The Progressive Era

Progressivism

A reform movement following the Gilded Age, addressing societal issues such as inequality and corruption.

Protect social welfare

A goal of reformers. Focus on improving living conditions, education, and healthcare for vulnerable populations.

Promote Moral development

A goal of reformers. It aimed to improve personal behavior through education and legislation.

Prohibition

Banning Alcohol - was believed to solve problems with men (Women liked this)

Secure economic reform

advocating for regulations to ensure fair business practices and labor rights.

Muckrackers

Journalists expose corruption in business.

The Jungle

Novel by Upton Sinclair - exposed the horrors of the meat industry

Jacob Riis

photojournalists exposing problems in cities

How the Other Half Lives

Book written by Jacob Riis

Suffrage

The right to vote - big issue for women

Child labor

Reformers worked to end child labor, nearly every state banned it by 1918

The Knights of Labor

The first union to accept all races, genders, and skill levels

Labor Unions

Purpose = strengthen in numbers to gain better conditions and pay

The American Federation of Labor (AFL)

Accepted only skilled white men, won higher wages and shorter weeks for its members.

Wobblies

Radical group of mostly unskilled workers who believed in socialism

Initiative for election reform

Citizens wanted something on the ballot

Referendum policy of election reform

Government asks citizens to pass any pieces of legislation

Recall policy of election reform

Take back an elected person or piece of legislation

Secret ballot

Nobody knows who you vote for

17th Amendment

popular election of senators by the people

Pedleton Civil Service Act 1883

Attemted to end spoil system

Civil Service Commission

Required all government officials to pass the Civil Service Exam

Women often worked in ___

Garment industry, office work, retail, and education

Square deal

Roosevelts platform - vowed not to favor anyone and be fair to all

Teddy Roosevelt is known as ___

A modern president

Trusts

Controlled 80% of US industries

Roosevelt filed __ antitrust suits

44

Halted sale of contaminated food and medicine

The Pure Food and Drug Act

NAACP

Formed by African Americans, women, and prominent white reformers. Wanted equality among all races.

Taft busted __ trusts in his 4 years as president

90

The Republicans formed a third party called

The Pogressive party (The Bull Moose Party)

Instituted a graduated federal income tax

16th Amendment

19th Amendment gave women ___

The right to vote

The Progressive presidents where __ at acknowloging civil rights

Bad

Wilsons program to limit big businesses

New Freedom

Presidents during the progressive era

Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson