PPT-Muckrakers & The Progressive Era

DBQ PRACTICE AN INTERESTING QUESTION IDEA How will you spend a 1000000 Sometime the question in itself can be a hook Remember the basics about DBQ questions Have students take a stance. Since 2006, the website . WikiLeaks. has posted confidential and classified government information to the web. The leaks have created angst with US citizens as well as foreign dignitaries and have made maintaining national security and international relations a challenge for members of our government. Politicians and military officials had to clarify its position on actions in Iraq and Afghanistan as a result of those leaks. . Industrialization helped many but also created dangerous working environments and unhealthy living conditions for the urban poor.. Progressivism. , a wide-ranging reform movement targeting these problems, began in the late 19th century.. JUMBO QUESTIONS 28. Argumentation. At the beginning of this chapter, the authors reference a Progressive reformer who thought that “the real heart of the Progressive Movement was to use the government as an agency of human welfare.” Support, modify, or refute this statement. . 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.. What are Muckrakers?. Muckrakers. Effects of Muckrakers. A term coined by Theodore Roosevelt, muckrakers were journalists that played a key role in alerting the public to wrongdoing in politics and business. The term comes from a . By: Tianna Cottman and Sarah Mongare. . The Jungle. Upton Sinclair . Toxic Chemical preservatives . Unsanitary conditions . Unprotected meat . Ridiculous claims . Magazines . Risks . Cure Illnesses. Social Reformers. Political Reformers. Ch. 21. Individual Reformers . (Muckrakers). During the 19. th. century more and more newspapers and magazines began to campaign for social and political reforms as a method of attracting mass audiences. LESSON #1 – Roots of Progressivism. (162-164). LESSON #1 – . Progressivism. VOCABULARY. Progressivism (162). Muckrakers (163). The commission system (164). Direct primary (164). Initiative (164). LESSON #1 – Roots of Progressivism. (162-164). LESSON #1 – . Progressivism. VOCABULARY. Progressivism (162). Muckrakers (163). The commission system (164). Direct primary (164). Initiative (164). 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?. Cars. Savings. Vacation. Philanthropy. philanthropy. Charitable work and/or fundraising.. . . . He was an American shipping and railroad tycoon that helped create an 1800’s global transport network. He was called “commodore” because he made his fortune in shipping. . What changes are we going to see during the Progressive Era?. What were the . problems. of the Gilded Age? . How can they be fixed?. The Progressive Era. 1890-1920. What were the issues of the Gilded Age?. The Muckrakers. During the Progressive Era, journalists and other writers began dramatizing the need for reform. Their sensational reporting uncovered many ills afflicting America. Theodore Roosevelt called these writers . 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. .