Chapter 9

7Chapter 9

The Age of Reform

Progressivism

Focused on urban problems, such as the plight of workers, poor sanitation, and corrupt political machines

Work place-dangerous conditions Social problems-wanted people to

have great control over government

Politics-expose corruption

Industry reform

Campaigned for labor laws that would prohibit or limit child labor and improve conditions for female workers

Workplace safety-Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Reforming society

Clean up cities Fix the tenement housing issue Safe places for children to play Health care City-planning movement-park

construction, building codes, sanitation standards, and zoning

Moral reform

Prohibition-a ban on the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages

Racial Discrimination

Few white progressives devoted much energy to the problems of discrimination and prejudice against African Americans and American Indians

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Society of American Indians

Chapter 10

Progressive Politicians

Section 1-Reforming Government

Election reforms-give the government back to the people Direct primary 17th Amendment-gave voters the power

to elect their senators directly

Section 2 Roosevelt and the Square Deal

“bully pulpit” Square Deal-wanted to balance

the interests of business, consumers, and labor

Limited the power of trusts, promoted public health and safety and improved working conditions

Practices of food and drug companies

Drug companies, food processors and meat packers were selling dangerous products (churching spoiled butter with skim milk would make it look fresh; chemicals used to take away odor of old eggs)

Upton Sinclair The Jungle 1906 Congress passed the Meat

Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act

Protecting the Environment

150 million acres as forest reserves National Park Service was created

in 1916

Women’s Suffrage National American Women Suffrage

Association Long hard struggle Women threw their support behind

WWI and this helped to weaken opposition to women’s suffrage

President Wilson supported this cause in 1918

1920 the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified