LESSON 1 Roots of Progressivism 162164 LESSON 1 Progressivism VOCABULARY Progressivism 162 Muckrakers 163 The commission system 164 Direct primary 164 Initiative 164 ID: 692183
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UNIT #5 – PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
LESSON #1 – Roots of Progressivism
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LESSON #1 –
Progressivism
VOCABULARYProgressivism (162)Muckrakers (163)The commission system (164)Direct primary (164)Initiative (164)Referendum (164)The recall (164)Direct election of senators (164)17th Amendment (164)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What was the goal of the progressives?
How did muckrakers lead to the commission system?Slide3
Bell ringer
What do you know about where your meat comes from?What has to happen for your meat to go from happy mooing cattle, to a burger on a bun?The industrial revolution was great for providing jobs, but some of the jobs were dangerous. It also provided people with easily purchased products, including food ready to eat. Meat was produced in meat packing plantsAt first, the conditions of the meat packing plants was horrible, and in need of reform
Upton Sinclair wrote a novel, The Jungle, to expose the conditions in the meat packing plants, and the mistreatment to the workershttp://www.schooltube.com/video/7d99103d6b2ed295c3eb/Upton-Sinclairs-The-JungleSlide4
The Jungle
What were some dangers?What disgusted you most?Why do you think nobody said anything?Slide5
The Jungle
What were some dangers?What disgusted you most?
Why do you think nobody said anything?
Acid in the pickle room
Falling into a vat
Sharp knives
Your choice…
Feared losing their job, or any other retaliationSlide6
What is Progressivism?Slide7
What is Progressivism?
Read p. 162What were progressives?What were they not?What did they believe caused the social problems?Give the progressives a modern name… what would you call them?Slide8
What is Progressivism?
Read p. 162What were progressives?What were they not?
What did they believe caused the social problems?Give the progressives a modern name… what would you call them?People who wanted to fix the problems of government and societyThey were not an organized political group with an agenda industrialization and urbanization Slide9
Muckrakers
What were the muckrakers?What did muckrakers uncover?If muckrakers were to investigate our cafeteria, would they have anything to write about?
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Muckrakers
What were the muckrakers?What did muckrakers uncover?
If muckrakers were to investigate our cafeteria, would they have anything to write about?Writers who exposed the issues in society and government corruption Slide11
Making Government Efficient
Read p. 164 (second paragraph)What is an example of corruption in local government?How was the commission system supposed to help prevent this type of corruption?Slide12
Making Government Efficient
Read p. 164 (second paragraph)What is an example of corruption in local government?How was the commission system supposed to help prevent this type of corruption?
Politicians get elected, then give jobs to friends that might have no ability to do the jobGovernment will have people working for it that are expertsSlide13
Democratic Reforms
There are two election periods every year, one in the spring, the other in the fall.The fall elections are the general elections. The spring are the “primary election,” or, the DIRECT PRIMARY. What is the purpose of this election (p. 165)Do you think there is corruption in our government?What is an example people use?Slide14
Democratic Reforms
There are two election periods every year, one in the spring, the other in the fall.The fall elections are the general elections. The spring are the “primary election,” or, the DIRECT PRIMARY. What is the purpose of this election (p. 165)
Do you think there is corruption in our government?What is an example people use?To choose the people who will run in the general election Slide15
Where are the most corrupt countries in the world?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgbpqb0CVC8Slide16
LESSON #1 –
Progressivism
VOCABULARYProgressivism (162)Muckrakers (163)The commission system (164)Direct primary (164)Initiative (164)Referendum (164)The recall (164)Direct election of senators (164)17th Amendment (164)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What was the goal of the progressives?
How did muckrakers lead to the commission system?Slide17