Ch. 8.4:-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.Bicycling first started in 1885 and was male onlyThe first World Series was played in 1903Newspapers used catchy headlines to get people's attention and make them buy the paper'Joseph Pulitzer mostly covered comics, sports, and women's newsEmphasized "sin, sex, sensation" to make his papers sound better10 million Americans shopped by mail by 191013 billion catalogs across the US filled peoples mail boxes by the mid 1900Ch. 9.1-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).Bringing change to the world- improving working conditions, lives of poor people-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?Banning of alcohol, it ruined families, women urged saloons to stop selling alcohol-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.aid to homeless and poor-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?Made manufacturing, selling, and transportation of alcohol illegal-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?Government owned and controlled-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?Investigative journalists that found out things in society that people needed to hearUpten Sinclair- disgusted by how people worked in meat packing plant.-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?Got rid of the old political machine and institute a city council-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?Break businesses down into smaller parts, constructed assembly lines, increased pay, shortened work day-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?Shorter work days- not overworking, workers compensation, made sure machines were functioning properly-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?Made child labor laws, took photos and stats to dramatize the child's situation-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?-What did the 17th Amendment do?Ch. 9.2-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.Ch. 9.3-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.-Square Deal-Breaking up strikes-Regulating railroads-Regulating food and drugs-Conservation-Civil RightsCh.9.4-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency-Payne-Aldrich Tariff-Land disputes-Breaking up trusts-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited-Break-up of the Republican Party-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.Ch. 9.5-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.-Breaking up trusts-Underwood Tariff-16th Amendment-Federal Reserve System-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson
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