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TheAmericans:Reconstructiontothe21st Century

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Amidgreatpoliticalandsocialchange,womengainalargerpublicroleandleadthecallforreform.PresidentTheodoreRooseveltdubshisreformpoliciesaSquareDeal.

TheProgressiveEra

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TheProgressiveEra

SECTION1 TheOriginsofProgressivism

SECTION2 WomeninPublicLife

SECTION3 TeddyRoosevelt’sSquareDeal

SECTION4 ProgressivismUnderTaft

SECTION5 Wilson’sNewFreedom

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Political,economic,andsocialchangeinlate19thcenturyAmericaleadstobroadprogressivereforms.

TheOriginsofProgressivismSection-1

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ConcernsofProgressives• Early1900s,middle-classreformersaddressproblemsof1890s• Differentreformeffortscollectivelycalledprogressivemovement• Reformersaimtorestoreeconomicopportunity,correctinjusticeby:

— protectingsocialwelfare,promotingmoralimprovement— creatingeconomicreform,fosteringefficiency

FourGoalsofProgressivism

TheOriginsofProgressivismSection-1

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ProtectingSocialWelfare• SocialGospel,settlementhousesinspireotherreformgroups• FlorenceKelley,politicalactivist,advocateforwomen,children

— helpspasslawprohibitingchildlabor,limitingwomen’shours

PromotingMoralImprovement• Somefeelpoorshouldupliftselvesbyimprovingownbehavior• Prohibition—banningofalcoholicdrinks• Woman’sChristianTemperanceUnionspearheadsprohibitioncrusade

Section-1

FourGoalsofProgressivism{continued}

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CreatingEconomicReform• 1893panicpromptsdoubtsaboutcapitalism;manybecomesocialists• Muckrakers—journalistswhoexposecorruptioninpolitics,business

FosteringEfficiency• Manyuseexperts,sciencetomakesociety,workplacemoreefficient• LouisD.Brandeisusessocialscientists’dataintrial• Scientificmanagement—timeandmotionstudiesappliedtoworkplace• Assemblylinesspeedupproduction,makepeopleworklikemachines

— causehighworkerturnover

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FourGoalsofProgressivism{continued}

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ReformingLocalGovernment• Reformerstrytomakegovernmentefficient,responsivetovoters• Somecitiesadoptgovernmentbycommissionofexperts• Manyusecouncil-manager:peopleelectcouncilthatappointsmanager

CleaningUpLocalGovernment

Section-1

ReformMayors• HazenPingree ofDetroittacklestaxes,transitfares,corruption• SocialistTomJohnsonofClevelandfightscorruptutilitycompanies

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ReformGovernors• Governorspushstatestopasslawstoregulatelargebusinesses• RobertM.LaFollette is3-termgovernor,thensenatorofWisconsin

— attacksbigbusiness

ReformattheStateLevel

Section-1

ReformGovernors• Childworkersgetlowerwages,smallhandshandlesmallpartsbetter

— familiesneedchildren’swages• NationalChildLabor Committeegathersevidenceofharshconditions• Labor unionsarguechildren’swageslowerallwages• Groupspressgovernmenttobanchildlabor,cuthours

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EffortstoLimitWorkingHours• Muller v.Oregon—Courtupholdslimitingwomento10-hourworkday• Bunting v.Oregon—upholds10-hourworkdayformen• Reformerswinworkers’compensationforfamiliesofinjured,killed

ReformattheStateLevel{continued}

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ReformattheStateLevel {continued}

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ReformingElections• Oregonadoptssecretballot,initiative,referendum,recall• Initiative—billproposedbypeople,notlawmakers,putonballots• Referendum—voters,notlegislature,decideifinitiativebecomeslaw• Recall—votersremoveelectedofficialthroughearlyelection• Primariesallowvoters,notpartymachines,tochoosecandidates

DirectElectionofSenators• SeventeenthAmendment permitspopularelectionofsenators

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Asaresultofsocialandeconomicchange,manywomenenterpubliclifeasworkersandreformers.

