BELLWORKBELLWORK Refer to your mind map notes or pgs. 237-239 Refer to your mind map notes or pgs. 237-239

to answer the following questions:to answer the following questions:

1.1. What were some social problems in the early What were some social problems in the early 1900s?1900s?

2.2. Name two examples that prove the corruption Name two examples that prove the corruption of the U.S. government in 1900. of the U.S. government in 1900.

3.3. What is a What is a political machine?political machine?

4.4. What is a What is a trust? trust? What was the problem with What was the problem with companies becoming a trust?companies becoming a trust?

5.5. THINKER: What steps could a country take in THINKER: What steps could a country take in reducing corruption? reducing corruption?

Tammany HallTammany Hall Tammany Hall:Tammany Hall: Democratic Party Democratic Party

Political MachinePolitical Machine Controlled NYC Controlled NYC

politics/electionspolitics/elections Helped Irish Helped Irish

immigrants rise immigrants rise in U.S. politicsin U.S. politics

THURSDAY!!!THURSDAY!!! This Thursday (December 1This Thursday (December 1stst), you will be working on ), you will be working on

your ECAP portfolio using the KUDER Navigator.your ECAP portfolio using the KUDER Navigator. ECAP is an education/career portfolio that is ECAP is an education/career portfolio that is

REQUIRED for graduation.REQUIRED for graduation. You will be in the lab the entire period and taught by a You will be in the lab the entire period and taught by a

CDO counselor.CDO counselor. Class will be split into library lab and counseling lab.Class will be split into library lab and counseling lab. Library Lab: Last names A-MLibrary Lab: Last names A-M Counseling Lab: Last names N-Z Counseling Lab: Last names N-Z Make sure you report to this location on Thursday! Make sure you report to this location on Thursday! Do NOT switch locations; counseling has set this up Do NOT switch locations; counseling has set this up

specifically for you! Follow all instructions! specifically for you! Follow all instructions!

ProgressivismProgressivism Progressive Progressive

Movement:Movement: Effort to Effort to reform the U.S. and reform the U.S. and preserve its preserve its democratic values.democratic values.

Confronted the Confronted the problems caused by problems caused by industrialization and industrialization and urbanization. urbanization.

The progressives The progressives dominated politics in dominated politics in the 1900’s as they the 1900’s as they tried to combat tried to combat society’s problems. society’s problems.

Progressive IdealsProgressive Ideals Focus on housing Focus on housing

shortages, political shortages, political corruption, and high crime corruption, and high crime rates. rates.

Feared the wealthy few Feared the wealthy few had too much power and had too much power and could easily buy their could easily buy their popularity.popularity.

Lived in urban areasLived in urban areas Believed a well-run Believed a well-run

government could protect government could protect public interest and restore public interest and restore order to society.order to society.

Important ProgressivesImportant Progressives Jane AddamsJane Addams: :

Disturbed by all the Disturbed by all the neglected children and neglected children and homeless immigrants. homeless immigrants.

Created the Created the Hull House:Hull House: Community center Community center where people could where people could learn English, discuss learn English, discuss politics, and have their politics, and have their children watched over children watched over (nursery). (nursery).

Important ProgressivesImportant Progressives

Muckrakers: Muckrakers: writers writers who motivated the who motivated the public by highlighting public by highlighting social issues. social issues.

Attacked wealthy Attacked wealthy corporations, child corporations, child labor, corrupt police, labor, corrupt police, prostitution rings, and prostitution rings, and corrupt churches. corrupt churches.

Ida Tarbell

Important ProgressivesImportant Progressives Upton Sinclair: Upton Sinclair: showed showed

unsanitary factory unsanitary factory conditions in his novel, conditions in his novel, The JungleThe Jungle..

Caused the government Caused the government to pass the to pass the Pure Food Pure Food and Drug Act: and Drug Act: Federal Federal inspection of meat inspection of meat products and regulation products and regulation of pesticide use.of pesticide use. Currently, the FDA: Currently, the FDA:

(Food and Drug (Food and Drug Administration)Administration)

“ “There would come all the way back from Europe old There would come all the way back from Europe old sausage that had been rejected, and that was moldy sausage that had been rejected, and that was moldy and white – it would be dosed with borax and glycerin, and white – it would be dosed with borax and glycerin, and dumped into the hoppers, and made over again and dumped into the hoppers, and made over again for home consumption. There would be meat that had for home consumption. There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor, in the dirt and sawdust, tumbled out on the floor, in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers had tramped and spit uncounted where the workers had tramped and spit uncounted billions of consumption germs. There would be meat billions of consumption germs. There would be meat stored in great piles in rooms’ and the water from stored in great piles in rooms’ and the water from leaky roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats leaky roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats would race about on it. It was too dark in these would race about on it. It was too dark in these storage places to see well, but a man could run his storage places to see well, but a man could run his hand over these piles of meat and sweep off handfuls hand over these piles of meat and sweep off handfuls of the dried dung of rats. These rats were nuisances, of the dried dung of rats. These rats were nuisances, so the packers would put poisoned bread out for them, so the packers would put poisoned bread out for them, they would die, and then rats, poisoned bread, and they would die, and then rats, poisoned bread, and meat would go into the hoppers together.”meat would go into the hoppers together.”

- Upton Sinclair, - Upton Sinclair, The Jungle,The Jungle, 1906 1906

Other Activist GroupsOther Activist Groups WomenWomen: against child labor: against child labor National Consumer’s LeagueNational Consumer’s League: :

supported supported settlement housessettlement houses (institutions that provided educational (institutions that provided educational and social services to the poor)and social services to the poor)

African AmericansAfrican Americans: against racism : against racism and and lynching lynching (murder by mob without (murder by mob without a trial)a trial)

CLOSURECLOSURE What was the Progressive What was the Progressive

Movement?Movement? What were Progressive activists What were Progressive activists

fighting for?fighting for? Who was Jane Addams?Who was Jane Addams? Who was Upton Sinclair?Who was Upton Sinclair? What were African American What were African American

progressives fighting for?progressives fighting for?

Making Connections WkstMaking Connections Wkst..

For the rest of class you are going to For the rest of class you are going to complete a worksheet about complete a worksheet about Progressivism.Progressivism.

It covers important details, people, It covers important details, people, events, and vocabulary.events, and vocabulary.

Use your book/notes to answer the Use your book/notes to answer the questions. (pgs. 243-255) questions. (pgs. 243-255)

This will be homework! This will be homework!