FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTHToday we are doing mop-up operations. That basically means that we are going back over chapter nine.13. Describe the impact that aid organizations had in our country to help the poor people.They set up settlement houses for the poor, opened things like the ymca, opened public libraries...There was a major unbalace in the income and how the people lived. The upperclass people were totally always in order, but the majority of the people were in the lower classes. Many turned to "socialism." For the economic reform, progressives called for the regulation of railroads, child labor laws, women and men working hours reduced, and the workmen's compensation.16. What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?"Time is money." Frederick Taylor did many studies about efficiency and time management. Studies could have been very complex, or very simple. Something as simple on doing a study on the route you should take to get from point A to point B to save the most time and be the most efficient. There was the assembly line that was invented, but this caused a lot of people to quit because it was boring. Henry Ford began to pay his workers $5 everyday, and this caused people to work there longer and to but the company's products. Progressives worked for efficiency in all levels of government. Having happy workers brought a lot more efficiency.18. What did local and state government do to reform itself during the progressive era?People began to move away from the political machines. Things like secret ballots, initiative, referendum, and recall reformed government. 17th Ammendment. The Penalton Civil Service act got rid of patronage, also it made it so people had to take a test for their jobs.5. What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?Secret ballot made the country more democratic. Initiative and a referendum- allows people to start a bill, gives power to the people. Initiative- people starting a bill, referendum- people voting on the bill. recall- direct primaries became more common, these reduced the political machine's power. I'm hoping when I read chapter nine this will make more sense because I am extremely confused. All of these things give the common people power. There was no more rich people electing rich people.
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