08 Progressive Era

08 Progressive Era - Transcript

Gilded Age and Progressive Era Project

Below is a good video clip on coal miner s strike

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Growth of industry and wealth in a capitalist economy

Election Reforms

Australian BallotDirect PrimaryDirect election of Senators 17th

Courts and Labor
ochner v New York

Muller v Oregon

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
CARRY NATION



WCTU 8TH AMENDMENT

TERMS Capitalism

TERMS Monopoly Trust Protective Tariffs

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RESULTING PROBLEMS
1 Unfair wages 2 Poor working conditions 3 Long work hours 4 Child Labor 5 Unfair pricing business practices making it hard to compete 6 High tariffs costs passed on to public 7 Hazardous products sold to public 8 Little to no regulation 9 Farmers pay high freight and land taxes

Exploding s of Immigrants

Where were they coming from

Corrupt City Governments


TERMS Boss

RESULTING PROBLEMS
1 Immigrants easily convinced to return corrupt politicians to office 2 Bribery and other forms of election fraud assure the most corrupt power 3 Graft lined pockets of the corrupt instead of being used to meet expanding cities needs 4 Practice of awarding jobs to supporters spoils system resulted in unqualified political leaders 5 Government all levels unresponsive to needs of rapidly changing society

Problems experienced by women and minorities
1 Women not allowed the right to vote suffrage 2 Women denied access to male dominated professions 3 Women victimized by high rates of alcohol abuse believed to disrupt the family and led to crime and poverty 4 Increased discrimination and racial segregation throughout country

Corrupt National Governments
Ulysses S Grant
1869 1877

Spoils SystemGarfield s assassination
1881