1. The Progressive Era USHC-4.6
USHC-4.6 Compare the accomplishments and limitations of the women’s suffrage movement and the Progressive Movement in affecting social and political reforms in America, including the roles of the media and of reformers such as Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, Jane Addams, and Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.

2. The Progressive Period
As the 1800’s came to a close many people’s life style was on the _____________
However, immigrants and poor laborers continued to work under harsh conditions.
Local political machines controlled _____________and were often very corrupt.
***As a result people began to demand reforms in__________,________________, and ______________in general.

3. The Muckrakers
*****___________________- Leading intellectual writers who came on the scene during the Progressive Period.
They ***wrote stories about government __________and ________with big business. The most famous Muckraker was ***___________________________who wrote a book called________________. ***The book uncovered the horrors in the ________________packing industry.
It inspired President Roosevelt to clean up the meat industry.

10. Progressivism was aided by the___________
“Muckrackers” investigated the corporations and conditions of the times
The plight of the Native Americans
The worker and immigrant

11. Women in the Progressive Era
***Women took a role in promoting ___________reform - now had the opportunity for higher ______________at new women’s colleges - new jobs at _____________and_____________ The most important reform…V________!

13. The Women’s Suffrage Movement
In the 1870’s ___________________became arguably the most well known leader urging the peoples right to vote.
She established the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) The movement struggled until 1920 when the ____________giving women the right to vote nation wide.
***First state to give women the right to vote was_____________!!!
(West was more tolerant than the east)

18. Carrie Chapman Catt
Founded the NAWSA (National American Women’s Suffrage Association) ***Women campaigned on the idea that they would clean up_____________________.

19. Alice Paul
Formed the______________________ Wanted an amendment to the Constitution -Engaged in marches and picketed the White House

20. __________________gave women the right to vote in 1920

21. Jane Addams
-Educated woman -***Established the __________in Chicago, for immigrants to take vocational classes receive childcare (______________house) ***Wanted protection for child laborers

22. Hull House in Chicago

24. ***_______________prohibited the making, selling, or transporting of __________in the US
Time period was called ____________(time of no alcohol)

25. Sec 2: Political Reform
Progressivism started at the ____and ________level
***Gained support at the national level with Pres. _______________
***First President to give support to rights of_________________

26. The Spoils System
Since Lincoln’s death, corruption went up in the federal government
Many blamed the ***_______________:gave government __________to political supporters, reward those who were ___________
Someone got so angry that he didn’t get a position, he assassinated President James Garfield

28. Garfield’s death led to the _________________
This Act created the ____________________-applicants must pass an exam to gain any official position in the government

29. Teddy Roosevelt
Youngest president elected by 1901 and full of _________
Roosevelt’s first change was stopping the Anthracite Coal Mine Strike
Roosevelt threatens to use federal troops unless the strike is settled
Next was his opposition to________. One of the most famous cases was ______________v. US
***Nicknamed the “______________” for breaking up monopolies

31. ***_________________:uses his presidency to end conflicts between management and employees
***Created the nations first________________, so a conservationist
***Created the __________________________& the Meat Inspection Act- inspired by the book “The Jungle”

33. Taft, Wilson, and the Election of 1912
After one term, Roosevelt stepped down and his friend ___________________became President
Taft was not a reformer and let the ______________party divide due to issues with tariffs
***Roosevelt was angered by this and formed the __________________ or “______________” Party
Since the Republicans were split between Taft and Roosevelt, Democrat won the election ___________________ in 1912

34. Taft and Wilson

35. The Bull Moose Party….what does this cartoon say?

36. Wilson and his policies
Wilson helped create the ***___________________________-oversaw the circulation of money and helped prevent bank failures
***___________ Antitrust Act- Strikes and boycotts became legal (referred to as the ‘Magna Carta of Labor’
**_________Amendment- Federal government can collect ___________taxes
**__________ Amendment- Direct election of_______________

37. Limits to Progressivism: Segregation
Separation based on race
Took place in restaurants, schools, hospitals, etc
***Two kinds:
1. __________-Based on law
2. __________-done by economic/social factors

38. Notable African-Americans of the Progressive Period
__________________former slave, and founder of ______________Institute
Believes blacks should be the master of ________to be treated as equals (farmers, construction, waiters, etc.)
Agrees with_____________, as mentioned in a speech in Atlanta: ‘be as separate as fingers, yet one as the hand…”

39. Booker T Washington

40. ________________-First black Ph.D. graduate from Harvard
Does not agree with Washington
___________________-Don’t settle for a trade, strive to get higher jobs, be active in politics
__________________-Outline an agenda for African-American progress in the US
Founder of the ______________________________________
(________)

41. Du Bois