Unit+5

Chapter 21: The Rise of Progressivism
1/19/2011


 * Progressivism, Progressives, Progressive Era** - the term used for individuals (specifically: Americans) who thought the nation's most urgent issues were to impose order on the growing chaos and to curb industrial society's most glaring injustices.

- Belief in making improvements to government and society - A political/social attitude favoring or advocating changes or reform ( usually seen as an opposition to conservative outlooks/ideaologies )

The progressive impulse created a period of political + social innovation. From the late 19th-century until at least the end of WWI. It is a **response** to the modern day hardships + corruptions that surrounded them.





Chapter 21 Questions:


1/20/2011

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The first scribble map is pretty good, but I worked a lot better with the Google Map below because I had a little more experience using it. You'll notice that the Google Map below has descriptions with lengthier text, links, and images.

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1/28/2011 Chapter 21 + 22: Top Concerns within those chapters - The Rise of Progressivism + Battle for National Reform


 * ==**Issues:**== || ==**Problems:**== || ==**Reform Efforts + Accomplishments**== ||
 * Political Corruption + Democratization || corrupt among railroad barons urban political machines || Muckrakers ||
 * Urban Housing Conditions || crowded immigrant neighborhoods of American cities = unhealthy environment || Settlement House Movement ||
 * Women's Rights + Opportunities || challenged traditional gender roles; women weren't ebing paid enough, couldn't vote, hold public office, etc || General Federation of Women's Clubs,Women's Trade Union League, **19th Amendment** ||
 * African Americans: Rights + Opportunities || white progressives neglected to address the issues regarding African American rights; they were discriminated against very often + not given many opportunities to change their lives || National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ||
 * Governance: || city governments proved completely unable to deal with the effects of a destructive tidal wave in 1900 || Commission Plan, City-Manager Plan ||
 * Alcohol Consumption + Abuse || Women and children faced many forms of abuse due to the men around them that consumed too much alcohol || Temperance Crusade, **18th Amendment** ||
 * Occupational expertise + professional standards || Industries needed: managers, technicians + accountants as well as workers; Cities needed: commercial, medical, legal + educational services || American Medical Association, National Association of Manufacturers ||
 * Statehouse Progressivism: || state-level progressives thought the state governments were unfit to answer society's needs || Initiative + Referendum, Direct Primary + Recall ||
 * Food + Drugs || dangerous + ineffective medicines sold; impure meat being sold || Pure Food and Drug Act ||
 * Environmental Conservation || some (naturalists) were still concerned about protecting the natural beauty of the land and the health of its wildlife from human instrusion || Roosevelt helped expand the National Forest System; creation of national parks: Yellowstone, Yosemite, Mount Rainier ||