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Progressive Era
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Progressive Era
Opening
• Come up with a problem during the Gilded Age.
• Now come up with a solution or law that would fix that problem.
Progressive Era
• Time period from 1900-1920, in which the role of government expanded in order to fix social and economic problems. What social philosophy does this relate to?
• Motivations Behind Reforms: Progressives believed that society had a duty to care and provide for those less fortunate.
• City Reforms: The Progressives first took on problems in the cities specifically sanitary conditions and safety in tenements.
Major Reformers
• William Jennings Bryan: Reformer who wanted to help farmers by creating inflation.
• Eugene Debs: Socialist who ran for president 5 times. He fought for worker’s rights.
• WEB Dubois: Black author who pushed for active political protest to gain civil rights.
• Ida B Wells: Black journalist who fought to expose lynching as a national evil.
Progressive Presidents• Theodore Roosevelt: Republican (1902-1908). He was
known as a trust-buster because he sought to break up monopolies. He also passed laws protecting the environment and food quality.
• William Taft: Republican (1908-1912) He broke up more trusts than Roosevelt and continued Roosevelt’s policies.
• Woodrow Wilson: Democrat (1912-1918) He aggressively sought to limit business’s influence. He also sought government regulation of the economy.
• http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/night_at_the_museum/trailers/11101835/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3pQ2lfvbL8
National Reforms• Labor: Laws were passed to limit child labor. Also
unions became recognized and helped secure shorter work days.
• Monetary Policy: In 1913, the Federal Reserve was created. It sought to control the economy through interest rates.
• Public Safety: Laws regulating food production and other consumer safety issues were passed.
• Conservation: Steps were taken to protect the environment from development. These steps included national parks and reserves.
Progressive Amendments
• 16 Amendment: This Amendment allowed a federal income tax. The tax utilized was a graduated income tax.
• 17th Amendment: This Amendment allowed for the direct election of Senators.
• 18th Amendment: This Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale or transportation of alcohol.
• 19th Amendment: This Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote.
Political Reforms
• Political Machines: An organization run by a political that seeks to maintain power in order to control political influence and public money.
• Corruption: Often political machines led to politicians being bribed to give appointments or government contract to people favored by the Party.
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Imperialism
• Imperialism: When a strong nation dominates another one politically or economically.
• The United States aggressively sought to expand its empire between 1890 and 1912.
China and Cuba
• Open Door Policy: The United States sought to keep all of China open to free trade without restrictions.
• Yellow Journalism: Reporting that exaggerated the Cuban oppression by the Spanish in order to sell papers.
Spanish-American War
• Spanish-American War: Following the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898, the United States defeated Spain, gaining large amounts of territory.
• Expansion: As a result of the war the United States controlled Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam. The US also added Hawaii.
American Foreign Policy
• Monroe Doctrine: Declaration by President Monroe in 1823 that warned European nations against colonizing in the Western Hemisphere.
• Roosevelt Corollary: Roosevelt’s declaration in 1904 that declared the United States would act as a police power in Latin America.
Panama Canal
• Panama Canal: In 1914 the United States completed the Panama Canal which allowed faster trade.
Presidential Policies
• Roosevelt: Big Stick: He believed in using force, if necessary, to achieve American goals.
• Taft: Dollar Diplomacy: He believed the United States should expand and protect their economic presence in Latin America and Asia.
• Wilson: Moral Diplomacy: He believed the United States should apply democratic ideals to foreign policy rather than economic interests or the use of force.
