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The Progressive Movement. 1890 - 1920. Progressives. People who worked to reform the ills of society Wished to alleviate the effects of industrialization, immigration, and urbanization. 1. Muckrakers. Journalists and writers whose work influenced public opinion - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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ProgressivesPeople who worked to

reform the ills of societyWished to alleviate the

effects of industrialization, immigration, and urbanization

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Muckrakers Journalists and writers whose

work influenced public opinion Dug up “muck” about the

wrongdoings of big business and politicians

Revealed the terrible conditions in slums and sweatshops

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Upton SinclairWrote The Jungle, a novel

which exposed the unsanitary and dangerous conditions of the slaughterhouses and meat-packing industry

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Municipal Reforms Home rule instead of state

control Stopping the power of political

machines and their “bosses” City council-manager system Cities take over utilities, such as

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State Reforms

Direct primary Initiative ReferendumRecall

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Direct PrimaryCitizens vote to nominate the

candidates to run for public office

Took that power away from party leaders

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Initiative Initiate – to start Allows the voters to put a law

they want on the ballot If enough people sign a petition,

the proposed law will be voted on during the next election

Gives people a direct say in what laws are passed

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ReferendumAllows citizens to approve

or reject a proposed state law

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RecallAllows citizens to vote to

remove a corrupt public official before he finishes his term of office

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Federal ReformsTeddy Roosevelt’s “Square

Deal”Anti-trust ActivismPublic Health MeasuresEnvironmental Protection

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Theodore Roosevelt

26th President

1901 - 1909

Republican

New York

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Theodore Roosevelt Organized the Rough Riders in

Spanish American War Built a powerful U.S. Navy “Big Stick” diplomacy Panama Canal Created national parks Pure Food and Drug Act

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T.R.

As a Dakota rancher with

his Winchester rifle and Bowie

knife

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Colonel Roosevelt

Spanish American

War

Rough Rider

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t.r. the Conservationist

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ConservationistsConserve – to savePeople who work to protect

natural resources

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El Capitan, Yosemite

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General Sherman, the world's largest

living thing.

It is named after Civil War General, William Tecumseh

Sherman

It stands 275 feet tall, and measures

102 feet at its base.

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U.S. Forest Service1905Managed the nation’s water

and timber resources

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Pure Food and Drug Act

1906Required the honest labeling

of ingredients in food Outlawed the exaggeration

of drug capabilities

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Meat Inspection Act1906Required federal inspection

of meat processing to ensure clean conditions

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T.R. and Family

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Roosevelt Monument

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William Howard Taft 27th President 1909 – 1913 Republican Ohio

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William Howard Taft

Handpicked by TR as his “heir to the throne” in 1908

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William Howard TaftPromised to continue

progressive policies of TRAlso supported big business

interests that wanted to develop public lands

Disappointed T.R.

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Roosevelt and Taft

“BFF”

Until 1912

Election

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Bull Moose Party

Started by former President Roosevelt and Progressives who wanted more reforms

“I feel fit as a bull moose.”

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Election of 1912TR ran for President against

his friend Taft in a bitter campaign

Split the Republican Party1912 election went to

Democrat Woodrow Wilson

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Woodrow Wilson

28th President 1913 – 1921 Democrat New Jersey

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Woodrow Wilson Continued progressive reforms Federal Trade Commission Federal Reserve System Reestablished racial

segregation in federal offices Occupied with world affairs in

Europe - WWI

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Federal Reserve System

1913A network of federal banks

that hold money deposits from national banks

More efficient way to increase the money supply when necessary

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Clayton Antitrust Act

1914 Stronger than the Sherman

Antitrust Act (1890) Stated that labor unions were

not monopolies Legalized unions and

prevented courts from issuing injunctions against them

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InjunctionA court order stopping an

activity, such as a labor strike

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National American Woman Suffrage Association

NAWSAPeople who worked to

gain women’s voting rightsElizabeth Cady Stanton

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Suffragettes march

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Susan b. Anthony

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Susan b. Anthony

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Civil DisobedienceThe non-violent refusal

to obey a law in order to change it

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16th AMENDMENT - 1913

Gave Congress the power to levy an income tax

Source of revenue for the federal government instead of tariffs

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17th Amendment - 1913

Senators will be elected by popular vote

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18th Amendment - 1919

“Prohibition”Prohibited the manufacture,

transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages

Loophole in law – does not outlaw consumption

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19th Amendment - 1920

Women’s suffrageGave women the right to

vote

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