Coach Reid The Progressive Era Progressivism Four Goals

Progressivism Four Goals of Progressivism 1) Protecting Social Welfare 2) Promoting Moral Improvement 3)

Protecting Social Welfare The goal was to improve upon conditions of industrialization Young Men's

Promoting Social Improvement Goal- Improve morality to improve life Prohibition ▪ Some believed that

Promoting Social Improvement WCTU and Anti-Saloon League Members of these groups fought to close

Creating Economic Reform The problem- Big business gained to much power Goal- to create

Creating Economic Reform Muckrakers played a huge role in economic reform Exposed big business

Fostering Efficiency Goal- to make the workplace more efficient Frederick Taylor Applied Scientific Management

Reform At State Level State Government began regulating railroads, mines, mills, and others Populism?

Reform At State Level Robert La Follete- Governor of Wisconsin Attacked railroad industry through

Protecting Working Children Reform groups fought against child labor Reformers win this battle with

Efforts To Limit Working Hours Muller vs. Oregon 1908 Limited women’s work day to

Reforming Elections Four New Election Policies 1) Secret Ballot ▪ Vote in privacy 2)

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Coach Reid The Progressive Era

Progressivism Four Goals of Progressivism 1) Protecting Social Welfare 2) Promoting Moral Improvement 3) Creating Economic Reform 4) Fostering Efficiency

Protecting Social Welfare The goal was to improve upon conditions of industrialization Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Set up libraries, classes, and social services Florence Kelley Worked to improve the lives of women and children

Promoting Social Improvement Goal- Improve morality to improve life Prohibition ▪ Some believed that alcohol undermined American ideals

Promoting Social Improvement WCTU and Anti-Saloon League Members of these groups fought to close saloons This will eventually lead to problems

Creating Economic Reform The problem- Big business gained to much power Goal- to create a more balanced economy Reformers wanted to create a stronger middle class

Creating Economic Reform Muckrakers played a huge role in economic reform Exposed big business corrupt side Ida Tarbell- “History of Standard Oil Company” One of the most famous muckrakers Exposed John D. Rockefeller for his methods of eliminating the competition

Fostering Efficiency Goal- to make the workplace more efficient Frederick Taylor Applied Scientific Management studies to improve efficiency in workplace This broke larger tasks down into smaller ones This became known as “Taylorism”

Reform At State Level State Government began regulating railroads, mines, mills, and others Populism? ? ?

Reform At State Level Robert La Follete- Governor of Wisconsin Attacked railroad industry through regulations Taxed railroads the same Stopped free passes to state officials Set up rates

Protecting Working Children Reform groups fought against child labor Reformers win this battle with the Keating Owen Act Prohibited the transportation across state lines of goods produced with child labor

Efforts To Limit Working Hours Muller vs. Oregon 1908 Limited women’s work day to ten hours Bunting vs. Oregon 1917 Limited men work day to ten hours

Reforming Elections Four New Election Policies 1) Secret Ballot ▪ Vote in privacy 2) Initiative ▪ Citizens could create a bill to vote on 3) Referendum ▪ A vote of the initiative 4) Recall ▪ Voters could remove public officials