GOAL SEVEN 7.04

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GOAL SEVEN7.04

• The Progressive Movement in the United States
• (1890-1914)
• The learner will analyze the economic, political,
  and social reforms of the Progressive Period.
• Examine the impact of technological changes on
  economic, social, and cultural life in the United
  States.

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Wright Brothers

• The Wright brothers achieved the first sustained,
  powered, controlled flight in a heavier-than-air
  machine. Beginning as bicycle manufacturers in
  Dayton, Ohio, in 1892, the brothers became
  interested in flight, first experimenting with
  gliders and kites. On December 17, 1903, near
  Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they made history
  with four successful flights, the longest being
  852 feet and lasting 59 seconds. The Wrights
  improved their machine and patented it in 1906. A
  series of exhibitions in the United States and
  Europe popularized flying and led to the
  formation of the Wright Company in 1909 to
  manufacture aircraft.

3
Coca Cola

• Drink invented by Dr. John Pemberton. Set the
  standards for soft drink makers of today.

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Fords Innovations

• production techniques drastically reduced the
  price of cars.

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5 day

• Refers to the fact that Ford paid his workers 5
  dollars a day, at a time when the average salary
  was 11 dollars a week.

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Assembly Line

• Ingenious production technique centered around
  specialized jobs for individual workers.

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Model T

• The first car sold at a price affordable by
  average wage earners.

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Workers as consumers

• Fords concept that his workers should be able to
  afford the cars. Tied closely into the fact that
  the cars were comparatively cheap, and his
  workers wages comparatively high.

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Electricity

• Electricity was vital to improvements in
  Industrialization and Technology.

10
Mail Order Catalogs

• The first mail-order catalogs were Sears-Roebuck
  catalogs that served a great service to rural
  areas in helping to advertise modern objects.

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Skyscrapers

• Breakthroughs in ways to produce steel allowed
  skyscrapers to be built by now famous architects
  such as Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Kodak cameras

• Invention of Disposable Camera allowed Americans
  everywhere to take pictures easily by themselves.

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Airline service

• Airplanes were becoming a viable travel option
  thanks to jumps in technology.

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Sewing Machine

• By 1905, the Electric Sewing Machine was in wide
  use and allowed Women to easily sew more objects
  in less time.