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Progressivism(1890s-1920)Progressivism(1890s-1920) Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H. S. Chappaqua, NY Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H. S. Chappaqua, NY
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MuckrackersMuckrackers GooGoosGooGoos TemperanceTemperance SuffragettesSuffragettes PopulistsPopulists Mid-classWomenMid-classWomen LaborUnionsLaborUnions CivilRightsCivilRights
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2 nd Great Awakening Antebellum Reforms [1810s- 1850s] CIVILWARCIVILWAR Populism [1870s- 1890s] Social Gospel Progressivism Progressivism [1890s-1920] 1920s Revivalism New Deal [1930s- 1940s] 1950s Revivalism Great Society & 1960s Social Movements Christian Evangelical Movement CONSERVATIVECONSERVATIVEREVOLUTIONREVOLUTIONCONSERVATIVECONSERVATIVEREVOLUTIONREVOLUTION The “Culture Wars”: The Pendulum of Right v. Left WWIWWI WWIIWWII
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Tensions during the Gilded Age Materialism & Corruption Progressivism Closed the western frontier [waste of natural resources]. Industrialization Part II [corporate interests dominate]. Growth of the big cities [corrupt political party machines]. Glorification of American individualism [“Gospel of Wealth”]. Economic prosperity [wide gap between rich and poor]. Re-establish our moral energies. Belief in progress. Social & political activism [the positive power of govt. will bring about social progress]. Optimism about the future. Confidence no problem is too difficult to overcome. Goal revitalize American democracy.
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The Progressive Movement The Heritage of Populism “Bryan” Democracy + Progressivism New types of leadership. Political reformers. New generation of thinkers and scholars. “Muckracker” journalists. Influence of social Christianity. Increasing role of women.
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