emergence of progressivism + aims

N.. clear Aims of progressivism and not confined to one p…

No, party

De W… believed that progressivism was due to regulation of big b… plus so… and p… reforms

Witt, business,social, political

There was no s… reason for the emergence of progressivism

Single

Why did it emerge?= e… and s… problems, need p… and big b… reform, influence of m…, fear of r….

Economic, social, political, business, media, revolution

Economic problems— recession in 189..= high unemployment in cities, businesses cut wages= fall in l… standards, banks c….. = people lost savings, a….. decline due to falling prices and north couldn’t compete with w…

1893, living, collapsed, agriculture, west

Social problems- high p…, ov…. and a lack of c… water = low living conditions, no restrictions on w… hours + no welfare system

Poverty, overcrowding, clean, working

Need for political reforms- dissatisfaction with two main parties, democrats= c….., republicans= party of big b….

Conservative, business

Need to regulate big business- businesses-trusts- became so p…. that they threatened to get m…… in industries which meant they would fix prices with no competition- Morgan, c….., Rockefeller- needed regulation but no ag….. on it

Powerful, monopolies, carneige, agreement

The influence of the media- huge increase in n…..- press exposed evils of society, Ida t…..= wrote expose on incriminating papers from s…. oil + Upton s……= muck…… articles- influence public opinion

Newspapers, Tarbell, standard, Sinclair, muckraking

Fear of revolution- growth in socialism and rad…. So reform could = revolution, trade unions grew- 1892 Pittsburgh s….. strike- mainly m…. class feared it + most l….. of progressivism were middle class

Radicalism, steelwork, middle, leaders

Political aims- wanted constitutional change to allow w…. to vote, fed gov involvement in e…., reform of management of c…-d….. election of mayors, change to political parties due to b….. control

Women, economy, cities, democratic, businessmen

Economic aims- regulate business so control wasn’t with r… individuals- control b…., want legislation to recognise TUs, limit hours of w…., and protect against m…., wanted to change currency to s… to reduce business power

Rich, banks, work, monopolies, silver

Social aims- better q…. of life, female vote, wanted state funded w…. benefits due to unemployment, supported prohibition-anti s…. league-, help African Americans to escape p…..

Quality, welfare, saloon, poverty