Progressive EraProgressive Era1900-19161900-1916

Progressives:Progressives:

Reformers who attempted to rectify the Reformers who attempted to rectify the problems caused by the Industrial problems caused by the Industrial Revolution & Big GovernmentRevolution & Big Government

    Muckrakers: writers exposed Muckrakers: writers exposed problems of societyproblems of society

Goals of ProgressivesGoals of Progressives make government more responsive & make government more responsive &

responsibleresponsible limit power of party bosses & political limit power of party bosses & political

machinesmachines increased participation by responsible increased participation by responsible

citizenscitizens end laissez-faireend laissez-faire trust-bustingtrust-busting women’s suffragewomen’s suffrage conservationismconservationism

LeadersLeaders

Urban: Jane AddamsUrban: Jane Addams State: Robert LaFolletteState: Robert LaFollette Congress: George W. NorrisCongress: George W. Norris Presidency: T. RooseveltPresidency: T. Roosevelt Supreme Court: Oliver Wendell HolmesSupreme Court: Oliver Wendell Holmes Prohibition: Carrie NationProhibition: Carrie Nation Racial Equality: W.E.B. DuBoisRacial Equality: W.E.B. DuBois Anti-Lynching League:Anti-Lynching League: Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells

BarnettBarnett Women’s Rights: Alice PaulWomen’s Rights: Alice Paul  

Muckrakers: writers exposed Muckrakers: writers exposed problems of societyproblems of society

Upton Sinclair, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle The Jungle Lincoln SteffensLincoln Steffens, The Shame , The Shame

of the Citiesof the Cities Ida TarbellIda Tarbell, History of , History of

Standard OilStandard Oil Frank NorrisFrank Norris, The Octopus, The Octopus Jacob RiisJacob Riis, How the Other Half , How the Other Half

LivesLives Theodore DreiserTheodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie, Sister Carrie William R. HearstWilliam R. Hearst, publisher, publisher

Reforming State & City GovernmentReforming State & City Government

direct primary systemdirect primary system initiative & referenduminitiative & referendum recall electionsrecall elections tax reformtax reform fight city bosses & machinesfight city bosses & machines City CommissionsCity Commissions Election of OfficialsElection of Officials

Teddy RooseveltTeddy Roosevelt

trust-bustertrust-buster supporter of Laborsupporter of Labor

Anthracite Coal Anthracite Coal StrikeStrike

Civil RightsCivil Rights Conservation Conservation

MovementMovement

William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft

Payne-Aldrich TariffPayne-Aldrich Tariff Ballinger-Pinchot Ballinger-Pinchot

ControversyControversy T.R. challenged TaftT.R. challenged Taft

Progressive (Bull Progressive (Bull Moose Party)Moose Party)

Election 1912Election 1912

Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson

Southern ScholarSouthern Scholar Underwood-Simmons Underwood-Simmons

TariffTariff Federal Reserve ActFederal Reserve Act Clayton Anti-Trust ActClayton Anti-Trust Act Keating-Owen ActKeating-Owen Act Women’s SuffrageWomen’s Suffrage