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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