PPT-The Progressive Movement

Chapter 8 Section 1 The Roots of Progressivism The Rise of Progressivism Who were the Progressives Urban Middleclass Americans Journalists Social workers Educators Politicians Clergymen. Thierry Pech Progressive Generation Progressive Generation 1900. -1917. Sources: . Maier, . ch. . 22,. . Tindall. , and on Samuel P. Hays’s . Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency: The Progressive Conservation Movement, 1890-. 1920. Who were the Progressives?. AND THE . CONSTITUTION. South Carolina . Standard . USHC-4.6. Mr. Hoover, Abbeville High . School. Questions to Answer. What are the accomplishments and limitations of the women’s suffrage movement?. Everything You Need To Know For Your APUSH Exam. The Progressive Era: An Intro. What was The Progressive Era?. A period of reform on national and state levels from 1900 – 1920 . Who were Progressives?. The Transformation of the American Republic and Society. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The Rise of the Progressives. Who are they and what was their philosophy?. The Social Issues the Progressives Addressed. What were they concerned about in society?. The Progressive Era. As the 1800s ended, only a handful of people were wealthy, while immigrants and poor laborers continued to live and work under harsh conditions. . Many citizens and government officials began to demand reforms in government, business, and society. . What were the attitudes of Progressive social reformers towards immigrants?. Read Document A…Textbook excerpts on the Social Gospel & settlement houses at the turn of the century.. What was the Social Gospel movement?. Roosevelt’s Square Deal. When Roosevelt took office after the assassination of William McKinley, it was the worst nightmare for the Republican Party.. Roosevelt had previously served as governor of New York. . Team Concept. In Conjunction With. About FSF. The Firefighters Support Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose primary mission is to develop, produce and distribute training programs to firefighters and first responders. All of our programs are distributed free of charge.. What is Progressivism?. What was the Progressive movement?. Social/political movement of early 1900s that attempted to use activism as well as . gov’t. power to cure social problems. Why was this so groundbreaking?. The Main Idea. Progressives focused on . three areas of reform. : . easing the suffering of the urban poor, improving unfair and dangerous working conditions, and reforming government at the national, state, and local levels. . How did farmers respond to their problems?. 1870-1890. : extension of farming to the Great Plains and the . greater use of machinery led to an abundance of crops. .. More crops drove prices down . but the cost of running a farm remained high.. The Progressive Era “Welcome to the jungle.” --Guns N Roses “Let the rain fall down / I’m coming clean” --Hilary Duff “Don’t call it a comeback” --LL Cool J The Progressive Era th. Century. Example Upton Sinclair. . Read “Tar Heel Talk” pp. 266-67 and answer Qs 1-5.. Think globally or in the U.S. about political corruption or scandal etc. that needs the hand of a muckraker to bring it to public attention. .