PPT-Progressives

Middle class men and women Called for a strong federal government to fix the problems of the Gilded Age Hoped to remove power from the city and senators and return it to the people Believed that by helping the poor socialism would be . Reform Under Taft. TR decided not to run again for re-election. He instead chose his successor in . William Howard Taft. . TR thought Taft had his same progressive mentality and TR went on a year-long safari to kill about everything he could in Africa.. By Ashley Granados. What was the Progressive Era?. The Progressive Era was a period of time when people were trying to make serious improvements in American society. Many of these progressives tried to improve areas like government and politics, poverty, women's suffrage, alcohol abuse, and child labor. Many of these issued arose with the sudden growth of industry. Photographs were extremely important in the progressive movement. They allowed people, often the wealthy, see what it was like for some of these people.. 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. . 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?. undermine all at tempts to build an independent social movement that reaches ordinary Americans. Democracy Corps' new methodology points the way to a superior approach. By Andrew Levison Recent event Unit 5. Progressivism is a . reform movement. that attempted to address many of the . social problems created by industrialization.. The areas they focused reforms on were . society, the workplace, and the government.. ™ Multi-Level Progressives Let your spinning reel players in on sizzling progressive action with our Red Hot Jackpots™ Multi-Level Progressive games. Games feature a combination of clas Lesson 1 . Progressives Drive Reform. Learning Objectives. Identify the causes of Progressivism and compare it to Populism.. Analyze the role that journalists and novelists played in the Progressive Movement.. Spurred on by depression of 1893. Sprang from Liberal concern for the poor and conservative desires for efficiency. Established in the urban centers. Practical Application. Progressives=Pragmatists. Utilized scientific method for reform activities. The Roots of Progressivism . Learning targets. By the end of this lesson you will. :. . ● . Define Progressivism, muckrakers, direct primary, the temperance movement, socialism. . ● . Discuss how Progressives believed they could improve society. What was the Progressive Movement?. “A . Response to . Industrialism”. “A Search for ORDER”. How . does one produce a more humane, yet “ordered” society?. “Innovative Nostalgia”. Social Darwinists. 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 Movement. 18.1 The Roots of Progressivism. 18.2 Roosevelt in Office. 18.3 The Taft Administration. 18.4 The Wilson Years. 18.1 The Roots of Progressivism.  . The Rise of Progressivism. Chapter 16 – The Progressives. 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..