The Progressive Era

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The Progressive Era

• Problems in America at the turn of the Century
• A. Political Corruption
• B. Poverty
• C. Child Labor
• D. Overcrowded Cities
• E. Labor Strife
• F. Womens Rights
• G. Lack of Education
• H. Racism

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Socialism
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Karl Marx (1818-1883)

• The most important socialist in history.
• His theories about socialism led to the rise of
  Communism in the 20th century.

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The proletarians have nothing to lose but their
chains. They have a world to win. Working men of
all countries, unite!
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Progressives

• Middle Class
• Educated
• Religious
• Often Women

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The Salvation Army

• The goals of the Salvation Army highlight the
  social gospel
• Help the needy and homeless
• Introduce religion along the way.

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Womens Rights

• Women could make their own wills.
• In most states they could spend their own money.
• In some states they had equal custody rights.

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Muckrakers

• Always raking, they always had their eyes on the
  ground.
• This is another way to say that a muckraker is a
  person who examines the problems at the bottom of
  society.

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Wisconsin The Laboratory of Democracy
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Progressive Ideas in Government

• Direct Primary-preliminary election in which the
  voters choose the candidates for the general
  elections.
• Why is this a progressive idea?

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Progressive Ideas in Government

• Voter Initiative-allows citizens to introduce
  legislation, and requires the legislature to vote
  on it.
• Why is this a progressive idea?

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Progressive Ideas in Government

• Referendum-when proposed legislation is submitted
  to the voters for approval
• Why is this progressive?

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17th Amendment

• Senators were no longer chosen by the state
  legislatures. They were now directly elected by
  the people.

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The Jungle
There would be meat that had tumbled out on the
floor, in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers
had tramped and spit uncounted billions of
consumption germs. There would be meat stored in
great piles in rooms and the water from leaky
roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats
would race about on it. It was too dark in these
storage places to see well, but a man could run
his hand over these piles of meat and sweep off
handfuls of the dried dung of rats.
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Child Coal Miners
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Carrie A. Nation
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Prohibition The 18th Amendment
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Compulsory Education
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W.E.B. DuBois
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The NAACP
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The Progressive in Chief
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TR the Trust Buster
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