Progressive Era and World War I

Progressive Era  This is the title given to a time of massive social reform.  Social Reform-of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community and the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory  This is the title given to a time of massive social reform.  Social Reform-of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community and the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory

Problems before Progressive  Bad Living Conditions  Bad Work Conditions  Pollution  Bad Food  Bad Health Care  Bad Businesses  Bad Living Conditions  Bad Work Conditions  Pollution  Bad Food  Bad Health Care  Bad Businesses

Results of Progressive  FDA, made food safe  Regulation on pollution, housing, building, healthcare  Labor Law, 8 hour work day  Child Labor Laws  WORKMENS COMPENSATION  FDA, made food safe  Regulation on pollution, housing, building, healthcare  Labor Law, 8 hour work day  Child Labor Laws  WORKMENS COMPENSATION

World War I  Also called “The War to End all Wars”  We talk about it because it is a cause of both World War II and The Great Depression, which are really important to Utah  Also it changes everything  Also called “The War to End all Wars”  We talk about it because it is a cause of both World War II and The Great Depression, which are really important to Utah  Also it changes everything

Basics  The War was from , it ended November 11 at 11 O’clock  US entered the war in 1917  The War was from , it ended November 11 at 11 O’clock  US entered the war in 1917

Before Entering  ISOLATION- Do not talk to are mess with the American Continent we will leave you alone  Supplying the Allies with Money and Weapons, so though not in the war they choice a side  Americans volunteered to serve in France and England’s military  ISOLATION- Do not talk to are mess with the American Continent we will leave you alone  Supplying the Allies with Money and Weapons, so though not in the war they choice a side  Americans volunteered to serve in France and England’s military

Why they entered  Germany sunk a boat with American Civilians on it with their U-boats or Submarine  Zimmerman Telegram- Germany sent it to Mexico. It proposed in Alliance, if Mexico supported Germany (financially) Germany would help them conquer US.  Germany sunk a boat with American Civilians on it with their U-boats or Submarine  Zimmerman Telegram- Germany sent it to Mexico. It proposed in Alliance, if Mexico supported Germany (financially) Germany would help them conquer US.

A Year changes everything  Gas, Weaponary, and Trench Warfare changed everything about war.

Reality was brutal  The world no longer saw war as noble.  They sent them off as heroes they came back forever haunted  The world lost their idealism  The world no longer saw war as noble.  They sent them off as heroes they came back forever haunted  The world lost their idealism

Dulce Et Decorum Est  Not Sure what they were fighting for  Death was brutal and massive  Sickness and life in trenches was ugly  Loss of Humanity  Not Sure what they were fighting for  Death was brutal and massive  Sickness and life in trenches was ugly  Loss of Humanity