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Objectives
Explain and analyze the expansion of federal powers.
Analyze and evaluate the impact of president policies and congressional actions on domestic reform.
Main Idea of Progressivism
Political, economic, and social change in late 19th century
America led to broad progressive reforms.
Significance (why is it important?)
Progressive reforms in areas such as labor and voting
rights reinforced democratic principles that continue to
exist today.
4 goals of Progressivism
Protecting Social Welfare
Promoting Moral Improvement
Creating Economic Reform
Fostering Efficiency
Traditional Policies
Why this was good:
Businesses could grow rapidly because they were not inhibited by government regulations.
i.e.-Money, growth, economic strength.
Why this was bad:
A lack of government oversight left the door open for major abuses by big business.
i.e.-Income gap, poor wages, poor housing, poor sanitation.
During the Industrial Revolution the U.S. government took a Laissez Faire stance
on business.
MuckrakersJournalists who expose the ugly side of life through literature and photography.
The works of Muckrakers will ultimately lead to reforms in society and government. Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclair Muckraker
Wrote The Jungle in 1906
In his book, he discussed the horrors of the meatpacking industry.
He told of rats in the meat and old meat being thrown in with new meat to be sold to Americans.
Progressive Reform
Congress responded by passing the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Jacob RiisExposed poverty
and poor conditions in cities.
Wrote a book called “How the Other Half Lives” about the plight of the urban poor.
Also used photography to expose these problems.
Ida Tarbell
Wrote about the evils of big business and monopolies.
Wrote an article called “The History of Standard Oil” exposing the ruthless business practices of Rockefeller.
Lincoln Steffens
Exposed the corruption in major cities across the country.
Wrote “The Shame of the Cities”
1st Progressive PresidentTeddy
Roosevelt’s Square Deal
ReformsTrust BustingProtecting the Social Welfare
Conservation
Trust BustingRoosevelt was considered a trust busting President because he went after big business and tried to stop them from combining to form monopolies.
Social WelfareAfter Upton Sinclair
exposes the filthy meat industry Roosevelt goes after them to.
Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act requiring that all meat packing plants pass federal inspection.
Conservation
Teddy loved the outdoors and made efforts to preserve the natural landscape of the country.
He created a National Parks system to lay land aside for preservation.
John Muir
Before the Bell Enter quietly Pick up notebook from back of the room Have a seat when the bell rings
Get your blue card out and place it on your desk Sit in your assigned seat Work on something quietly