WomeninPublicLifeSection-2

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WomenintheWorkForce

ChangingPatternsofLiving• Onlymiddle-,upper-classwomencandevoteselvestohome,family• Poorwomenusuallyhavetoworkforwagesoutsidehome

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WomeninPublicLife

FarmWomen• OnSouthern,Midwesternfarms,women’srolessameasbefore• Performhouseholdtasks,raiselivestock,helpwithcrops

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WomenintheWorkForce{continued}

ABungledBurglary• After1900,1in5womenholdjobs;25%inmanufacturing• 50%industrialworkersingarmenttrade;earnhalfofmen’swages• Jobsinoffices,stores,classroomsrequirehighschooleducation• Businessschoolstrainbookkeepers,stenographers,typists

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DomesticWorkers• In1870,70%ofemployedwomendodomesticwork• ManyAfrican-American,immigrantwomendodomesticlabor

— marriedimmigrantstakeinpiecework,boarders

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WomenLeadReform

WomenGetInvolved• Manyfemaleindustrialworkersseektoreformworkingconditions• Womenformculturalclubs,sometimesbecomereformgroups

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WomeninHigherEducation• Manywomenactiveinpubliclifehaveattendednewwomen’scolleges• 50%college-educatedwomennevermarry;manyworkonsocialreforms

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WomenLeadReform{continued}

WomenandReform• Womenreformerstargetworkplace,housing,education,food,drugs• NationalAssociationofColored Women(NACW)—childcare,education• SusanB.Anthony ofNationalAmericanWomanSuffrageAssoc.(NAWSA)

— worksforwomansuffrage,orrighttovote

Section-2

AThree-PartStrategyforSuffrage• Convincestatelegislaturestogivewomenrighttovote

• Test14thAmendment—statesloserepresentationifdenymenvote• Pushforconstitutionalamendmenttogivewomenthevote

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Aspresident,TheodoreRooseveltworkstogivecitizensaSquareDealthroughprogressivereforms.

TeddyRoosevelt’sSquareDealSection-3

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TeddyRoosevelt’sSquareDealSection-3

ARough-RidingPresident

Roosevelt’sRise• TheodoreRoosevelt hassicklychildhood,drivesselfinathletics• Isambitious,risesthroughNewYorkpoliticstobecomegovernor• NYpoliticalbossescannotcontrolhim,urgerunforvice-president

TheModernPresidency• PresidentMcKinleyshot;Rooseveltbecomespresidentat42• Hisleadership,publicitycampaignshelpcreatemodernpresidency• Supportsfederalgovernmentrolewhenstatesdonotsolveproblems

— SquareDeal—Roosevelt’sprogressivereforms

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UsingFederalPower

Trustbusting• By1900,trustscontrolabout4/5ofU.S.industries• Rooseveltwantstocurbtruststhathurtpublicinterest

— breaksupsometrustsunderShermanAntitrustAc

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1902CoalStrike• Coalreserveslow;forcesminers,operatorstoacceptarbitration• Setsprincipleoffederalinterventionwhenstrikethreatenspublic

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RailroadRegulation• Rooseveltpushesforfederalregulationtocontrolabuses

— ElkinsAct—stopsrebates,suddenratechanges— HepburnAct—limitspasses,ICCtosetmaximumrates

UsingFederalPower{continued}

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HealthandtheEnvironment

RegulatingFoodsandDrugs• UptonSinclair’sTheJungle—unsanitaryconditionsinmeatpacking• Rooseveltcommissioninvestigates,backsupSinclair’saccount• RooseveltpushesforMeatInspectionAct:

— dictatessanitaryrequirements— createsfederalmeatinspectionprogram

Section-3

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PureFoodandDrugAct• Food,drugadvertisementsmakefalseclaims;medicinesoftenunsafe• PureFoodandDrugAct haltssaleofcontaminatedfood,medicine

— requirestruthinlabeling

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HealthandtheEnvironment{continued}

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ConservationandNaturalResources• 1887,U.S.ForestBureauestablished,manages45millionacres• Privateinterestsexploitnaturalenvironment

ConservationMeasures• Rooseveltsetsasideforestreserves,sanctuaries,nationalparks• Believesconservation partpreservation,partdevelopmentforpublic

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RooseveltandCivilRights

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CivilRightsattheTurnofthe20thCentury• RooseveltdoesnotsupportcivilrightsforAfricanAmericans• SupportsindividualAfricanAmericansincivilservice

— invitesBookerT.WashingtontoWhiteHouse• NAACP—NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColored People

— goalisfullequalityamongraces• Founded1909byW.E.B.DuBoisandblack,whitereformers

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Taft’sambivalentapproachtoprogressivereformleadstoasplitintheRepublicanPartyandthelossofthepresidencytotheDemocrats.

