1. What were the Goals of the Progressive Movement?
United States History & Government
11th Grade Boys & Girls
Al-Madinah School
May 28, 2019

2. Progressive Movement
A movement that tried to improve social, political and economic conditions of America.
Goals of the Movement
Protecting social welfare
To promote moral improvement
Creating economic reform
Fostering efficiency

3. Protecting Social Welfare
Social Gospel Movement and Settlement houses provided social welfare
YMCA provided library services, sponsored classes to immigrants and new city dwellers, built swimming pools and gymnasium.
Salvation Army provided basic services to slum dwellers
Florence Kelley worked to improve the life of women and children
Helped pass the Illinois Factory Act in 1893

4. Moral Improvement
The reformers tried to help people improve their moral behavior.
Prohibition movement was conducted by Women (WCTU) to ban alcohol.
Started opening kindergartens, visiting prisons, working for suffrage – do everything.
Had tensions with immigrants.
A constitutional amendment was passed to ban alcohol in America

5. Economic Reform
The panic of 1890s caused many Americans to question the capitalist system
Workers created Socialist Movements (Eugene V. Debs)
A group of journalists and writers started to expose the corruption in the business world.
Muckrakers

6. Fostering Efficiency
Scientific Management was introduced by Frederick Winslow Taylor
Assembly line production method by Ford

7. Reforming Local Government
Commission to oversea developmental projects
By 1917, 500 cities had commissions following Galveston, Texas ‘s example.
Council-Manager form of Government , in which people elected a city council to run the affairs of the city.
Reform mayors introduced progressive reforms without changing the government structures.
Fairer tax, lower fare for public transport system, rooted out corruption, system of work relief for unemployed, etc.

8. Reforming State Governments
Reform Governors
Some governors (Robert La Follette of Wisconsin & James S. Hogg of Texas) implemented reform agenda.
La Follete cured corruption in the railroad industry.
Working for Children’s Right
National Child Labor Committee was formed which investigated child labor issues.
Keating-Owen Act of 1916 prohibited transportation of goods made by child labor.

9. Limiting Work Hours Reforming Elections
Muller v. Oregon: 10 hour workday for women
Bunting v. Oregon: 10 hour workday for men
Employee benefits in case of accidents and death
Reforming Elections
Secret ballot, initiatives, referendum, recall and primary as more democratic reform
17th amendment made it necessary for senators to be elected directly.