BE Progressive…BE Progressive…

B-E PROGRESSIVE…B-E PROGRESSIVE…

What America Looked Like…

• Rapid growth of industry led to:

• Growth of cities and population

• Wealth…

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But….

• The growth came at a high cost of political corruption and high unemployment.

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• Some then argued that the government should become more involved in solving

the nation’s problems.

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Clean it Up…• Two writers came to the forefront that spoke

about reform in America:

• Henry George and Edward Bellamy.

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Henry George…

• In his book “Progress and Poverty,” George wondered why poverty continued to flourish in such an advanced civilization.

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Question???Why does a place like the United States still

have poverty?

Is there a way to solve it?

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Land, Land, Land…• George said that

landowners were holding on to the land and selling it when the price went up on it…

• Practice was known as speculation…

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• George suggested that land be taxed based on its value, and not as it had been on improvements, such as houses and cultivation.

Many reformers attitudes took on the Many reformers attitudes took on the ideals of socialism…ideals of socialism…

Socialism: Economic or Political Socialism: Economic or Political philosophy that favors government philosophy that favors government control of government property and control of government property and income…income…

Re-distribute the wealth and Re-distribute the wealth and nationalize income..nationalize income..

• Socialist Party is created and by 1912, over 1,000 municipal, or city government offices had been won.

• Should we re-distribute wealth in our nation? In other words, are we

obligated to give a little back to those that need it in our own country?

Remember back to the humanistic argument of

imperialism…

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Labor Union…• At this time, Unions moved to improve working

conditions and reduce work hours.

• Employers discouraged unions and wanted to work with the individual…

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Injunctions:

• Court order that prohibited workers to go on strike.

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STATE RULE

Vs.

Home Rule

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Sweatshops

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Inner-City Living…

Muckrakers• “Too busy raking filth

on the earth to look his eyes towards heaven.” -TR

• Writers who exposed abuse in the politics and industry.

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ARE YOU SERIOUS?!!

• American Became angry and outraged by these injustices.

• Many joined the reform movements and joined organizations.

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Progressive? What’s That?

• Did not support large sweeping changes.

• Feared revolutions

• Average wealth

• Wanted to maintain free-enterprise and high standard of living.

Get in There Government…• Progressives believed that the govt.

should play a larger role in society.• Better working conditions• Businesses operate independently except

utilities.

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More on Progressives…

• People helping people…

• Insurance? What’s that?

• Ensure a basic standard of living.

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Social Welfare ProgramsSocial Welfare Programs

Ensure a basic standard of living for all Ensure a basic standard of living for all peoples. peoples.

Help the disabled and elderly.Help the disabled and elderly.

Ladies, Ladies, Ladies…

• Women like Jane Adams said that mothers would not be able to care for their children without government help.

Developed the Hull House

in order to help impoverished young

ones.

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Labor Issues, (not having babies)Labor Issues, (not having babies)

Women worked towards reform in the Women worked towards reform in the work place. work place.

Many women worked in factories and their Many women worked in factories and their children did as well. children did as well.

Florence Kelly was a major contributor. Florence Kelly was a major contributor.

More on Kelly• She was hired to investigate and report on

working conditions in Chicago.

• Her report led to a law passed in 1893 in Illinois that prohibited child labor, cut back on work hours and regulated sweatshop conditions.