Progressivism Flashcards
Muckrakers
writers who exposed corruption (Jacob riis, Nellie Bly)
urbanization
the growth of cities:
1860- 50% agriculture
1900- 22% agriculture
Fredrick Jackson Turner
Significance of the frontier in American History; wrote paper about expanding westward caused up to come together and form government, to face dangers (Indians, Animals, Starvation)
Industrialization
40% live in cities
economy grows 6x bc of factories/ mechanization
department stores develop/ mail order
new vs. old imigration
- 12 mil in 50 years
- was harder for these new immigrants(S europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada) bc they didnt speak the language, as opposed to the first immigrants from N/W europe
- Most end up as factory workers in city
Political Machines
- full-time politicians, consumed by obtaining and keeping power
- targeted immigrants to work for them
Boss Tweed
- Tammany district leader
- Boss
- Dictator
- example: Mr.Ricci
Patronage
give jobs to friends/ supporters
Jim crow laws
intended to restrict social contact between whites and blacks- limit blacks opportunities
Booker T Washington vs. WEB Du Bois
Both wanted end discrimination
Washington: wanted to job train, obtain economic dependence, then political independence(had to wait for more jobs)
Du Bois: wanted ti further liberal arts program, prove themselves then they will get jobs.
Ida B. Wells
Lynching is economic, only lynched wealthy blacks, took out competition
Robber Barons
A business leader who became wealthy through dishonest methods
Plessy vs. Fergusson/ what did it create?
Plessy was accused of “sitting in a white car”, he was 7/8 white 1/8 black. was found guilty
created spereate but equal laws
temperance movement
wanted to ban alcohol
fathers drink less, work more, more time with kids
Jane Addams
A social worker,
created the hull house
Provided homes for poor
Helped with trash
Progressives
- Made reforms to improve the country
- Made up of woman, middle class, educated
Social gospel movement
- Based on the idea that social reform and Christianity went hand in hand, -believed that pursuit of wealth lead American down the wrong path
- society must take responsibility for the less fortunate
Social Darwinism/ who opposed it?
Progressives opposed it, social Darwinists believed that only the fittest corporations would thrive, while others would fall behind
Muller vs. Oregon
Worked, limited the amount of hours woman could work
Lochner vs. New York
Didn’t work, tried to limit the amount of time bakers could work
Worker compensation
If you get hurt in the job, you are compensated in $$$$$
Tuskegee institute
Founded by Washington Tried to give blacks: -economic independence -job training -political independence
NAWSA
A group that fought for woman’s rights
Elizabeth Cadu Stanton was the 1st pres.
Declaration of sentiments
1848
- injustices by the Gov.
- complaints: took away woman’s wages, and social equality
- goal: woman’s equality
