Progressivism
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Progressivism aimed to reform America through addressing social inequalities created by capitalism, disparities in wealth, societal ills, and government inefficiencies. Key areas of focus included fighting Jim Crow laws and segregation, expanding voting rights for African Americans and women, trust busting, raising awareness of poverty amid rising capitalism, and political reforms like direct primaries and recall elections. Progressives promoted new models of city government and the temperance movement also gained traction during this time period aimed at social reforms.
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Progressivism
- 1. Progressivism the efforts to reform america
- 2. Areas of concern • Social Inequalities • Disparities in wealth created by capitalism • Societal ills • Government inefficiencies
- 3. 15th Amendment Allows for voting for men of all races, but loopholes lead to literacy tests, poll taxes, and land owning stipulations. For whites, if they had an ancestor that voted in 1867 they were “grandfathered” in
- 4. Jim Crow Laws Led to segregation between people. Plessy vs Ferguson led to the decision of “separate, but equal” facilities
- 5. Booker t Believed African-Americans should focus on economic prosperity to then force legal washington and political might Founded the Tuskegee Institute for
- 6. WEB DuBois Pushed African Americans to demand their right to vote. “Negroes must insist..that voting is necessary to proper manhood”
- 7. Social Darwinism idea of Herbert Spencer In society the “fittest would prosper
- 9. Trust Buster
- 11. Jacob Riis “How the other half lives”, worked to raise awareness about poverty against the rise of capitalism
- 12. Robert LaFollette -Wanted to remove politics of appointments and repayment of favors. -Wanted Direct Primaries, Initiatives, Referendums, and recall -Eventually see the direct election of Senators
- 13. • Mayor Council Form • Commission Form • Council-Manager Form
- 14. Women’s Suffrage
- 19. Temperance