Progressive Era 1890 1920 Imperialism In the last

Progressive Era 1890 -1920

Imperialism In the last decades of the 19 th century, some Americans were eager to spread democracy into Latin America and other world regions. Cuba Philippines Central America Other Americans argued that American expansion was not the best way to spread America’s democratic traditions. 14 b

Who is riding the bike? What are the wheels? What do you think the cartoon is trying to say? 14 b

Who is ordering off the menu? What are options on the Menu? Who is the waiter? 14 b

Spanish American War In 1898, the United States went to war with Spain after their harsh treatment of Cuban rebels fighting a revolutionary war in Cuba. The USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor which prompted US military action. The Spanish were driven out of Cuba, which became an independent country closely watched by the US, Puerto Rico and Guam, became American territories. What is the cause of the war with Spain? Staff of the 1 st US Volunteer Regiment, the "Rough Riders" in Tampa – Lt. Col. Roosevelt is on the right, Leonard Wood is next to him and bearded former Civil War Confederate general Joseph Wheeler is standing in front. 14 b

Spanish American War 14 b

The Philippines Other battles of the Spanish-American War took place in the Philippines, another Spanish colony. The U. S. Navy quickly defeated the Spanish navy, and Americans debated whether the United States should take over or respect Filipino independence. The Philippine-American War in 18991902 broke out after the US decided to hang onto the Pacific islands. The US won and gave independence to the islands in 1946. What is possibly strange about WHERE the Spanish-American War was fought?

Roosevelt Corollary The Caribbean and Latin America were unstable. Many countries owed large amounts of money to European countries and US President Theodore Roosevelt feared European countries would take advantage of this instability to gain power and influence in the region. TR announced in 1902 to the world that the United States had the right to intervene in Latin American countries in economic crisis, an addition to the old Monroe Doctrine. What has TR actually added or changed, compared to the Monroe Doctrine? 14 c

Roosevelt Corollary In 1904, Roosevelt invoked his “big stick” policy to expand upon the Monroe Doctrine. The United States would use FORCE to maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere. 14 c

Panama Canal America now controlled territory in the Atlantic and in the Pacific Oceans and wanted a faster sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Instead of traveling around the southern tip of South America The U. S. built a shipping canal across the narrow Central American country of Panama in what was the biggest engineering project of the era. When the Panama Canal opened in 1914, a voyage from San Francisco to New York was cut from 14, 000 miles to 6, 000 miles. 14 c

Panama Canal 14 c

Muckrakers • • President Theodore Roosevelt praised journalists that investigated and exposed political corruption, child labor conditions, city slums, and other social issue. • Upton Sinclair • Ida Tarbell • Jacob Riis What’s the matter with someone who complains all the time? 13 a

Upton Sinclair His novel, The Jungle (1906), tells the story of European immigrants working in Chicago’s meatpacking industry It exposed poor labor practices and unsanitary conditions that produced contaminated food Congress was pushed to pass laws like the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food & Drug Act What was the cause and the effect of the publication of The Jungle? 13 a

The Jungle [T]he meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one—there were things that went into the sausage in comparison with which a poisoned rat was a tidbit. There was no place for the men to wash their hands before they ate their dinner, and so they made a practice of washing them in the water that was to be ladled into the sausage. There were the butt-ends of smoked meat, and the scraps of corned beef, and all the odds and ends of the waste of the plants, that would be dumped into old barrels in the cellar and left there. Under the system of rigid economy which the packers enforced, there were some jobs that it only paid to do once in a long time, and among these was the cleaning out of the waste barrels. Every spring they did it; and in the barrels would be dirt and rust and old nails and stale water—and cartload after cartload of it would be taken up and dumped into the hoppers with fresh meat, and sent out to the public’s breakfast. 13 a

Ida Tarbell In a series of magazine articles, she exposed political corruption in major US cities. Her most famous work is The History of Standard Oil Company, in which she describes the unfair business practices Congress was pushed to break up the Standard Oil Trust Did muckrakers help make America better? 13 d

Jacob Riis New York photojournalist who documented the living conditions of the urban poor. His work, How the Other Half Lives (1890), exposed the unhealthy tenement housing that workers and families were forced to live in, as well as the unsanitary conditions of slum streets

Progressive Reforms The Progressives were in search of improvements to people’s lives. Jane Addams Empowerment Labor to Voters Laws The Gilded Age left many feeling out of reach of the American Dream What kind of president would be perfect for America at this time? 13 e

Jane Addams Women were particularly involved in the Progressive movement Jane Addams borrowed a British idea, the settlement house, which was a social service agency that provided trained workers for recent immigrants and working-class people in the cities Taught economics, brought medical care, child care, taught English, gave legal advice, gave job training, etc Is effective change in society better created by the government or by the actual people living in the community? 13 b

Empowerment to Voters Progressives planned to lobby for greater governmental regulations to empower voters and to protect consumers, workers, and the environment. Initiatives Referendums Recall 17 th Amendment

Initiative Since political bosses had taken away the power of the people in the American democracy, Progressives tried to increase the role of the ordinary citizen in government For example, supporters of new laws could collect voters’ signatures to force a public vote on the issue that could become law What kinds of Americans were probably most likely to participate in an initiative? 13 e

Referendum Once enough citizens supported the initiative, the government could put the issue up for a public vote This vote would be known as the referendum – where the people decide for themselves whether or not the issue needed to be passed as a law If the people pass the law, who are they saying they don’t trust to do it? 13 e

Recall If a government official was too corrupt or too unwilling to act on the people’s needs, then the citizens could remove the official by public vote What was happening to the Gilded Age political bosses during the Progressive era? 13 e

17 th Amendment In 1913, the 17 th Amendment was passed to give the citizens of the US the power to elect their state’s two senators In the past, other government workers and party officials had control over selecting senators What do the 15 th and 17 th Amendments all have in common? 13 e

Labor Laws Child labor laws set a minimum age for employment and restricted the types of jobs children could hold. Laws to protect women in the workplace by setting a minimum wage and maximum work hours. Business owners were also required under new Progressive reform laws to complete work site inspections to ensure health, safety, and sanitation.

Conservation Movement Conservation Movements emerged in the 1870’s Thee schools of conservation Business – Laissez-faire Environmentalist – nature is sacred/ human intruders Conservationist – Nature useful but needs to be protected Theodore Roosevelt was a life-long naturalist. During his presidency, Roosevelt increased several conservation objectives. Set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves Established 50 wildlife reserves and several national parks National Reclamation Act of 1902: funded large scale irrigation projects such as the Roosevelt Dam

Jim Crow Laws Even though progress was being made not everyone benefited from the Progressive Era Segregation laws were passed in the South that separated white and black Americans. laws resulted in inferior education, health care, and transportation for black Americans Since, the 14 th Amendment had guaranteed equal treatment of all citizens, how can these laws be legal? 13 c

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Plessy v. Ferguson These controversial Jim Crow laws were constitutionality upheld in the Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Using the “separate but equal” doctrine, the Court ruled racial segregation was legal in public accommodations such as railroad cars. What might be a possible problem with the doctrine of “separate but equal”? 13 c

NAACP The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed in 1909 to seek full social & economic equality for blacks Who helped found the NAACP? 13 c