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The Progressive The Progressive EraEra
1900-19201900-1920
A Domestic A Domestic Movement that’s all Movement that’s all
about about
ChangeChange
Gilded Age Gilded Age 1865-19001865-1900
Mark Twain Mark Twain coined the coined the phrase to phrase to describe describe America during America during that timethat time
Bright and Bright and shinny on the shinny on the outside, but dull outside, but dull on the insideon the inside
A Time for ChangeA Time for Change Political ChangesPolitical Changes
Natl., State and Natl., State and LocalLocal
Women’s SuffrageWomen’s Suffrage Social ChangesSocial Changes
Black Civil RightsBlack Civil RightsConsumer Consumer ProtectionProtection
Worker’s RightsWorker’s Rights
Muckrakers – The Muckrakers – The Changers of OpinionChangers of Opinion
Ida Tarbell
Lincoln Steffens
Areas of National ReformAreas of National Reform
PoliticalPolitical1717thth AmendmentAmendment
1919thth AmendmentAmendment
SocialSocialConsumer Consumer ProtectionProtection
1818thth AmendmentAmendment
ConservationConservationWorking Working ConditionsConditions
Teddy Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt and Trust BustingTrust Busting
Govt. now on Govt. now on the side of the side of LaborLabor
1902 Coal Strike1902 Coal StrikeNorthern Northern
Securities CaseSecurities Case24 Indictments 24 Indictments
in allin all
Robert La
FolletteGov. of
Wisconsin
State Level Reform
•Initiative
•Referendum
•Recall
•Direct Primary
Local Level ReformLocal Level ReformPolitical Machines were out….
Replaced by
•Commission
Plan
•City-Manager Plan
Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson Trusts Trusts Clayton Anti-Trust Clayton Anti-Trust
Act 1914 – Act 1914 – prohibited corp. prohibited corp. from buying stock of from buying stock of another corp. if it another corp. if it led to monopoly; led to monopoly;
FTC (Fed. Trade FTC (Fed. Trade Commission) Commission) created – 1914; created – 1914; watchdog agency watchdog agency given power to given power to investigate violation investigate violation of trust laws & of trust laws & unfair business unfair business practices practices
Income Tax/BankingIncome Tax/Banking 1913 Underwood Tariff - 1913 Underwood Tariff -
tariff loweredtariff lowered Federal Income Tax – 16Federal Income Tax – 16thth
amendment passed in 1913 amendment passed in 1913 legalized graduated income legalized graduated income taxtax
Fed. Reserve Act 1913 – Fed. Reserve Act 1913 – divided nation into 12 districts divided nation into 12 districts & estab. Regional banks to & estab. Regional banks to keep money in circulation & keep money in circulation & strengthen banking systemstrengthen banking system
Retreated from civil rights & Retreated from civil rights & did not support suffrage until did not support suffrage until cornered by suffragettescornered by suffragettes