The Progressive Movement

The Progressive Movement Video1. What was Progressivism?2. Why did immigrant workers resist

Progressivism? (give 2 examples)3. Why was the clash between

immigrants and Progressives so strong in regards to alcohol use & the saloon?

4. What was a muckraker?5. How did secret ballots change the

power of the boss?6. Why was voter registration

implemented?

The Progressive Movement7. What was The Jungle about?8. What is worker’s compensation?9. Describe Theodore Roosevelt.10. Name some of the reforms of the Roosevelt

administration.11. How did the role of the federal government

change due to the Progressive Movement?12. What was Woodrow Wilson’s stance on big

industry?13. Why was there so much violence against

African Americans in the early 20th century?14. What ended the Progressive Movement?

Vocabulary1. Fredrick Law Olmstead2. Orville & Wilbur Wright3. George Eastman4. Booker T. Washington5. W.E.B. Du Bois6. Ida B. Wells7. Poll tax8. Grandfather Clause9. Segregation10. Jim Crow laws11. Plessy v. Ferguson12. Joseph Pulitzer 13. William Randolph Hearst14. Mark Twain

15. Rural free delivery16. Prohibition17. Initiative18. Referendum19. Recall20. 17th Amendment21. Susan B. Anthony22. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle23. Square Deal24. Conservation25. NAACP26. Bull Moose Party27. Clayton Anti-trust Act28. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Questions:

1. List three (3) important changes in city design, communication, and transportation at the turn of the century.

2. What post-Reconstruction voting restrictions were imposed on African Americans in the South?

3. What were Jim Crow laws?

City Design Communication Transportation

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WRITE the questions, then answer!

Questions4. What was the significance in the Supreme

Court case Plessy v. Ferguson? 5. What leisure activities became popular

with Americans at the turn of the century? Spectator sports?

6. How did the nation’s new newspapers attract readers?

7. How did the growth of cities change the way in which goods were sold?

Questions8. How did mail-order catalogs and

advertising contribute to the growth of mass culture?

9. What were the four goals of progressivism? 10. How did reform mayors clean up their

local governments? 11. How did reforms protect children? 12. How did reforms change working conditions?

13. What kinds of political reforms took place at the state level?

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Questions14. How did the opening of women’s

colleges help create new opportunities for women?

15. How did Susan B. Anthony help the cause of women? 16. What was Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle about?

17. How did Theodore Roosevelt become president and how did he rise to power?

18. What did Roosevelt do to the trusts and railroads?

Questions19. What legislation passed during

Roosevelt’s presidency protected citizens? 20. What did Roosevelt do to protect the

environment? 21. How did Booker T. Washington’s beliefs

differ from the beliefs of WEB DuBois? 22. What did Taft do that angered

progressive Republicans? 23. What events helped Wilson win the election of 1912?

Questions24. What legislation did Wilson use to attack

trusts and monopolies? 25. How did Wilson reform banking? 26. How did women finally win the vote?27. How did America’s entry into World War

I affect the reform movement?

Life at the Turn of the Century

With industrialization came more time for leisure.

Men enjoyed saloons as places to drink, socialize, and discuss politics.

Women enjoyed cabarets and dance halls.

Families attended amusement parks & vaudeville shows.

City parks were popular and were designed to provide an outlet to city life.

The Progressive MovementAs the 20th century began,

government officials and citizens called for reforms in business, politics, and society.

The Progressive Movement was the time period in which massive industrial, political, and societal reforms took place.

1. Homer Plessy 2. Ida Tarbell 3. Booker T. Washington 4. William H. Taft 5. George Eastman 6. muckrakers 7. Pure Food and Drug Act 8. 19th Amendment 9. Henry Ford10. WEB Du Bois 11. 17th Amendment12. Meat Inspection Act 13. Carrie Nation 14. NAACP 15. Robert La Follette 16. Mark Twain

18. Woodrow Wilson 19. Ida B. Wells 20. Florence Kelley 21. The Wright Brothers22. Theodore Roosevelt 23. Fredrick Law Olmstead 24. Progressive Movement 25. Prohibition 26. Upton Sinclair 27. Susan B. Anthony 28. Jim Crow laws

Important People and Terms

It’s Time to Play…

Who Am I?

Directions: You will be assigned a person or thing to

research and present in front of the class You will have 15 minutes to read about

your person/thing & write up your presentation

Your presentation should be NO MORE than 2/3 minutes

Your presentation must include: An introduction statement: “I am….” Some general significant facts about the person/thing Explanation of the significance of the person/thing to the

Progressive Era & U.S. History End with the statement: “Who am I?”

Muckrakers

Journalists exposed much of the government and industrial corruption

These journalists were called “muckrakers”

Homer

Plessy

Plessy v. Ferguson established “separate but equal” doctrine

Segregated facilities are legal as long as they are equal

19th Amendment

Women’s suffrage

NAACP

Founded by WEB DuBois

National Association for the Advancement of Colored

People

19th Amendment

Women’s suffrage

Ida Tarbell

“Muckraker” journalist who revealed the abuses of the

Standard Oil Company

William H. Taft

Progressive President

George Eastman

Developed the Kodak camera

Made photography easy and a hobby

Henry Ford Invented the automobile

and the assembly line Model T came only in

black Paid his workers higher

wages so they could afford a car

Booker T.

Washington

Founder of Tuskegee Institute to train African Americans in vocational

skills

WEB DuBois

First African American to receive a PhD from Harvard

Believed African Americans should become professionals

Carrie Nation

Led the “anti-saloon” movement

Destroyed saloons with her hatchet

Woodrow Wilson

Progressive President

Ida B. Wells

Journalist who led the anti-lynching

campaign

Florence Kelley

Led reform to improve the condition of

working women & children

Wilbur & Orville Wright

First to fly

Theodore Roosevelt

Progressive President

Frederick Law Olmsted

Designed Central Park, New York City

Upton Sinclair

Wrote The Jungle, which exposed the horrific conditions in the U.S. meatpacking industry

Susan B. Anthony

Leader of the women’s suffrage

movement

Plessy v. Ferguson Ida Tarbell Booker T. Washington William H. Taft George Eastman muckrakers Pure Food and Drug Act 19th Amendment Henry Ford WEB Du Bois Clayton Anti-trust Act Meat Inspection Act Carrie Nation

Woodrow Wilson Bull Moose Party Ida B. Wells Florence Kelley The Wright Brothers Theodore Roosevelt Progressive Movement Prohibition Upton Sinclair Susan B. Anthony Jim Crow laws Square Deal Conservation

Important Terms to Know

History of the 20th Century: 1900-1909 1. What was the “burning issue” of the early 1900s?2. What happened to President McKinley at the world

fair?3. Why did the bosses want Roosevelt to be Vice

President?4. What was Roosevelt’s “big stick”?5. Describe the west in 1900.6. Why was the Sears & Roebuck catalog so important?7. Name four ways people entertained themselves

during the early 1900s.8. Where did the teddy bear get its name?9. How did Thomas Edison revolutionize the way

Americans were entertained?