1 2.1 Know the effects of industrialization on living and working conditions, including the portrayal of working conditions and food safety in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. 2.7Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel. 2.8 Examine the effect of political programs and activities of Populists. 2.9 Understand the effect of political programs and activities of the Progressives The Progress ive Era
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2.1 Know the effects of industrialization on living and working conditions, including the portrayal of working conditions and food safety in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle.
2.7Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel.
2.8 Examine the effect of political programs and activities of Populists.
2.9 Understand the effect of political programs and activities of the Progressives
The Progressive Era
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WHAT IS PROGRESSIVISM?The belief that:
THE GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS, SHOULD BE MORE ACTIVE IN SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Most progressives were educated middle class.
Social Darwinism is the belief that those who cannot be successful in society should die off. The government should not help the poor.
How does this contrast with Social Darwinism?
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PROBLEMS APPEARED RAPIDLY
IN GROWING URBAN AREAS
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INCREASED IMMIGRATION AND MASS MOVEMENT TO URBAN AREAS CREATED SERIOUS PROBLEMS
city jobs attracted Americans from farms and small towns.
Millions of immigrants settled in the new cities.
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PROBLEMS IN THE NEW CITIES #1:
TENEMENT SLUMS
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TENEMENTS WERE APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH MANY SMALL ROOMS WHERE WHOLE FAMILIES WOULD LIVE, CROWDED
TOGETHER WITHOUT ADEQUATE AIR, WATER OR SANITARY FACILITIES.
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INSIDE A TENEMENT APARTMENT
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“5 CENTS A SPOT” THE PRICE FOR A BED FOR THE NIGHT
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WHERE THE POOR SLEPT
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PROBLEMS IN THE NEW CITIES #2 DISEASE
Poor sanitation, backed up
sewers, crowded poorly
ventilated apartments led to the
rapid spread of disease.
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Cholera•Contracted from contaminated water•Severe diarrhea causes shock from dehydration
within hours•Death can occur in less than 24 hours
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Tuberculosis (TB)
usually attacks the lungs
It spread from from coughs or sneezes.
At the time, there was no cure and its victims often died.