THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT

Also called the prohibition amendment - outlawed the making, sale, and transporting of alcoholic beverages.

18th Amendment

ended prohibition (repealed the 18th Amendment)

21st Amendent

Laws designed to solve social problems, such as alcoholic abuse

Blue Laws

beautification projects, safer housing, sanitation, city parks, and medical centers

Many wealthy people began donating money to help improved conditions. Their money was used by progressives for ___________, _________, ___________, ___________ and _________to help improve the bad conditions.

The methods or activities that create healthful, clean conditions

Overcrowded living conditions led to poor sanitation, lack of clean water, and limited safe housing , what is sanitation?

They Uncovered what some people saw as "muck" - shameful conditions.

President Theodore Roosevelt coined the term muckrakers. Why were they called muckrakers?

laws

Progressive wanted to improve these bad working and living conditions. Progressives believed that change could come through _________.

Writer or journalist of the early 1900s who uncovered shameful conditions in business and other areas of american life.

Progressives didn't support labor unions' actions such as collective bargaining and going on strikes. However, they did advocate passing laws to bring changes. Muckrakers helped make the public aware of the horrible conditions in factories which helped to bring about change. What is a muckraker?

Large companies with the power to drive out competition in an industry.

Progressives feared that big business had too much control over the economy and trusts had too much influence over the government. What is a trust?

Laws introduced by progressives in early 1900s designed to solve social problems, such as alcohol abuse.

Progressives wanted to improve moral behavior of all Americans especially immigrants. One very serious problem was many people abused alcohol. to fix this problem, progressives passed the Blue Laws. What were Blue Laws ?

railroad regulations, Meat Inspections Act, and Pure Food and Drug Act.

Shortly after, Theodore Roosevelt supported and passed _________________, __________________, and _________________.

Workers (and even child laborers) had to work very long hours. Factories were dangerous places, were not healthful places, and were often fire hazards, too.

Why were the progressives concerned about factories and the workers (including children)?

Families of 8 more often lived together in tiny tenement apartments. Family members shared beds because there was little space.

At this time, on of the biggest concerns middle class Americans had was overcrowding and bad living conditions. Explain why they were concerned about these issues.

Building, especially in a poor section of a city, divided into small apartments.

During the rapid immigration of our country, so many people were moving to the cities, there was a shortage of housing. Many immigrants crowded into tenements. What was a tenement?

made sure it was safe to eat or use

How did the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug act help consumers (people using the meat, food and medicine)?

force trusts to break up into smaller companies.

Ida Tarbell was a muckraker whose writings were instrumental in persuading President Roosevelt to break up the oil trust. Theodore Roosevelt became known as a "trustbuster" because Ida Tarbell's writings persuaded him to find an old law (Sherman Antitrust Act, 1890) that would allow the government to....

To do away with: cancel

The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. What is the definition for the word repeal?

If the laws had been enforced right away, less workers (including children) would have suffered dangerous or unfair working conditions.

The federal government did not successfully enforce the new laws passed to improve conditions. The Child Labor Laws, Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Laws were not truly enforced until the New Deal reform after the Great Depression in the late 1930's. Can you infer how things would have been different if the government had enforced those laws right away?

Conditions relating to public health, especially the supply of clean drinking water and enough sewage disposal.

What does sanitation mean?

It is showing Roosevelt investigation a nasty pot of animal parts holding his noes to show that something has to change the right way.

What was President Roosevelt's response to the investigation of meat processing plants?

To stop unfair practices by businesses and to improve the way in which the government worked.

Why did the Progressive Movement begin?