Friday 9-20-2013

Transition Day.

POW/MIA day. We talked about the semester tests, and making a study guide.

The Progressive Reform Era (1890-1920)

Four goals of Progressivism

  1. Protecting social welfare- helping the poor
  2. Promoting moral improvement- men drinking alcohol 
  3. Creating economic reform- the problem of capitalism-people owned businesses-the rich controlled 90% of the money....socialism- government run---we are a mixed economy
  4. Fostering efficiency- paying workers better. Making economy better

My topics:

Teddy Roosevelt-

2. Breaking up strikes

3. Breaking up trusts-trustbuster

Monday and Tuesday are work days

 

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