PPT-The Progressive Era The Muckrakers and Reforming Government

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 . 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?. Chapter 8. Section 1. The Roots of Progressivism. The Rise of Progressivism. Who were the Progressives?. Urban. Middle-class Americans. Journalists. Social workers. Educators. Politicians. Clergymen. 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 . 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 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. . 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?. 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?. Theodore Roosevelt. He broke up bad trusts and monopolies because it would increase business competition.. He believed that an important goal of the government was to protect the environment.. Ida B. Wells. 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. .