1. Progressivism: A reaction to the Industrial Age

2. Definition Reform efforts aimed to: Goals:
return control of gov’t to the people
restore economic opportunity,
and correct injustices in American life.
Goals:
Protect social welfare
Promote moral improvement
Create economic reform
Fostering efficiency

3. Social Reform Settlement Houses Prohibition Women Workers
Hull House- Jane Addams
Prohibition
Temperance movement
Women
Higher Education
Suffrage Movement
Workers
Set minimum age
Limited work hours
Provide workers compensation

4. Economic Reform Muckrakers Corruption and public life
Interstate Commerce Act (ICA)
Prohibited railroad owners from high prices
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
Enforce the ICA
Meat Inspection Act
Strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers
Pure food and Drug Act
Halted sale of contaminated foods and medicines
Conservation
Preservation of wilderness

5. The Jungle (1906) by Upton Sinclair
There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor, in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers had tramped and spit uncounted billions of consumption [tuberculosis] germs. There would be meat stored in great piles in rooms;… and thousands of rats would race about on it… A man could run his hand over these piles of meat and sweep off handfuls of the dried dung of rats. These rats were nuisances and the packers would put poisoned bread out for them; they would die, and then rats, bread, and meat would go into the hoppers together.

6. Economic Reform Clayton Anti-trust Act (1914)
Sought to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) and prohibited corporations from buying the stock of another
Legalized strikes, peaceful picketing, boycotts, and collection of strike benefits
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Investigates violations of regulatory statues
Reports from corporations
Stopped unfair business practices

7. Economic Reform Federal Reserve System
Divided the nation into 12 districts
National Banking system

8. Political Reform Democracy was expanded
Aimed to stop Political machines and bosses
16th Amendment: Federal income tax
17th Amendment: Senators were directly elected
18th Amendment: Prohibition
19th Amendment: Women’s Suffrage

9. Political Reform Reform in government Secret Ballot
Initiative- bill originated by people
Referendum- voters accept or reject initiative
Recall- enable voters to remove public officials