Notes:

Progressivism

***Social Progresssssssssssssssssssssssss

AwwwwwwwwYyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

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LG: Outline the Progressive movement

and judge their success.

Child Labor

Child Labor

Power of Trusts

Government Corruption

YOUR FOOOOOOOOOD

Segregation… ehhhhh, not yet.

Women’s Suffrage

Fight for Prohibition

Conservation

1. What is Progressivism?A. Progressivism:

Social movements to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in America.

i. Social reaction to industrialization.

ii. All believed the govt. should help!

- GET THE GOVT. ON THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE!

2. What were the Progressive Goals?

A. 4 Goals of Progressives

i. Protect social welfare

ii. Promote moral improvement

iii. Create economic reform

iv. Foster efficiency

3. Who were the Progressives?A. Mostly educated white middle-class men and

women.

*** The Goldilocks social class of reform.

B. Muckrakers

i. Crusading journalists that used the media to uncover govt. corruption and social injustices.

4. Theo Roosevelt’s Progressive Strategy

*** In one paragraph, use your Ch. 9.3 WS to explain what Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal was and the actions he took to enforce it.

a.

5. Wilson’s Progressive Strategy

A. Wilson’s New Freedom PlanB. Attack the

“Triple Wall of Privileges”i. Trusts

ii. Tariffs

iii. High Finance

6. Attacking Trusts

A. 1914, Clayton Anti-Trust Act

i. Strengthened Sherman Anti-Trust law.

ii. Strikes were now legal.

B. 1914, Federal Trade Commission

i. Corporate “Watchdog” agency that monitored unfair business practices

*** Issued over 400 cease and desist orders!

7. Tariffs

A. Wilson lowered tariffs, BIG TIME.

i. Tariff: Taxes on imported goods.

ii. How will the govt. make money now?

B. 1915, Federal Income Tax

i. You make more? You’re taxed more.

ii. By 1917, making more than tariffs.

8. High Finance

A. Federal Reserve System

i. Banking is backbone of economy.

ii. Protect people savings; support businesses.

iii. Domestically, it made the government more responsive economically.

9. Best and Worst of Wilson

A. BEST:

i. 1920, 19th Amendment

- Women can vote!

***The Gaga

B. WORST:i. Did not support Civil Rights.

- Did not support anti-lynching laws.

10. End of Progressivism

*** “There’s no chance of progress and reform ***in an administration in which war plays the principal part.”

A. By 1914…

i. WWI distracts US public from continuing Progressivism.

- Yet, there were many successes.