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Notes: Progressivism ***Social Progresssssssssssssssssssssssss
Awwwwwwww Yyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Outline the Progressive movement and judge their success.
LG: Outline the Progressive movement and judge their success.
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Child Labor
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Child Labor
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Power of Trusts
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Government Corruption
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YOUR FOOOOOOOOOD
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Segregation… ehhhhh, not yet.
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Women’s Suffrage
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Fight for Prohibition
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Conservation
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1. What is Progressivism? Progressivism: Social movements to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in the US. i. Social reaction to industrialization & urbanization. ii. All believed in GETTING THE GOVT. ON THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE!
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2. What were the Progressive Goals?
A. 4 Goals of Progressives i. Protect social welfare ii. Promote moral improvement iii. Create economic reform iv. Foster efficiency
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3. Who were the Progressives?
Mostly educated white middle-class men and women. *** The Goldilocks social class of reform. B. Muckrakers i. Crusading journalists that used the media to show govt. corruption & social injustices.
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4. Theo Roosevelt’s Progressive Strategy
*** In one paragraph, use your Ch. 9.3 WS to explain what Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal was and the actions he took to enforce it. a.
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William H Taft.
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5. Wilson’s Progressive Strategy
A. Wilson’s New Freedom Plan i. Attack the “Triple Wall of Privileges” - Trusts - Tariffs - High Finance
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6. Attacking Trusts A. No such thing as “good” trust. B. 1914, Clayton Anti-Trust Act i. Strengthened Sherman Anti-Trust law. ii. Strikes were now legal. C. 1914, Federal Trade Commission i. Corporate “Watchdog” agency. *** Issued over 400 cease and desist orders!
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7. Tariffs Wilson lowered tariffs, BIG TIME.
i. Tariff: Taxes on imported goods. ii. How will the govt. make money now? B. 1915, Federal Income Tax i. You make more? You’re taxed more. ii. By 1917, making more than tariffs.
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8. High Finance Federal Reserve System
i. Banking backbone of the economy. ii. Domestically, it made the govt. more responsive economic changes. - Protect peoples’ savings & support businesses more.
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9. Best and Worst of Wilson
A. BEST: i. 1920, 19th Amendment - Women can vote! The Gaga B. WORST: i. Did not support Civil Rights. - Did not support anti-lynching laws.
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10. End of Progressivism *** “There’s no chance of progress and reform *** in an administration in which war plays the principle part.” By 1914… i. WWI distracts US public from continuing Progressivism. - Yet, there were many successes.
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