1. Progressivism

2. The Rise of Progressivism
Began at the end of the 1800s
Living and working conditions, especially in the big cities, needed reform
Therefore, a series of economic, political and social reforms began

3. Child Labor

4. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A factory in NYC that produced
textiles, mostly female workers
A fire broke out in the factory in March of 1911
The emergency exit doors were locked to prevent stealing, and the workers were trapped inside
146 female workers died in the fire
MAIN POINT!!!-The fire outraged many people and the deaths led to more demands for reform

7. Muckrakers
Many progressive-era writers began exposing corruption in various institutions
They became known as muckrakers
Lincoln Steffens – exposed corruption in St. Louis
Ida Tarbell – wrote about the corrupt practices of the Standard Oil Company
Upton Sinclair – Wrote The Jungle, exposing the horrors of the meat-packing industry
The Jungle led to the creation the Meat Inspection Act, which later became the FDA

8. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

10. More Reformers Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives
Book of photographs showing the horrifying living conditions of the urban slums
Jane Addams – the Hull House
First big settlement house, located in Chicago
Laid the foundation for future reforms, political investigation, and opening of other settlement houses
Carrie Nation – Prohibitionist
Known for hacking up bars and saloons with a machete or a hatchet

11. Jacob Riis

12. Carrie Nation

13. Hull House

14. More Reformers Dorothea Dix Horace Mann
Mental health and prison reform
Horace Mann
Education reform

15. Prohibition/Temperance
Mostly known as a women’s issue
The 18th Amendment
Made the making, selling, or transporting of alcohol illegal in the United States
The movement failed, increased crime rates, and was eventually repealed

17. The Three Progressive Presidents

19. Theodore Roosevelt The first of the 3 progressive presidents
The first president to appear to side with strikers and labor unions rather than management
Anthracite Coal Mine Strike (1902)
15,000 workers went on strike
Roosevelt served as arbitrator
Became a national hero for getting the workers a pay raise and also making sure the nation got coal

20. Roosevelt Cont’d
US V. EC Knight Co. – the Supreme Court had sided with EC Knight and ruled that the gov’t could not break up certain monopolies
Roosevelt claimed this ruling violated the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Northern Securities v. US – Roosevelt sued the company for its monopoly on railroads
The company was broken up, and Roosevelt was praised as a reformer

21. Conservation Roosevelt placed over 230 million acres of land
under federal protection
Created over 150 national
parks

22. Roosevelt - Summary Rough Riders 1st Progressive president
Fought in Cuba during Spanish-American War
1st Progressive president
sided with workers for the first time
Roosevelt Corollary
addition to the Monroe Doctrine
Authorized US to act as international police force
“Big Stick” diplomacy
Willing to use military to intimidate
Conservation
Established national parks
Northern Securities v. US
First successful lawsuit against a monopoly

23. William Taft
Our heaviest president (got stuck in the White House bathtub)
2nd Progressive President
Backed by Roosevelt
In 1908, Roosevelt
backed out of election
and Taft ran in his
place

24. Election of 1912 Taft – Republican party
Woodrow Wilson – Democratic party
Teddy Roosevelt – Progressive “Bull-Moose” party

25. Split the Republican vote, and the Democrat won
Election of Results