Unit 3: The Progressive Era Flashcards
What were the four goals of progressivism?
- protecting social welfare
- promoting moral improvement
- creating economic reform
- fostering efficiency
What does protecting social welfare consist of?
Soften the harsh conditions of industrialization
What groups were started to protect social welfare?
Social Gospel Movement(settlement houses)
YMCA: Young Men’s Christian Association
Salvation Army
What was the YMCA?
A group of men that opened libraries, sponsored classes, built swimming pools; place to go for young men
What did the Salvation Army do?
- a group of people that fed the poor in soup kitchens
- sent “slum brigades” to instruct poor immigrants in middle-class values of hard work and temperance
Who was Florence Kelley?
- an advocate for improving the lives of women and children
- was appointed as chief inspector of Illinois factories; helped pass state law banning child labor
What was the temperance movement?
An organized campaign to eliminate alcohol consumption
What three groups dominated the temperance movement?
- Prohibition Movement
- Women’s Christian Temperance Union
- Anti-Saloon League
What did those that supported prohibition believe?
Saloons/alcohol undermined public morals
What is prohibition?
A ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
What was the WCTU?
Leaders in temperance movement (Carry Nation)
What did the WCTU do?
Entered saloons:
- singing
- praying
- urging saloon owners to stop selling alcohol
How many members were part of the WCTU in 1911?
245,000 members (mostly women)
What other contributions did the WCTU do?(3)
- opened kindergartens to immigrants
- visited prisoners
- worked in suffrage movement
What was the Anti-Saloon League?
Blamed immigrants for country’s alcoholic problem
What did the Anti-Saloon League do?
Worked to:
- pass laws to force people to change
- punish those who drank
What kind of people played key roles in alerting the public?
- journalists
- writers
What exposed the meat-packing industry?
Upton Sinclair’s book called “The Juggle”
What exposed political corruption?
Lincoln Steffen’s called “The Shame of Cities”
Who were Muckcrakers?
Journalists who uncover wrongdoings
What is scientific management?
Breaking manufacturing tasks into simpler parts
Who started “Taylorism,” something that has to do with scientific management?
Fredrick Winslow Taylor
What was the result of “Taylorism”?
Led to the beginning of shrinking the workday to eight hours
What was the progressive era about?
It was aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct social injustices in American life
Women that were active in public life were what?
Often educated at new women’s colleges
small percentage of upper-class
What year were women accepted into Vassar?
1865
What year were women accepted into Wellesley?
1875