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

Jacob Riis

Upton Sinclair

Thomas Nast

Muckrakers Push Muckrakers Push …..…..

Politicians Act

Teddy Roosevelt

William Howard

Taft

National Level National Level ReformReform

Woodrow

Wilson

State Level

Hiram Johnson

Charles Evans

Hughes

Robert La Follette

Local Level Changers

Sam Jones

Tom L. Johnson

Areas of National ReformAreas of National Reform

PoliticalPolitical1717thth AmendmentAmendment

1919thth AmendmentAmendment

SocialSocialConsumer Consumer ProtectionProtection

1818thth AmendmentAmendment

ConservationConservationWorking Working ConditionsConditions

Working ConditionsWorking Conditions

Long Hours No Minimum Wage

Unsanitary ConditionsChild Labor

Women’Women’s Rightss Rights

Susan B Anthony

19th Amendme

nt

Alice Paul

ConservationConservation

Gifford Pinchot

T Roosevelt

John Muir

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