Transcript The Progressive ppt

The Progressives –
Political solutions to economic and social problems
Intro Slip Quiz – A.H. 13:3 & 4
1. Explain one Progressive reform/program/law
passed during Taft’s presidency.
2. What was identified as the greatest limit (failure) of
the Progressive era?
3. Which President – Teddy Roosevelt, William
Howard Taft, or Woodrow Wilson – was the most
‘Progressive’ of the Progressive Presidents?
Why?
I. The Progressive movement sought to
correct the ills of American society caused by:
expanding industrialization
☞ the practices of big business
☞ expanding urbanization
☞ political corruption on state and local levels (machines)
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The
sidewalk
below the
Triangle
Shirtwaist
Factory.
II. The supporters of the Progressive
movement included many:
middle-class, native-born, white urban dwellers
political leaders (Robert LaFollette)
writers (muckrakers)
farmers, former Populists
William
Jennings Bryan
campaigning as
a Populist in
1894
As a result of the Progressive movement:
the public exhibited a growing concern for social reform
laws were passed that protected both labor and
consumers
laws were passed that extended democracy to the
municipal (local) level
curbs (limits) were placed on big business
The Features of Progressivism
More Democracy
“Gospel of Efficiency”
Regulation of Giant Corporations
☞ Social Justice
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V. The major failures of the
Progressive movement were:
many reforms were only temporary
☞ although curbs were placed on unfair business
practices, they were not always effective
☞ minority groups were unaffected by reform
legislation
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