ProgressivismProgressivism

Unit 2Unit 2

Lesson 2Lesson 2

ObjectivesObjectives

Review what impact the new industrial Review what impact the new industrial revolution had on post-Civil War America.revolution had on post-Civil War America.

Evaluate industrial age issues and how the Evaluate industrial age issues and how the Progressives proposed to cure these ills.Progressives proposed to cure these ills.

Warm UpWarm Up

What conditions What conditions allowed industry allowed industry to flourish after to flourish after the Civil War?the Civil War?

ReviewReview

Captains of Industry?Captains of Industry?

– New goods/servicesNew goods/services– Higher S.O.L.Higher S.O.L.– Growth citiesGrowth cities– PhilanthropyPhilanthropy– Link regionsLink regions

Robber Barons?Robber Barons?

– Force out small Force out small businessbusiness

– MonopoliesMonopolies– Stress resources and Stress resources and

marketmarket– Govt corruptionGovt corruption– Poor work conditionsPoor work conditions

The Progressive MvmtThe Progressive Mvmt

IssueIssue– Negative effects of Negative effects of

rapid changes in rapid changes in industry, cities, US industry, cities, US societysociety

RootsRoots– Populism (MW Populism (MW

farmers)farmers)

BeliefsBeliefs– Protect social welfareProtect social welfare– Promote moral Promote moral

developmentdevelopment– Create economic reform Create economic reform – Rid government of Rid government of

corruptioncorruption

ActionsActions– Awareness & reformAwareness & reform

The JungleThe Jungle

Upton SinclairUpton Sinclair

MuckrakerMuckraker– Expose social Expose social

injusticesinjustices

Chicago MeatpackingChicago Meatpacking– Corrupt mgmtCorrupt mgmt– Unsanitary conditionsUnsanitary conditions

ReformReform– 1938 FDA1938 FDA

Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions

What was Sinclair’s intent in writing What was Sinclair’s intent in writing The JungleThe Jungle??

What was your reaction to the passage and What was your reaction to the passage and video?video?

What was the attitude of management in the What was the attitude of management in the meatpacking industry towards its consumers?meatpacking industry towards its consumers?

What actions did the federal government take to What actions did the federal government take to remedy the situation?remedy the situation?

What problems could this legislation create What problems could this legislation create between the government and industry?between the government and industry?

Conditions Demand ReformConditions Demand Reform

Reform Jigsaw ActivityReform Jigsaw Activity– UrbanizationUrbanization– PoliticsPolitics– IndustryIndustry– SocietySociety

Identify, from your reading, issues of Identify, from your reading, issues of concern that arose surrounding the area concern that arose surrounding the area assigned to you.assigned to you.

Conditions Demand ReformConditions Demand Reform

Progressive Goals?Progressive Goals?– Protect social welfareProtect social welfare– Promote moral developmentPromote moral development– Create economic reform Create economic reform – Rid government of corruptionRid government of corruption

Now, identify specific reforms proposed to Now, identify specific reforms proposed to cure the issues or problems you identified cure the issues or problems you identified previously.previously.

IndustryIndustry

ProblemsProblems– Monopolies/trustsMonopolies/trusts– Lack unionLack union– Price fixingPrice fixing– ConditionsConditions– HoursHours– Child/womenChild/women– Product qualityProduct quality– No interstate regsNo interstate regs– Low wagesLow wages

ReformsReforms– Anti-trust ActsAnti-trust Acts– Collective BargainingCollective Bargaining– ICC and FTCICC and FTC– Safety (fire) Safety (fire) – Accident CompAccident Comp– 8 hr day8 hr day– Min wageMin wage– No child labor (14-16)No child labor (14-16)– Conservation Conservation

resourcesresources

IndustryIndustry

ReformersReformers– Ida Tarbell – Ida Tarbell – History of Standard OilHistory of Standard Oil– Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair – The Jungle– The Jungle– Eugene Debs - SocialistsEugene Debs - Socialists– Florence Kelley – Child labor, hrs, Florence Kelley – Child labor, hrs,

sweatshopssweatshops– Mother Jones – org unions of workers (IWW) Mother Jones – org unions of workers (IWW) – Teddy RooseveltTeddy Roosevelt

PoliticsPolitics

ProblemsProblems– Machines & bossesMachines & bosses– Graft & kickbacksGraft & kickbacks– CorruptionCorruption– PatronagePatronage– Election fraudElection fraud– Influence industryInfluence industry– Lack women’s voiceLack women’s voice

ReformsReforms– Home ruleHome rule– Commission/councilCommission/council– InitiativeInitiative– ReferendumReferendum– RecallRecall– Secret ballotSecret ballot– Direct primaryDirect primary– Civil serviceCivil service– 1717thth Amend Amend– 1919thth Amend Amend

PoliticsPolitics

ReformersReformers– Robert LaFollette – Progressive GovRobert LaFollette – Progressive Gov– Lincoln Steffens – Lincoln Steffens – The Shame of the CitiesThe Shame of the Cities– Thomas Nast – poly cartoonist in NYCThomas Nast – poly cartoonist in NYC– Suffragists – (Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Suffragists – (Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth

Cady Stanton) Lucretia Mott & Carrie Cady Stanton) Lucretia Mott & Carrie Chapman CattChapman Catt

– Teddy RooseveltTeddy Roosevelt

UrbanUrban

ProblemsProblems– ImmigrationImmigration– OvercrowdingOvercrowding– Tenements/slumsTenements/slums– SanitationSanitation– WaterWater– Crime & violenceCrime & violence– PovertyPoverty– Health & diseaseHealth & disease

ReformsReforms– QuotasQuotas– Building codes Building codes – City servicesCity services– Playgrounds & parksPlaygrounds & parks– Police & firePolice & fire– Public transportPublic transport– Community centersCommunity centers– Free KFree K

UrbanUrban

ReformersReformers– Jacob Riis – Jacob Riis – How the Other Half LivesHow the Other Half Lives

SocialSocial

ProblemsProblems– DiscriminationDiscrimination– AlcoholismAlcoholism– GamblingGambling– Crime & violenceCrime & violence– Child LaborChild Labor– ProstitutionProstitution– DiseaseDisease– PollutionPollution

ReformsReforms– NAACPNAACP– Temperance & 18Temperance & 18thth

AmendAmend– YMCA & Salvation YMCA & Salvation

ArmyArmy– Free K – citizenship Free K – citizenship

& literacy& literacy– Ethnic social clubs & Ethnic social clubs &

settlement housessettlement houses– ConservationConservation

SocialSocial

ReformersReformers– Jane Addams – Hull HouseJane Addams – Hull House– Gifford Pinchot – conservationGifford Pinchot – conservation– Booker T Washington– African American Booker T Washington– African American

vocational trainingvocational training– WEB DuBois – African American legal rightsWEB DuBois – African American legal rights

ClosureClosure

How did the ideas of How did the ideas of progressive writers progressive writers help to inspire new help to inspire new reform movements?reform movements?

Investigative reporters Investigative reporters went inside cities, went inside cities, factories to expose factories to expose realities…public so realities…public so outraged demanded outraged demanded change!change!

HomeworkHomework

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