Events and Ideas 5 Progressive Movement U S

Events and Ideas #5 Progressive Movement U. S. History Unit 2

Contains: • • • Crash Course Video #27 - w/worksheet Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle - w/questions Monopolies and Antitrust - w/questions Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - w/reflection Crash Course Video #31 - w/worksheet

Directions: • Fill out the graphic organizer in your packet while viewing this Power. Point • DO NOT TAKE CORNELL NOTES • You may include information you hear in the videos on the graphic organizer • No EQ except on Crash Course Video worksheets

The Progressive Movement

Crash Course Video • Episode #27 • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=i 0 Q 4 z PR 4 G 7 M

Read…. • The next three slides contain background information that you will need to know for the test, but you do not need to take notes on these.

Who were the Progressives? • Progressivism was not a unified movement. • Progressives came from both political parties. • Urban, educated, and middle -class. • Progressives included: • journalists, social workers, educators, politicians, and clergy.

Women Lead Reform • Many reformers were women. • Women reformers strove to improve conditions at work and home. Colleges like Vassar and Smith allowed women to excel • Many upper and middle class women went to colleges

Origins of Progressivism • Middle class reformers addressed the problems of society: • Economic inequities • Environmental issues • Social welfare • Working conditions • Rights for women and children

Protect Social Welfare Problem: • Industrialization in the late 19 th century was largely unregulated. • Employers felt little responsibility toward their workers. Progressive Solution: • Settlement houses and churches • Organizations like the YMCA and the Salvation Army Shelter

Promote Moral Development Problem: • Some reformers felt that the answer to society’s problems was personal behavior. Progressive Ideas: • Prohibition of alcohol included the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) Solution: • Prohibition of alcohol passed in 1920

Journalists Criticize Big Business Problem: • Corruption in business. Progressive Ideas: • Investigative reporters exposed problems: • Ida Tarbell exposed Standard Oil Company’s cut-throat methods of eliminating competition • Upton Sinclair exposed inhumane and unsanitary issues with the meat packing industry Solution: …

Pure Food and Drug Act • In response to Upton Sinclair’s claims of unwholesome products: • Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. • The Act halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling.

Upton Sinclair The Jungle Answer these questions • https: //www. youtube. com 1. Why did factory life not live up to its promise? (4 /watch? v=Xxe 9 nos. Waw. M things) 2. What things did Upton Sinclair see in the meat packing plant? 3. How were the workers treated? 4. What good things came from Sinclair's book?

Clayton Anti-Trust Act • 1914: Congress enacted the Clayton Anti-Trust Act • An anti-trust provision prevented companies from acquiring stock from another company • Supported workers’ unions.

Monopolies and Antitrust • Only watch to 4: 12 on the counter!!! And answer these questions • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Sb_ -wfm. Jn. HA 1. Who were the robber barons? 2. What are some of the barriers to get in a market? 3. What does the Sherman Act do?

Clean Up Local Government William “Boss” Tweed Problem: • Government at local and other levels were inefficient and unresponsive to citizens. Progressive Solution: • Managing a modern city required experts NOT politicians. • Cities should be run by a city manager or commissioners • Commissioners or council-manager system.

Workplace and Labor Reforms Problems: • Long hours • Unregulated pay • Unsafe conditions Progressive Ideas: • Eight-hour work day • Minimum wage laws • Unionization • Improved safety & health conditions in factories Solution: • Legislation for safety standards • Adamson Act in 1916 established an eight-hour day

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 1913 • Write a short reflection on this tragedy after watching the video • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=g. Kd. Mu. Vu 1 wi 8

Protecting Working Children Problem: • Child labor extensive in the United States • Children were more prone to accidents Progressive Ideas: • End child labor • Solution: • Nearly every state limited or banned child labor by 1918

Efforts To Protect Workers Problem: • Workers injured while working did not have an benefits to cover the loss of income Progressive solution: • Worker’s given compensation to aid families of injured workers. Accomplished: • By 1917 most states had workman compensation laws

Direct Election Of Senators Problem: • State legislatures chose U. S. Senators from each state • U. S. Senators were less responsible to the public Progressive Ideas: • Require U. S. Senators to be elected by popular vote Solution: • Congress passed 17 th Amendment in 1913

Women's Suffrage Problem: • Women could not vote Progressive Ideas: • Convince state legislatures to pass women suffrage laws • Pursue court cases to test 14 th Amendment. • Pushed for national Constitutional Amendment. Solution: • Women got the right to vote in 1920

Crash Course Video Women's Suffrage Episode #31 • Complete worksheet • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HGEMsc. Z E 5 d. Y

Limits of Progressivism The KKK reached a membership of 4. 5 million in the 1920 s While the Progressive era was responsible for many important reforms, it failed to make gains for African Americans.