Progressive Era Progressive Era 1900-1916 1900-1916
Dec 29, 2015
Progressive EraProgressive Era1900-19161900-1916
Reform MovementsReform Movements
PopulistsPopulists FarmersFarmers Rural ProblemsRural Problems
ProgressivesProgressives Middle ClassMiddle Class Urban ProblemsUrban Problems
ProgressivesProgressives Increase DemocracyIncrease Democracy End CorruptionEnd Corruption Help Working ClassHelp Working Class
Progressives:Progressives:
Reformers who attempted to rectify the Reformers who attempted to rectify the problems caused by the Industrial problems caused by the Industrial Revolution & Big GovernmentRevolution & Big Government
Muckrakers: writers exposed Muckrakers: writers exposed problems of societyproblems of society
Goals of ProgressivesGoals of Progressives make government more responsive & make government more responsive &
responsibleresponsible limit power of party bosses & political limit power of party bosses & political
machinesmachines increased participation by responsible increased participation by responsible
citizenscitizens end laissez-faireend laissez-faire trust-bustingtrust-busting women’s suffragewomen’s suffrage conservationismconservationism
Women LeadersWomen Leaders Women’s Rights: Alice PaulWomen’s Rights: Alice Paul Urban: Jane AddamsUrban: Jane Addams Prohibition: Carrie NationProhibition: Carrie Nation
Civil RightsCivil Rights
Racial Equality: Booker T. Washington & Racial Equality: Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. DuBoisW.E.B. DuBois
Anti-Lynching League:Anti-Lynching League: Ida B. Wells BarnettIda B. Wells Barnett
Reforming State & City GovernmentReforming State & City Government
direct primary systemdirect primary system initiative & referenduminitiative & referendum recall electionsrecall elections tax reformtax reform City CommissionsCity Commissions Election of OfficialsElection of Officials fight city bosses & machinesfight city bosses & machines
Muckrakers: writers exposed Muckrakers: writers exposed problems of societyproblems of society
Upton Sinclair, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle The Jungle Lincoln SteffensLincoln Steffens, The Shame , The Shame
of the Citiesof the Cities Ida TarbellIda Tarbell, History of , History of
Standard OilStandard Oil Jacob RiisJacob Riis, How the Other Half , How the Other Half
LivesLives William R. HearstWilliam R. Hearst, publisher, publisher
Teddy RooseveltTeddy Roosevelt
trust-bustertrust-buster supporter of Laborsupporter of Labor
Anthracite Coal Anthracite Coal StrikeStrike
Civil RightsCivil Rights Conservation Conservation
MovementMovement
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft
Ballinger-Pinchot Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy on Controversy on conservationconservation
T.R. challenged TaftT.R. challenged Taft Progressive (Bull Progressive (Bull
Moose Party)Moose Party)
Election 1912Election 1912
Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson
Southern ScholarSouthern Scholar Federal Reserve ActFederal Reserve Act Clayton Anti-Trust ActClayton Anti-Trust Act Keating-Owen ActKeating-Owen Act Women’s Suffrage Women’s Suffrage
controversycontroversy