PPT-The Progressives

18891916 What was Progressivism An effort to impose order amp justice on society that was approaching chaos What created the chaos Rapid industrialization Urbanization Immigration Laissez faire. 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.. and what became of them and their causes?”. Study Questions. What factors and events contributed to the Populist Movement?. Who were the Populists & what was their Platform?. What conditions contributed to the end of Populism?. The Progressive Era. March 25. th. 1911 – a fire broke out on the upper floors of a factory building – and nearly 150 died (trapped, some jumped, some burned). Was not the worst industrial fire ever, but had a huge impact on public consciousness- and became an example of why business NEEDED regulation. Focused attention on the social divisions within America. 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 The Progressive Era. Background to the Progressive Era: The Gilded Age. Gilded Age: 1865-1890. Overlaps with Reconstruction. What does Gilded mean?. What was the Gilded Age like?. Rapid industrialization—factories, assembly lines, mass production. GHHS. Progressive era. I. Sources of Progressive Reform. A. Industrialization, with all its increase in productivity and the number of consumer goods, created . 1) Unemployment and labor unrest . 2) Wasteful use of natural resources . 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 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. . La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . 147Human defectives should nolonger be allowed to propagate the race148151 Charles Van HiseUW president from 1903-14618 and a founder of the Wisconsin IdeaBy Thomas C LeonardWisconsin progressives had