PPT-UNIT #5 – PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT

LESSON 1 Roots of Progressivism 162164 LESSON 1 Progressivism VOCABULARY Progressivism 162 Muckrakers 163 The commission system 164 Direct primary 164 Initiative 164. 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?. 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 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. . Everything is not what it appears to be!. Vocabulary. Glided Age. Progressive Movement. Corruption. Spoils system. Recall. Initiative. Referendum. 16. th. Amendment. 17. th. amendment. Muckraker. Introduction. progressivism. Progressivism was a crusade against the problems associated with the rapid growth of industries and urbanization . Progressive Reformers . specifically . targeted the abuses of urban political bosses and corporate robber barons. . Introduction. Background. Three Wings. Journalists. Leaders and Accomplishment. State and Local. President. Others. Amendments. Conclusion. Commager’s Six problems facing the U.S. in the late 19. th. 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. 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 BIG QUESTIONS:. How did farmers respond to the problems they faced in the late 19. th. Century?. How. did muckrakers and other Progressives reform American Society?. What has been the legacy of the Progressive Presidents?. 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.. LESSON #2 – Reforming Society. (165-168). LESSON . #2 . – . Reforming Society. VOCABULARY. Seneca Falls (165). Elizabeth Cady Stanton (165). Suffrage (165). Suffragists (165). Susan B. Anthony (165). 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 LESSON #3 – TR as President. (169-172). LESSON . #3 – TR as President. VOCABULARY. Social Darwinism (169). The Square Deal (169). Trustbuster (170). Arbitration (170). Upton Sinclair (171). The Jungle (171). 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. .