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1 Progressive Reforms

2 Who were the Progressives?
Middle class activists – urban, college educated, mostly white Leaders of smaller, issue based reform movements Used the power of the national, state and local government to solve society’s problems Wanted to make government larger and responsible for taking care of more people Tried to get more laws, regulations and amendments passed to bring change in American society.

3 Who were the Muckrakers?
Muckrakers were a group of crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption. Publishers competed to see who could expose the most corruption

4 Problem: Living Conditions in Cities
Crammed into tenement houses with unsanitary conditions Streets were filled with garbage and filth Disease, fire and crime

5 Living Conditions in Cities: Solution
Jacob Riis publishes How the Other Half Lives Social Gospel – churches take on community problems to help the poor Salvation Army and YMCA – practical aid and religious counseling Jane Addams starts Settlement Houses

6 Problem: Child Labor Long hours, little pay, dangerous conditions
Health problems Cycle of poverty – wages were needed to help provide for the family

7 Child Labor: Solution Child Labor Laws Public Education
Age limits and maximum hours Public Education Mandatory attendance laws Skilled jobs preparation Helps immigrants assimilate

8 Problem: Work Place Safety
Uncovered machines, long hours, little pay Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

9 Work Place Safety: Solution
Building and safety codes Workers compensation Union victories Minimum wage

10 Problem: Alcohol Abuse
Breakdown of families Lost wages, physical abuse and crime Bad for business Workers don’t perform and often get hurt

11 Alcohol Abuse: Solution
Temperance Movement Moderation and elimination of alcohol from society Laws to limit availability Women lead the movement Victims of abuse The Women’s Christian Temperance Movement Moral voice in society Prohibition 18th Amendment to the Constitution – makes production, sale and distribution of alcohol illegal

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