Period 2: Progressive Era Intro by Ms. Frazier

INSTRUCTIONS:

kristafrazier — 2018-10-03 17:56:56 UTC

Add your research notes in boxes by pushing that little plus sign in the bottom right corner. If you need more than one box, feel free. I encourage you to change the color of the box or add pictures (if you don't know how, ask me.) Be prepared to talk about your topic!

Also, please don't mess with anyone else's text box. It'll make me mad. :(

Example: The WCTU

kristafrazier — 2018-10-03 17:59:40 UTC

- WCTU = Women's Christian Temperance Union
- Founded in Cleveland OH, climbed to over 245,000 members thanks to Frances Willard
- Very anti-alcohol: entered bars to sing and pray, lecture customers, and smash liquor bottles (see right pic)
- Also opened kindergartens, visited asylums and prisons, and worked for women's suffrage

The WCTU

kristafrazier — 2018-10-03 18:04:28 UTC

Carry Nation and her liquor-smashing hatchet.

Muckrakers

2018-10-08 13:27:04 UTC

Investigation reporters and writers who told of the corruption and injustices to make changes. Tried to raise awareness on America's problems brought on by rapid industrialization and growth.
By: Zoe-Hanna and jacob and Nikki

Prohibition

2018-10-08 13:27:56 UTC

The 18th amendment of the constitution prohibited the manufacture transport or sale of alcohol. This amendment led Americans to start using illegal drugs and they drank more. Increased the presence of gangs which resulted in a constant fight. It led to increase in the amount of crime and closing of businesses.

Taylorism Management

2018-10-08 13:28:11 UTC

The founder is Frederick Winslow Taylor. The main objective is to improve economy, especially labor productivity. It is sometimes known as scientific management. Labor Productivity measures the hourly output of a country's economy. It was for the workers to find the best way to do their job.

Ida Tarbell

2018-10-08 13:28:26 UTC

Ida was an American journalist that wrote about the Standard Oil Company. In 1902, she began publishing a series of articles that eventually became, The History of the Standard Oil Company. The book and the articles helped break the Standard Oil Company's monopoly. It was considered a masterpiece in investigative journalism.

Social Gospel

2018-10-08 13:28:52 UTC

The social gospel movement was about the topic What Would Jesus Do? In the era of Social Darwinism many people only thought of survival of the fittest, Then enter Walter Rauschenbusch
a New York Pastor and theologian dedicated himself to revising the attitude of the American Christian. He believed the church agenda had replaced it with Jesus´s agenda. As protestant in America was the first to push this idea. This also created the YMCA and The Salvation Army. the YMCA was an affordable place to workout while the Salvation Army fed the poor and gave them clothes. By: Austin and Sam.

Assembly Line

hammonda21 — 2018-10-08 13:32:15 UTC

The assembly was important because it reduced the amount of time it took to build something. The assembly line was a mechanical process that adds parts to an object. It was started by Henry Ford.
Henry Ford automotive assembly line.

Upton Clair " The Jungle "

2018-10-08 13:32:44 UTC

In the book of "the jungle" he described rotten and diseased and contaminated meat ! The progressives differed , however, on how the best to control these big businesses they demanded to be left alone so the could run their business that they saw fit ! Upton Clair was an investgating journalist ! The people had demanded the government to shut it down and reopen it after the got all the rotten and contaminated disease !

McClure's Magazine

2018-10-08 13:35:07 UTC

One of many muckraking magazines published to try and raise awareness and anger at urban poverty, unsafe working conditions, prostitution, and child labor.

Florence Kelley

scottn21 — 2018-10-08 13:38:51 UTC

Florence Kelley was a social and political reformer and the pioneer of the term wage abolitionism. Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and children's rights is widely regarded today.

Muckrakers

2018-10-08 15:47:03 UTC