The End of the Progressive Era Adam Binhammer

The End of the Progressive Era Adam Binhammer, Corey Deveau, Brandon Jamieson

Segregating the Capital • was necessary to avoid friction between the races. • Wilson's reform di dnot extend to African-American's.

Woman’s Rights • • • the woman received rights because: employment rates raised number of woman going to university and college increased woman's activist groups became more common in 1920 women still had lower paying jobs even if they did the same job as men

The Temperance • In 1919 the WCTU (Woman’s Christian Movement Temperance Union) succeeded in ratifying the 18 th amendment, baning the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol • • Supporters: Native born citizens, rural Americans, and Protestant denominations, progressives Opposed: immigrants (Germany, Ireland, Italy), city dwellers, Roman Catholics, Episcopalian Protestants

The right to vote The Right to Vote • In 1890 two organizations led the way for women’s right to vote, the national women’s suffrage association, and the American woman suffrage association. Eventually they merged into one organization known as the national American woman’s suffrage association. The women who were members had to struggle against the beliefs of many Americans that women were naturally subordinate to men. At that time though women in Wyoming and Utah had already had the right to vote since 1870. The first significant progress came when women in several states such as Washington, New York, California eventually won the right to vote during 1910 -1917.

WW 1 • After turmoil and war broke out in Europe in 1914, the United States remained a neutral state until 1917 where they entered the war. Prior to entering the war though they played role in the victory of the allies as they would help supply British forces. By the end of the war, unlike many other European nations, the united states became a creditor nation and not a debtor nation meaning they became the ones to hand out loans to countries to help rebuild and reconstruct.

Europe at War • • M. A. I. N. (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism) Germany, Italy and the crumbling Austria. Hungary empire were the Triple Alliance Britain, France, and soon to revolutionize Russia were the Triple Entende The Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand in Serbia triggered an Alliance chain, causing a massive war within 6 weeks