APUSH Chapter 23 Part 1 Flashcards
What did progressive reformers want to do
Solve the problems brought on by immigration, industrialization, and urbanization
Populists of 1890s
Muckrakers
Turn of 20th century authors
goals to unmask ills of society
Political, social, economic issues
Prompt reform from public government
Jacob Riis
How the other half lives -1890 Goes into immigrant tenements Writing to upper class Cornelius Vanderbilt living in Bilmore estate The breakers
Other muckrakers
Lincoln Steffens - The Share of the Cities
Idatabell - The History of Standard Oil–>depicts it as a monopoly, destroying competition
Uptown Sinclair –the Jungle
Progressives
Diverse group
TR the militarist (altering economy, laws, etc) vs. Jane Addams the pacifist }}get along
What did TR and Addams do together
Modernize American institutions Used govt to : Curb power of monopolists Improve life of average Americans Protect social welfare programs for poor and needy Promote moral improvement (prohibition) Economic reform (socialism) Efficiency in the workplace (assembly line)
What were the acts TR used to conserve
Antiquities Act -1906
Antiquities Act 1906
5 national parks
18 national monuments
51 bird sanctuaries
100 miles of forest
What do progressives push for
Direct primary voting
Ballot initiatives –> people create laws
Referendum –> asks people if laws are gucci
Recall
Australian voting ballots –> secret voting
Goal is to remove power from corrupt politicians
17th Amendment
1913 direct election of senator
Work of progressive women
Eliminating child labor
Factory reform
Temperance
Women’s suffrage
Carry nation
Hatchet
Women’s Suffrage attempts to vote
Attempts to gain the right to vote include Court challenges Proposed amendments 3 states extend votes to women by 1910 WA, CA, OR National suffrage still a decade away
The Hull House
Founded in 1889 by Jane Addams Settlement house for European immigrants Provides assimilation Food, shelter, education Creates many female reformers ,
What happens in 1901
McKinley assassinated
TR becomes youngest president
In the past, how did government approach business and labor conflicts
Sided with business
What did TR look to change
Increase role of president in labor/economic affairs
1902 Coal Strike
Western PA coal miners demand higher wages, shorter hours
TR threatens to seize the mines and operate with army troops (big stick)
Forces bargain and compromise
Govt gradually recognizes labor unit right competition and bargaining
Roosevelt’s Square Deal
Domestic Agenda includes 3 C’s
Control of corporations –>companies too big monopolies lead to lapsed competition
Consumer protection –> safe products
Conservation of natural resources –> conservationist
Trust Busting
TR looks to wear away at the power of corporations
Goal is to eliminate bad trusts and prove that government is in charge of the US instead of business
Smaller “good” trusts submit to regulation
Elkins (1903) -change rates based on frequency
Hepburn Acts (1906) -eliminate railroad rebates for large companies
Northern Securities
1902-TR bring antitrust lawsuit against Northern Securities (railroad company)
1904-Supreme court orders dissolution of company
Leads to breakup of beef, sugar, fertilizer, and houses
Consumer Protection
TR passes meat inspection act (1906)
Meat shipped over state lines is inspected
Pure Food and Drug Act 1906
Companies object to federal regulation
