Chapter 17Chapter 17

The Progressive EraThe Progressive Era

Four Goals of ProgressivesFour Goals of Progressives

• Protecting the Social WelfareProtecting the Social Welfare• Promoting moral improvementsPromoting moral improvements• Creating economic reformCreating economic reform• Fostering efficiencyFostering efficiency

Social WelfareSocial Welfare

• Lessen some of Lessen some of working working conditionsconditions

• YMCAYMCA• Florence KellyFlorence Kelly• Soup KitchensSoup Kitchens• Slum BrigadesSlum Brigades

Moral ImprovementsMoral Improvements

• ProhibitionProhibition• 1818thth Amendment Amendment• WTCU- Women's Christian WTCU- Women's Christian

Temperance UnionTemperance Union• Alcohol was the deterioration of Alcohol was the deterioration of

AmericaAmerica

Confiscated BoozeConfiscated Booze

The first BootleggerThe first Bootlegger

Economic ReformEconomic Reform

• Eugene V. Debs – Eugene V. Debs – Formed the Formed the socialist Party to socialist Party to unite the workers unite the workers of Americaof America

• MuckrakingMuckraking• Ida Tarbell attacks Ida Tarbell attacks

RockefellerRockefeller

Fostering EfficiencyFostering Efficiency

• Fredrick TaylorFredrick Taylor• ““Taylorism”Taylorism”• Beginnings of Beginnings of

Assembly line Assembly line workwork

• How quickly a How quickly a task could be task could be performedperformed

Child Labor reformChild Labor reform

Child Labor draws to a Child Labor draws to a closeclose

• National Child Labor CommitteeNational Child Labor Committee• Keating Owen Act 1916 – Ended Keating Owen Act 1916 – Ended

Child Labor Child Labor

Adult Labor RestrictionsAdult Labor Restrictions

• Muller vs. Oregon – Limited the Muller vs. Oregon – Limited the workday hours for women to ten workday hours for women to ten hour work dayhour work day

• Bunting vs. Oregon – Limited the Bunting vs. Oregon – Limited the workday for men to ten hoursworkday for men to ten hours

Reforming ElectionsReforming Elections

InitiativeInitiative - bill originated by the - bill originated by the peoplepeople

ReferendumReferendum – A vote on the – A vote on the InitiativeInitiative

RecallRecall – Ability to force public – Ability to force public officials to face officials to face another election another election

1717thth Amendment Amendment

• The direct election of Senators. The direct election of Senators. This allows the Senator to be free This allows the Senator to be free from political corruption from from political corruption from political bossespolitical bosses

Women reformWomen reform

• Domestic workersDomestic workers• Higher EducationHigher Education• NACW – Nation Association of NACW – Nation Association of

Colored WomenColored Women• Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony• Suffrage – 19Suffrage – 19thth Amendment Amendment

Upton SinclairUpton Sinclair

Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt

• Rough RiderRough Rider• Governor of New Governor of New

YorkYork• Secretary of NavySecretary of Navy• Vice presidentVice president

Rough Riders/ San Juan HillRough Riders/ San Juan Hill

Roosevelt’s Political Roosevelt’s Political PlatformPlatform

The The Square Square DealDeal

Trust bustingTrust busting

Coal Miners StrikeCoal Miners Strike

• More MoneyMore Money• Fewer hours Fewer hours • The Right to unionizeThe Right to unionize• President had the right to step inPresident had the right to step in

Railroad RegulationRailroad Regulation

• Interstate Commerce ActInterstate Commerce Act• Interstate Commerce CommissionInterstate Commerce Commission• Hepburn Act – limited the free Hepburn Act – limited the free

passes issued by railroads and passes issued by railroads and established the principle that the established the principle that the government had the right to government had the right to establish RR faresestablish RR fares

Health and EnvironmentHealth and Environment

• Meat Inspection ActMeat Inspection Act• Pure Food and Drug ActPure Food and Drug Act• ConservationConservation

Meat Inspection ActMeat Inspection Act

• Sparked By Sparked By Sinclair’s The Sinclair’s The JungleJungle

• Cleanliness Cleanliness requirementsrequirements

Pure Food and Drug ActPure Food and Drug Act

• Halted sale of contaminated food Halted sale of contaminated food • called for truth in labelingcalled for truth in labeling

ConservationConservation

National Parks ServiceNational Parks Service

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt (Teddy) was an avid (Teddy) was an avid sportsman, Loved to hunt sportsman, Loved to hunt and fish. On one excursion and fish. On one excursion allowed a baby bear to go allowed a baby bear to go free, Toy makers made free, Toy makers made the stuffed animal called the stuffed animal called

The Teddy BearThe Teddy Bear

NAACPNAACP

• National Association for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleAdvancement of Colored People

• Leaders from the Niagara Falls Leaders from the Niagara Falls Convention form with white civil Convention form with white civil rights leaders rights leaders

• 6,000 members6,000 members

William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft

• Payne-Aldrich Payne-Aldrich TariffTariff

Election of 1912Election of 1912

• Democrats wonDemocrats won• Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson• The last of the The last of the

Progressive Progressive PresidentsPresidents

Wilson’s AccomplishmentsWilson’s Accomplishments

• Clayton Anti-trust ActClayton Anti-trust Act• Prohibits one company buying the stock of another Prohibits one company buying the stock of another

company if doing so would create a monopolycompany if doing so would create a monopoly

• Federal Trade CommissionFederal Trade Commission• Established a watchdog agency to monitor Established a watchdog agency to monitor

companies trading practicescompanies trading practices

• Federal ReserveFederal Reserve• 1919thth Amendment Amendment

• Carrie Chapman CattCarrie Chapman Catt