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Chapter 9Progressivism and its impact on the
United States
Section 1: The progressive era and its impact on Education
Public Schools Social Response to Education
› Statistic < 2% of all students received a high school diploma in 1870
› WHY? Most children had to work to support the
family In most farming communities, children only
went to school from November-April because of harvest
Public Schools Social Response to Education By 1910, 72% of American children went to
school› WHY?
31 states had laws which required students between the ages of 8-14 to attend school
The 3 R’s were taught to students › Writing› Reading› Arithmetic-ciphering Able to do the very basic
computations Usually taught under the threat of corporal
punishment
Public Schools Social Response to Education McGuffey Readers
› Books which contained excerpts from great literary works such as Shakespeare
Literacy-The ability to read and write in English
Assimilation- Americanization-force feeding
immigrants the ways of America in both culture, cooking and values
Higher Education (Colleges) Philanthropists
› Wealthy Americans often gave money or founded colleges to train young people the skills needed to succeed in the new industrial revolution.
Public Libraries› With the growth of education and philanthropy,
the need for books and libraries became more important
› Andrew Carnegie- gave over $40 million dollars for public library systems to be created
Higher Education (Colleges) Diversity in higher education
› Many all male colleges were feeling pressure to admit women, so the colleges started to create separate universities
› Examples Harvard All male school, established Radcliffe
College for women› Co-educational schools
Oberlin, Knox, Antioch, Swarthmore and Bates colleges which were already admitting both men and women before the Civil War.
Women still struggled for equality in scholarships and treatment in the university system.
Higher Education (Colleges) Diversity in higher education
› Booker T. Washington-› Taught students the skills and attitudes that he
thought would help African Americans succeed in American society
› Taught not about equality but focus on economic security by using vocational skills to be successful
› By succeeding financially, African Americans would eventually gain acceptance by white society.
Higher Education (Colleges) Diversity in higher education
› W.E.B Du Bois Wanted African Americans to step up and lead
their people in the quest for political, social and civil equality
Wanted people to seek higher educational degrees rather than vocational skills to enable African-Americans to advance in American society.
Higher Education (Colleges) Diversity
› Groups that fought for equality of African Americans
› The Niagara Movement Founded the W.E.B Du Bois, this group wanted for
full civil liberties and to end racial discrimination› The NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Critical Thinking A new athletic complex is being
proposed for Canby which is being paid for by raising taxes on the town. If you could vote would you support this tax increase or would you be opposed? Write your thoughts down in question 5 to defend the side that you are taking and present them in a logical argument to tell others.
Section 2: New Forms of Entertainment
Performances and Recreation
“Take me out to the Ball game”› 7th inning stretch › Was created in 1908 to capture the new
American pastime of recreation and leisure› Harry Carrey (Chicago Cubs Play by play)
Performances and Recreation
Vaudeville› Variety show to entertain › Example
Minstrel Shows› White actors who perpetrated the racial
stereotypes of African-Americans Nickelodeons
› Movie theaters set up in converted stores or warehouses that charged a nickel for admission
Vaudeville
Minstrel Shows
Nickelodeons
Performances and Recreation
George Eastman› Founder of Eastman Kodak› Created the handheld camera for the common
family to take snapshots and family pictures Circus
› Although still around, they are a shell of what they use to be
› Advance men came early to promote the circus, and several days later the circus cars would pull up and the “Big top” was put up to showcase the talent
George Eastman & Kodak
Circus
Performances and Recreation
Amusement parks› New Technology allowed amusement parks to be
set up and new attractions to be created› The trolley led to the development of rides such
as the ferris wheel and the roller coaster.› Coney Island/ valley fair
Coney Island
Newspapers New technology allowed mass production of
printed news and it became a form of entertainment used for recreation
Comics, Sports, Sunday editions made for more interesting reading
Yellow Journalism- Sensational news coverage about murders, scandals, etc.
Newspapers Joseph Pulitzer-owned the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch and the New York World Purpose of his newspapers “Expose all
fraud and sham, fight against all public evils and abuses.”
William Randolph Hearst-owned the New York Journal, which published even more sensationalistic stories › Examples of Yellow Journalism today
Literature Mark Twain
› The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn› “dime” Novels Inexpensive books for a wide
variety of readers› Described people and places of particular
regions of the United States in detail.› Provided information about distant places to
people because of the lack of transportation and travel.
Political Cartoons
Political Cartoons Political cartoons are meant to poke fun
at serious issues of the time They have been around since before
our country became our country Here are some examples, try to figure
out what they are trying to say
One of the First Political Cartoons
Gun control/Gun Rights
Political Cartoons about the Democratic party
Cartoons about political issues