branch (“bully pulpit”

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Roosevelt as President Replaces McKinley after he is assassinated (Sept. 1901) Increases power of executive branch (“bully pulpit” 1908 Election TR hand picks Taft as his successor, goes to Africa William Jennings Bryant (Democrat)

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 Roosevelt as President Replaces McKinley after he is assassinated (Sept. 1901) Increases power of executive branch (“bully pulpit” 1908 Election TR hand picks Taft as his successor, goes to Africa William Jennings Bryant (Democrat) Taft as President Legislative branch gains power under Speaker Joseph Cannon Seen as Taft undoing much TR’s work

Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900 - 1917 1912 Election William Taft: Republican Teddy Roosevelt: Progressive Party (Bull Moose party) Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) Taft & TR split the vote, Wilson gets elected