Evaluate the loss of Evaluate the loss of Progressivism in the 1920s Progressivism in the 1920s through:through:Regulation of BusinessRegulation of BusinessLabor ReformLabor ReformSocial Welfare for New ImmigrantsSocial Welfare for New Immigrants

Kara Schoch, Ashley Spraggins, Jill Mullen

General InfoGeneral Info

CorruptionCorruption Big businessBig business BootleggingBootlegging

Nativism/Cultural Nativism/Cultural PluralismPluralism

Reforms against Reforms against corruption from corruption from Gilded AgeGilded Age

Hull House for Hull House for ImmigrantsImmigrants

ThesisThesis

Progressivism faded as the Progressivism faded as the government changed to laissez-faire, government changed to laissez-faire, business was corrupted, labor business was corrupted, labor protection ended, and the nation protection ended, and the nation feared immigration.feared immigration.

Progressive BusinessProgressive Business

Movement to put the power in the Movement to put the power in the hands of the people & protect hands of the people & protect against big businessagainst big business

Teddy Roosevelt “Trust Buster”Teddy Roosevelt “Trust Buster”

BusinessBusiness

Reinstalled Laissez-FaireReinstalled Laissez-Faire• Low taxesLow taxes• Small gov’t influence over economySmall gov’t influence over economy

Anti-Trust laws ignoredAnti-Trust laws ignored CorruptionCorruption

• ““Ohio Gang”Ohio Gang”• Teapot Dome ScandalTeapot Dome Scandal

LaborLabor

ProgressiveProgressive Muller vs. Oregon (’08)Muller vs. Oregon (’08)

• Justified special treatment for womenJustified special treatment for women Lewis Hine – National Child Labor Lewis Hine – National Child Labor

CommitteeCommittee

1920s1920s Adkins vs. Children’s Hospital (’23)Adkins vs. Children’s Hospital (’23)

• Labor equality for womenLabor equality for women

Progressive ImmigrationProgressive Immigration

Cultural Pluralism vs. AssimilationCultural Pluralism vs. Assimilation ““Americanization”Americanization”

• Advertising campaignsAdvertising campaigns• Recreation (Coney Island)Recreation (Coney Island)• Emphasis on CleanlinessEmphasis on Cleanliness

Social WelfareSocial Welfare• Hull House for immigrantsHull House for immigrants

1920s Immigration1920s Immigration

Immigration quotasImmigration quotas• Emergency quota (’21) – 3%Emergency quota (’21) – 3%• Immigration quota (’24) – 2%Immigration quota (’24) – 2%• Based on 1890 censusBased on 1890 census• Latin America & Canada – No restrictionLatin America & Canada – No restriction• Japan – NO IMMIGRANTSJapan – NO IMMIGRANTS

Red ScareRed Scare• Fear of radicals & anarchistsFear of radicals & anarchists

Nativism (KKK)Nativism (KKK)