Progressive Movement • The Progressive Movement was focused on problems in society. • They wanted to help people who had no money or power.
Progressive Movement • Progressives wanted the government to resist big businesses and support the working members of society. • They believed that government and big business had too much power
Progressive Movement • Sherman Anti-Trust Act • Passed by Congress to file lawsuits against corporations • Used often by President Theodore Roosevelt to bust up trusts
Progressive Movement • Journalists’ role in reforming society
Progressive Movement • Investigative reporters brought problems to the attention of the public. • They were called muckrakers
Progressive Movement • Lincoln Steffens: wrote, The Shame of Cities. • It uncovered the corrupt political machine in the big cities. Called for change in the way cities were run.
Progressive Movement • Ida Tarbell: • wrote articles about unfairness in the oil trusts. • Her articles led to more government control over oil companies.
Progressive Movement • Upton Sinclair: wrote, The Jungle. • Told about the horrors in the meat packing industry.
Led to the creation of both the….. -Meat Inspection Act -Pure Food Drug Act
Progressive Individuals • W.E.B. Dubois helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) • This organization was greatly influential in the fight for African-American rights throughout the 20th century.
Progressive Individuals • Jane Addams opened Hull House in Chicago to provide care for assistance for immigrants and the poor. • English lessons • Medical Care • Food and Shelter
Progressive Individuals • Roosevelt's Square Deal • Promised fair and equal treatment for all • Called for regulated business • Because of the Square Deal, Roosevelt became president in 1904
Progressive Individuals • Theodore Roosevelt was considered the first environmental president • Balanced business interests and conservation • Proposed the US Forest Service • Formed the National Conservation Commission
“Not So” Progressive • The Klu Klux Klan (KKK) • A group that become popular after the Civil War, especially in the South • At first, targeted African Americans (who were recently freed from slavery) with discrimination and violence • After the wave of “new immigrants” came to America, they expanded their focus on to southern and eastern Europeans, especially those that were Catholics and Jews.
“Not So” Progressive • Plessy vs. Ferguson • This Supreme Court case legalized segregation • As long as it is “separate but equal”
“Not So” Progressive Immigration • Due to increasing pressure from “native-born” Americans, Congress created some laws and agreements to limit the amount of immigrants allowed into the US
“Not So” Progressive • Quotas put a cap on the number of immigrants allowed from each country into the US • Gentlemen's Agreement • Treaty between US and Japan to slow Japanese immigration to the US • Chinese Exclusion Act • Banned Chinese workers from emigrating to the US for 10 years