ProgressivismUnderTaftSection-4

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TaftBecomesPresident

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ProgressivismunderTaft

TaftStumbles• 1908,RepublicanWilliamHowardTaft winswithRoosevelt’ssupport• Hascautiouslyprogressiveagenda;getslittlecreditforsuccesses• Doesnotusepresidentialbullypulpittoarousepublicopinion

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TaftBecomesPresident{continued}

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ThePayne-AldrichTariff• TaftsignsPayne-AldrichTariff—compromisebill,moderatetariffs• Progressivesangry,thinkheabandonedlowtariffs,progressivism

DisputingPublicLands• ConservationistsangryRichardA.Ballingernamedinteriorsecretary

— Ballingerputsreservedlandsinpublicdomain• Interiorofficialprotestsaction,isfired,writesmagazineexposé• GiffordPinchot headofU.S.ForestService

— testifiesagainstBallinger— isfiredbyTaft

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ProblemswithintheParty• RepublicanssplitoverTaft’ssupportofHouseSpeakerJosephCannon• Cannonweakensprogressiveagenda;progressivesallywithDemocrats• 1910midtermelections,DemocratsgetcontrolofHouse

TheRepublicanPartySplits

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TheBullMooseParty• 1912convention,Taftpeopleoutmaneuver Roosevelt’sfornomination• ProgressivesformBullMooseParty;nominateRoosevelt,callfor:

— morevoterparticipationingovernment— womansuffrage— labor legislation,businesscontrols

• RunsagainstDemocratWoodrowWilson,reformgovernorofNJ

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TheRepublicanPartySplits{continued}

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DemocratsWinin1912

TheElection• WilsonendorsesprogressiveplatformcalledtheNewFreedom

— wantsstrongerantitrustlaws,bankingreform,lowertariffs— callsallmonopoliesevil

• Rooseveltwantsoversightofbigbusiness;notallmonopoliesbad• SocialistPartycandidateEugeneV.Debswantstoendcapitalism• Wilsonwinsgreatelectoralvictory;getsmajorityinCongress

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WoodrowWilsonestablishesastrongreformagendaasaprogressiveleader.

Wilson’sNewFreedomSection-5

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WilsonWinsFinancialReformsWilson’s Background

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Wilson’sNewFreedom

Wilson’sBackground• Wilsonwaslawyer,professor,presidentofPrinceton,NJgovernor• Aspresident,focusesontrusts,tariffs,highfinance

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TwoKeyAntitrustMeasures• ClaytonAntitrustAct stopscompaniesbuyingstocktoformmonopoly• Endsinjunctionsagainststrikersunlessthreatenirreparabledamage• FederalTradeCommission(FTC)—new“watchdog”agency

— investigatesregulatoryviolations— endsunfairbusinesspractices

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WilsonWinsFinancialReforms{continued}

ANewTaxSystem• WilsonpushesforUnderwoodActtosubstantiallyreducetariffs• SetsprecedentofgivingStateoftheUnionmessageinperson• Hisuseofbullypulpitleadstopassage

FederalIncomeTax• SixteenthAmendmentlegalizesgraduatedfederalincometax

FederalReserveSystem• FederalReserveSystem—privatebankingsystemunderfederalcontrol• Nationdividedinto12districts;centralbankineachdistrict

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WomenWinSuffrage

LocalSuffrageBattles• College-educatedwomenspreadsuffragemessagetoworking-class• Godoor-to-door,taketrolleytours,givespeechesatstops

— someadoptboldtacticsofBritishsuffragists

CattandtheNationalMovement• CarrieChapmanCatt,headofNAWSA,stressesorganization,lobbying• NationalWoman’sPartyaggressivelypressuresforsuffrageamendment• Workofpatrioticwomeninwareffortinfluencespoliticians• 1920NineteenthAmendment grantswomenrighttovote

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TheLimitsofProgressivism

WilsonandCivilRights• WilsonandCivilRights• Ascandidate,winssupportofNAACPforfavoring civilrights• Aspresident,opposesantilynching legislation• AppointsfellowwhiteSouthernerstocabinetwhoextendsegregation• NAACPfeelsbetrayed;Wilsonself-defense widensrift

TheTwilightofProgressivism• OutbreakofWorldWarIdistractsAmericans;reformeffortsstall

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