Lucas Brace 11/21-11/25

Monday-  Mr. Bruns Power point 

Chapter 8

Tuesday- Mr. Bruns power point chapter 9

The Progressive Reform Era 1890-1920

Benefit women

Benefit Democracy

1. Protecting Social Welfare

  • Set up settlement houses for poor
  • Opened libraries
  • Sponsored education classes
  • Opened swimming pools
  • Set up soup kitchens
  • Slum brigades- teach immigrants

The Salvation Army

2. Promoting Moral Improvement

  • Prohibition
  • Carrie Nation
  • Why ban alcohol?
  • Women's Suffrage

3. Creating Economic Reform

  • Regulation of business (Sherman Act)
  • Child Labor Laws
  • Women and men working hours reduced
  • Workmen's compensation

Muckrakers

  • Upton Sinclair- The Jungle-meatpacking
  • Ida Tarbell-Exposed the ruthless methods of Standard Oil

5. Reforming Election

  • States adopt secret ballot
  • Direct Primary
  • Initiative- a bill originated by the people rather than lawmakers
  • Referendum- when voters accept or reject the initiative (bill)
  • Recall- enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions
  • 17th and 19th Amendments
  • --What did these seven aim at doing????

Teddy Roosevelt

Wanted to give everyone a "Square Deal" 

Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving break

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