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Progressivism

Chapter 17.1. Progressivism. Let’s make us some Progress!. Think…. What are some of the negative things happening in American cities at the dawn of the 20 th century Crowded, dirty cities Child labor Harsh, dangerous workplace Etc. Effort to grab some reform….

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Progressivism

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  1. Chapter 17.1 Progressivism Let’s make us some Progress!

  2. Think… • What are some of the negative things happening in American cities at the dawn of the 20th century • Crowded, dirty cities • Child labor • Harsh, dangerous workplace • Etc.

  3. Effort to grab some reform… • The so-called “Progressive Movement” • Four main goals • Protecting social welfare • Promoting moral development • Economic reform • efficiency

  4. Social Welfare • Help the poor • Build community centers • YMCA – libraries, pools, handball courts • Efforts to improve lives of women and children • Limit child labor • Limit working hours for women

  5. Moral Improvement • Prohibition • Women’s Christian Temperance Movement – starts small in Cleveland, eventually grows to about 245,000 members • Carrie Nation – tall old lady who busted up bars with a hatchet – paid her fines by selling souvenir hatchets • Also built kindergartens for immigrants and worked for women's suffrage

  6. Economic Reform • Workers Party – challenging model of capitalism • “Muckrakers” expose corruption in business • Limits put on child labor • Limits on work hours eventually enforced • Compensation for families of workers hurt or killed on the job

  7. Efficiency • Breaking manufacturing tasks down • Assembly lines • People work like machines – high turnover due to injuries – often due to fatigue • Also streamline/cleanup government

  8. What about today’s America? • What areas of modern society could use a little dose of progress? • Let’s discuss!

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