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The Progressive Era1890-1917
Dr. Megan Birk
UTPA
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Important topics
• American Imperialism
• Immigration
• Reform
• Political divisions
• Industrialization and Labor
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What’s a Progressive?
• Progressives were normally white, middle class people who wanted reform
• Any type of reform during this period is considered “progressive”
• Progressives often tried to force their own concepts of America onto others
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Middle Class
Middle Class known as “Victorians”
Strict social rules
Improving the lower class while pretending to be the upper class
New features – department stores, electricity
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Immigration • Ellis Island in New
York City
• Ellisisland.org
• People from all over the world
• Chinese Exclusion Act 1888
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Urban Boom
• Cities grow rapidly
• Poor housing built quickly called tenements
• In 1850 only 5 U.S. cities have over 100,000 residents, by 1900 36 cities have that many
• Half the nation lives in a city by 1910
• Horse poop factoid
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Work
• 2/3 of industrial workers made less than $12 a week
• $15 the minimum for providing for a family
• Seasonal farm workers came from Japan and Mexico
• 60% of city residents were immigrants
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The “Gilded” Age
• A small % of people gained enormous wealth using immigrant labor
• John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie decide to donate money
• Wealthier than any Americans – ever
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Theodore Roosevelt
• Considered the first true Progressive President
• Served from 1901 until 1909
• Used Sherman Anti-Trust Act to bust up big monopolies
• Food and Drug Act
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Other Progressive issues• Workplace safety• Maximum hours-Minimum wages, child labor
laws• Corruption• Temperance (Prohibition)• Australian ballots/initiatives and recalls,
women’s voting
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Populists• Common goal of improving
life for farmers• Movement begins with
Farmer’s Alliance in Texas • saw success in state and
local elections before going national
• Follow strong tradition of 3rd party politics – Greenbacks, Socialists
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Foreign Affairs
• McKinley Tariff alienates other countries by restricting trade
• The Influence of Sea Power in History by Alfred Thayer Mahan
• Generally follow policy of isolationism • Europeans seeking out new colonies • U.S. joins Spanish-Cuban War to uphold Monroe
Doctrine (1898)• Helps U.S. expand to Carribean and Pacific
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Hawaii• Island ruled by royal
family• American investors
moved in• Business men
overthrew queen• Pressured U.S. to
annex territory • 1898 Hawaii became
U.S. territory
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Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy
• Panama Canal• Will reinforce U.S
role in Western Hemisphere
- American part started in 1904
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Global activityWorld War I ends spirit
of optimistic reform in U.S.
Progressive ideals divided – some effective, others not
Dominance of middle class ideals and business interests remains