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Progressive Reformers. What makes a person a great reformer? Create a list of examples of great reformers. Causes of the Progressive Movement. People felt they could affect change Journalists showed problems Changes associated with the Gilded Age created new societal problems
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Progressive Reformers What makes a person a great reformer? Create a list of examples of great reformers.
Causes of the Progressive Movement • People felt they could affect change • Journalists showed problems • Changes associated with the Gilded Age created new societal problems • Many social and political problems
Progressives Responded to… • Opposition to urban decay and unfettered capitalism • Common bonds to make society more efficient • Optimism about the future • Abuses of Big Business • The active use of government to achieve reform
Progressive Reformers • What did they want? • Increase of direct democracy • Reformation of children’s labor laws • Expansion of women’s rights • Use of science to fix problems • Accused of socialism; used against them
Reformers? • Using your chart write a 2 paragraph explaining who was the greatest reformer during the Progressive Era. Explain how you determined who was the best (i.e. what was the criteria).