Roots of Progressivis

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The Progressive EraThe period from about The period from about

1890 to 1920 when many 1890 to 1920 when many believed a solution to believed a solution to social problems in the social problems in the

nation lay in a more nation lay in a more active active rolerole by the government by the government

Key Characteristics1)1) Government should play an active role in Government should play an active role in

solving society’s problemssolving society’s problems2)2) Government needed to be more efficientGovernment needed to be more efficient3)3) New inventions and new cures (improvements New inventions and new cures (improvements

in science) can help societyin science) can help society4)4) The people should have more say in their The people should have more say in their

governmentgovernment5)5) Women should have the right to voteWomen should have the right to vote

Journalists who practiced what today is Journalists who practiced what today is called "investigative journalism" in called "investigative journalism" in

order to spotlight corruption in societyorder to spotlight corruption in society

MuckrakersMuckrakers

Jacob Riis Jacob Riis Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair Ida Tarbell Ida Tarbell

Meat Inspection Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Required federal inspection of meat and required Required federal inspection of meat and required the Agricultural Department (USDA) to set the Agricultural Department (USDA) to set

standards of cleanliness in meatpacking plantsstandards of cleanliness in meatpacking plants

Banned the sale of impure or falsely labeled food Banned the sale of impure or falsely labeled food or drugsor drugs

Impact of Impact of The The JungleJungle

Fight for Women’s Fight for Women’s SuffrageSuffrageThe fight for women’s The fight for women’s

voting rights (suffrage) voting rights (suffrage) began in the mid-began in the mid-

1800s at the Seneca 1800s at the Seneca Falls ConventionFalls Convention

By the 1900s, the leader of By the 1900s, the leader of the suffrage movement was the suffrage movement was

Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony

Anthony , a Quaker, organized numerous Anthony , a Quaker, organized numerous marches and gave numerous speeches in the fight marches and gave numerous speeches in the fight

for suffragefor suffrage

Women’s SuffrageWomen’s Suffrage

Women’s Suffrage in U.S. (1915)

1919thth Amendment Amendment PassedPassed In 1919, the In 1919, the

Senate passed Senate passed the 19the 19thth Amendment to Amendment to the Constitution, the Constitution, granting women granting women the right to votethe right to vote. .

Temperance Temperance MovementMovementSome progressives believed that a Some progressives believed that a

lot of the nation’s problems were lot of the nation’s problems were tied in with the consumption and tied in with the consumption and

sale of alcohol sale of alcohol

The movement to rid The movement to rid the nation of alcohol the nation of alcohol

was known as the was known as the temperance temperance movement.movement.

Three groups led the call for Three groups led the call for temperance: women’s groups, temperance: women’s groups,

business owners and Christiansbusiness owners and Christians

Temperance Temperance MovementMovement

The leader of the The leader of the movement was an hatchet movement was an hatchet

wielding woman by the wielding woman by the name of Carrie Nationname of Carrie Nation

Women led the call for Women led the call for temperance because temperance because alcoholism led to abusive alcoholism led to abusive men and loss of jobs men and loss of jobs

1818thth Amendment Amendment passedpassedThe 18The 18thth Amendment made Amendment made

the sale or consumption of the sale or consumption of alcohol illegal throughout alcohol illegal throughout

the United Statesthe United States

1818thth Amendment Amendment passedpassed

ProhibitionProhibition1920-1920-19331933