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ProgressivismOrigins and Teddy Roosevelt

Objectives

Explain and analyze the expansion of federal powers.

Analyze and evaluate the impact of president policies and congressional actions on domestic reform.

Main Idea of Progressivism

Political, economic, and social change in late 19th century

America led to broad progressive reforms.

Significance (why is it important?)

Progressive reforms in areas such as labor and voting

rights reinforced democratic principles that continue to

exist today.

4 goals of Progressivism

Protecting Social Welfare

Promoting Moral Improvement

Creating Economic Reform

Fostering Efficiency

Traditional Policies

Why this was good:

Businesses could grow rapidly because they were not inhibited by government regulations.

i.e.-Money, growth, economic strength.

Why this was bad:

A lack of government oversight left the door open for major abuses by big business.

i.e.-Income gap, poor wages, poor housing, poor sanitation.

During the Industrial Revolution the U.S. government took a Laissez Faire stance

on business.

MuckrakersJournalists who expose the ugly side of life through literature and photography.

The works of Muckrakers will ultimately lead to reforms in society and government. Jacob Riis

Upton Sinclair Muckraker

Wrote The Jungle in 1906

In his book, he discussed the horrors of the meatpacking industry.

He told of rats in the meat and old meat being thrown in with new meat to be sold to Americans.

Progressive Reform

Congress responded by passing the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.

Jacob RiisExposed poverty

and poor conditions in cities.

Wrote a book called “How the Other Half Lives” about the plight of the urban poor.

Also used photography to expose these problems.

Ida Tarbell

Wrote about the evils of big business and monopolies.

Wrote an article called “The History of Standard Oil” exposing the ruthless business practices of Rockefeller.

Lincoln Steffens

Exposed the corruption in major cities across the country.

Wrote “The Shame of the Cities”

1st Progressive PresidentTeddy

Roosevelt’s Square Deal

ReformsTrust BustingProtecting the Social Welfare

Conservation

Trust BustingRoosevelt was considered a trust busting President because he went after big business and tried to stop them from combining to form monopolies.

Social WelfareAfter Upton Sinclair

exposes the filthy meat industry Roosevelt goes after them to.

Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act requiring that all meat packing plants pass federal inspection.

Conservation

Teddy loved the outdoors and made efforts to preserve the natural landscape of the country.

He created a National Parks system to lay land aside for preservation.

John Muir

Roosevelt “Lion Tamer”

1.What do the lions stand for?

2.Why are all the lions coming out of a door labeled “Wall St.?”

3.How does the cartoonist feel about trust busting?