1. WARM UP: What does PROGRESSIVE mean?
The Progressive Era
WARM UP:
What does PROGRESSIVE
mean?

2. Progressive: 1. Moving forward; advancing.
2. Proceeding in steps; continuing steadily by increments: progressive change.
3. Promoting or favoring progress toward better conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods: a progressive politician; progressive business leadership.

3. Reconstruction through the early twentieth century was a time of contradictions for many Americans. Agricultural expansion was accomplished through wars against the Plains Indians, leading to new federal Indian policies. Industrial development brought great fortunes to a few and raised the standard of living for millions of Americans, but also brought about the rise of national labor unions and clashes between industry and labor. Social problems in rural and urban settings gave rise to third-party movements and the beginning of the Progressive Movement.

4. Ida B. Wells
led an anti-lynching crusade and called on the federal government to take action.

5. Booker T. Washington
believed the way to equality was through vocational education and economic success; he accepted social separation

6. W.E.B. Du Bois
believed that education was meaningless without equality. He supported political equality for African Americans by helping to form the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

7. Defining Progressive:
The Progressive Era was characterized by using the government to reform problems.

8. What changed during the Progressive Era?
control of the government by the people
economic opportunities through government regulation
elimination of social injustices
control of abuses by big business

9. Working Conditions dangerous environments child labor
        long hours, low wages, no job security, no benefits
employment of women
       company towns

11. Warm Up:
How did the excesses of the “Gilded Age” contribute to the development of the Progressive Movement?

13. Causes of the Progressive Movement
Excesses of the Gilded Age
− Income disparity ???
− Age of the robber barons

16. Goals of the Progressive Movement
Government controlled by people
Guaranteed economic opportunities through government regulation
Elimination of social injustices

17. Coal Mines, Company Stores, Strikes, etc…
Read your section, pick out major ideas min
Discuss with your group so everyone sees the overall goal of the article min
Discuss with others that have the same # min
Create a paragraph summary within your group that best explains your article min
Choose someone to present your topic to the class

18. Warm Up:
Imagine you live in a society where a few people control EVERYTHING.
Now, it is time to change that system.
Think of some ways that you could better organize your society so that everyone has a more equal “voice” in your community.
Draw a diagram that illustrates your new system.

19. Progressive Accomplishments Government
In local government:
New forms meet needs of urban society
(example: commission and council manager)

20. Progressive Accomplishments Government
In state government:
Referendum: direct vote
Initiative: petitions can force an issue to be voted on
Recall: removing an elected person from office

21. Progressive Accomplishments Government
In Elections:
Primary elections
Direct election of U.S. Senators (17th Amendment)
Secret ballot

22. Progressive Accomplishments:
In child labor:
Muckraking literature describing abuses of child labor
Child labor laws

23. Warm Up:
Do you think the United States should be involved in the business of other countries?
Economically?
Politically?
Militarily?

24. Review from last time
Strikes
People
Organizations
Results

25. Anti-Trust Laws
Sherman Anti-Trust Act—Prevents any business structure that “restrains trade” (monopolies)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act—Expands Sherman Anti-Trust Act; outlaws price-fixing; exempts unions from Sherman Act

26. Womens’ Suffrage Was a forerunner of modern protest movement
Benefited from strong leadership (Susan B. Anthony)
Encouraged women to enter the labor force during WW1
Resulted in 19th Amendment to the Constitution

27. Spanish American War

28. WARM UP
What do you think is the best way that we can ensure Iraq’s success in world economics?

29. Expanding US Economics
Open Door Policy—Secretary of State John Hay proposed a policy that would give all nations equal trading rights in China.

30. Expanding US Economics
Dollar diplomacy—President Taft urged American banks and businesses to invest in Latin America. He promised that the United States would step in if unrest threatened their investments

31. Spanish American War Puerto Rico was annexed by the United States.
The United States gave themselves the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.

32. Panama Canal
United States encouraged Panama’s independence from Colombia.
Parties negotiated a treaty to build the canal.

33. (more) Destruction of Foreign Cultures
Hawaii - U.S. efforts to depose Hawaii’s monarchy; U.S. annexation of Hawaii
Philippines - Annexed after Spanish American War
Open Door Policy - Urged all foreigners in China to obey Chinese law, observe fair competition

34. -Quiz Next Class-

35. Political Cartoon Questions
Which nations are represented?
How is each nation portrayed?
What symbols are used to show positive and negative traits?
How does the quote at the bottom relate to the drawing?
What is the overall message of the cartoon?