1. The Progressive Era 1890-1920

2. Era of Reform Economic Political Health and Environment Social and Moral Industry

3. Industry Brought Many Dangers

4. Wealthy Tycoons Vanderbilt Estate Rockefeller Estate

5. Growing Middle Class Schools Libraries Fair wages Less child labor prohibition

6. Economic Reform Break up Trusts –Trusts are companies that own a very large share of the production and sale of a product Standard Oil, AT&T,

7. Economic Reform 16 th Amendment Graduated federal income tax –Individuals –Cooperation –Rates ranged from 1% to 6%

8. Political Reforms Recall Initiative Referendum Direct Election of Senators –1913 –17 th Amendment

9. Health Reform Pure Food and Drug Act Food and Drug Administration

10. Environmental Reform Wilderness Conservation Areas National Parks

11. Social Reform Women’s Suffrage –19 th Amendment 1920

12. Prohibition Bans production and sale of alcohol 18 th Amendment 1919-1933 21 st Amendment –repealed prohibition

13. Social Reform Hull House YMCA YWCA Jane Adams - Hull House YMCA and YWCA

14. Little Social Reform for non-Whites Jim Crow south Solid South voting – blacks could not vote so Southern Democrats always won elections Segregated neighborhoods and employment in North and South

15. Industry Limits on Child Labor Improve workplace conditions Maximum working hours unions