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Section 1
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Political, economic, and social change in late 19th century America leads to broad progressive reforms.
Four Goals of Progressivism• Reformers aim to restore economic
opportunity, correct injustice by:
• ___________________________________• ____________________________________• ____________________________________• ____________________________________
Protecting Social Welfare•
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Four Goals of Progressivism
Promoting Moral Improvement• _________________________
Continued . . .
Four Goals of Progressivism
Creating Economic Reform•____________________________
___________________________
Fostering Efficiency• Scientific management—time
and motion studies applied to workplace
•______________________________________________________- cause high worker turnover
Reform at the State LevelReform Governors• __________________is 3-
term governor, then senator of Wisconsin- ______________________
Protecting Working Children• _____________________gathers evidence of
harsh conditions• _____________________________________• ______________________________________
Reform at the State Level
Reforming Elections• Initiative—
• Referendum—
• Recall—
Direct Election of Senators• Seventeenth Amendment -
Section 2
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As a result of social and economic change, many women enter public life as workers and reformers.
Women in the Work Force
Women in Industry• ______________________
______________________• ______________________
______________________
Domestic Workers• _________________________
_________________________
Women Lead ReformWomen and Reform•
__________________________________________child care, education
•_______________________________________- _______________________________
A Three-Part Strategy for Suffrage• Convince state legislatures to give women right
to vote• Test 14th Amendment—states lose representation if deny
men vote• Push for constitutional amendment to give women the
vote
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Section 3
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As president, Theodore Roosevelt works to give citizens a Square Deal through progressive reforms.
A Rough-Riding President
_____________________________
The Modern Presidency• _________________________________• His leadership, publicity campaigns
help create modern presidency• Supports federal government role when
states do not solve problems- ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Using Federal Power
_______________________• By 1900, trusts control about 4/5 of
U.S. industries• Roosevelt wants to curb trusts that
hurt public interest- breaks up some trusts under Sherman Antitrust Act
1902 Coal Strike• Coal reserves low; forces
miners and operators to accept arbitration
• ________________________________________________
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Health and the Environment
Regulating Foods and Drugs• _____________________—exposed
unsanitary conditions in meatpacking• Roosevelt pushes for
____________________________:- ___________________________- ___________________________
Pure Food and Drug Act•_____________________________
____________________________- ___________________________
Continued . . .
Health and the Environment
Conservation and Natural Resources• 1887, U.S. Forest Bureau
established, manages 45 million acres
Conservation Measures• Roosevelt sets aside forest reserves, sanctuaries,
national parks• Believes in ____________________ -_______________________________-_______________________________
Roosevelt and Civil Rights
Civil Rights at the Turn of the 20th Century
• Roosevelt does not support civil rights for African Americans
• invites _____________________to White House
•_____________________________________________________________________________________
•_________________________________________________________
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Section 4
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Taft’s ambivalent approach to progressive reform leads to a split in the Republican Party and the loss of the presidency to the Democrats.
Taft Becomes President
Taft Stumbles• _______________________
_______________________• Has cautiously progressive
agenda; gets little credit for successes
Progressivism under Taft
The Payne-Aldrich Tariff• Taft signs ____________________—
compromise bill, moderate tariffs• ______________________________________
______________________________________
Taft Becomes President
Disputing Public Lands• ______________________________
- testifies against Ballinger, favored a balance between private development and conservation like TR- ______________________________
The Bull Moose Party• Progressives form
_________________; nominate Roosevelt, call for:- _______________________- _______________________- _______________________
• Runs against ________________________ reform governor of NJ
The Republican Party Splits
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The Election• ___________________________________
- wants stronger antitrust laws, banking reform, lower tariffs- calls all monopolies evil
• _____________________________________not all monopolies bad
• _____________________________________
Democrats Win in 1912
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Section 5
_____________________Woodrow Wilson establishes a strong reform agenda as a progressive leader.
Wilson Wins Financial Reforms
Wilson’s New Freedom
_______________________________• __________________stops companies
buying stock to form monopoly• Ends injunctions against strikers unless
threaten irreparable damage• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—
new “watchdog” agency- __________________________- __________________________
A New Tax System• _____________________________
_____________________________• Sets precedent of giving State of the
Union message in person• His use of bully pulpit leads to
passage
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Wilson Wins Financial Reforms
Federal Income Tax• ____________________
________________________________________
Federal Reserve System• ____________________—
private banking system under federal control
• Nation divided into 12 districts; central bank in each district
Local Suffrage Battles
• College-educated women spread suffrage message to working-class
• Go door-to-door, take trolley tours, give speeches at stops- some adopt bold tactics of British suffragists
Women Win Suffrage
Catt and the National Movement•_______________________________
______________________________• ___________________, 1920--
Nineteenth Amendment grants women right to vote
Wilson and Civil Rights• ___________________________________• ___________________________________• Appoints fellow white Southerners to cabinet
who extend segregation• NAACP feels betrayed; Wilson self-defense
widens rift
The Limits of Progressivism
The Twilight of Progressivism• ____________________________;
reform efforts stall