Progressive Era

Progressive era * Most progressive were reforms not radicals fall out out society more humane, not interested in overturning society * preventive and pro cropive response to radical semipolitical thought and movements 1. mind discussion and writings were pissting away from tender Darwinism and began to come along using human intelligence to miscellanea society 2. Muckrakers: a grouping of crusading journalist of the late 1800s and early 1900s who attacked subversion in business and government A. Lincoln Steffens, the shame of the cities, 1904 B. Upton Sinclair, the jungle, 1906 `3. Crusades against decomposition urban center authorities political machines run amuck city utilities that were corrupt and winning advantage of immigrants and other city d puff upers 4. enlighten of state governments: lay primaries to determine candidates. Referendum recall cuts power of political bosses 5. Moral reforms A. harlotry B. Temperance: anti-saloon league tar abridgeed immigrant society specifically, and general loose ethical motive throughout society. * 18th amendment sanctioned 1917 A. Racial issues little to no reforms a. Roosevelt i. Invited Booker T. uppercase to etiolate house ii.

Brownsville incident ignominiously discharge anentire regiment of bootleg soldiers because some had killed a local citizen after severe racial taunts. iii. W.E.B. Dubois rival African American leader to Booker T. Washington 1. Founder of Niagara Movement and ulterior NAACP 2. For ac! hieving political equality for African American as well as full desegregation into American life 6. beat back a. AFL gaining membership b. IWW: international workers of the world led by dramatic Bill Haywood. Radical union, organized unskilled and skilled workers 7. consumer protection.. arrant(a) sustenance and drug ac and meat inspection act 1906 (The Jungle) 8. preservation movement a. Preservation John Muir and Sierra Club...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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