progressive era 1900-1916. progressives: reformers who attempted to rectify the problems caused by...
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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