Progressive Reforms

The Problems and Solutions

What is a progressive?

•Someone who works to reform or change parts of society

Typical Characteristics

• Young• Unmarried• Educated• White• Females

What is a Muckraker?• A journalist who worked to expose corruption in government and society

Workplace Problems• Low Wages• Poor Work Conditions• Child Labor• Long Hours• Unsafe

Workplace Problems• Triangle Shirtwaist Fire- 140 women/men workers died in fire • Doors were Locked • No Fire Escapes

Solutions• Minimum Wage first in Massachusetts in

1912• Child Labor Laws• 8 Hour Work Day• Workmen’s Compensation• Breaks

What is a ghetto?

• A place where people of the same ethnicity, race, or religion live

What is a Slum?

• A Place where there tends to be a great deal of Crime and Poverty

What is the Difference Between Urban and Rural?

•Urban-City•Rural-Farms

What is a Suburb?

•A Place where there tend to be Single Family Homes

City Problems• Overcrowding in Tenements• Crime• Dirt/Disease from garbage• Tenements Unsafe

Tenement Homes

Tenement Homes

City Solutions• Police/Fire Departments• Sewage System• Garbage Collection• Electric and Water

Companies• Transportation System

Social Welfare Problems

• No Healthcare

• Alcoholism

• Poverty

Social Welfare Solutions• 1. Restrict

Immigration-Quotas• 2. Force Assimilation• A. Social Welfare

Programs/Charities• B. Settlement

Houses-Hull House Jane Adams-Teach Child Care, English, Job Skills

Social Welfare Solutions

• Social Gospel Movement-Religious Organizations teach how to live a religious life

• Comstock Law-Can Not Send “Bad” Items through Mail

Social Welfare Solutions

• 18th Amendment-Women’s Temperance Movement tries to push for the ban on selling and manufacturing of alcohol

Political Problems

• Political Machines-Unofficial party designed to keep a party in office

Political Problems• Political Boss-

Sometimes Held Office, Sometimes just Help their Party Win

• Gave People Jobs to Vote

• Immigrants Vote for Them to Receive Aid

Political Problems

• Spoils System-Government Officials gave jobs to Friends and Family

Political Solutions• Secret Ballot-No one

knows who you vote for

• Direct Primary-Voters cast ballots to select Nominees for office

Political Solutions• Initiative-Allows

Citizens to Propose New Laws

• Recall-Voters can Remove Official From office

Political Solutions

• Referendum-Citizens Can Vote to Propose Laws or on Existing Laws

• 17th Amendment-Voters Directly Elect Their Senators

Conflicts

• Immigrants Do Not Want to be told How to Live

• Many Can Not Use Services-Always Working

• Example-Parks