Unit+Five

Introduction to Chapter 21

 * Progressivism**
 * Advocating change/reform through government actions.
 * Belief in making improvements to society
 * New movements


 * Widespread Ideas
 * Contested (People didn't accept it)
 * Progressives**
 * People who advocated change
 * Leaders of reforms?
 * Thinkers
 * Progressive Era**
 * Purifying government
 * People getting involved
 * Reforms that flourished
 * Muckraker**
 * Reporter/writer who publishes truthful stories
 * Mostly about elected officials and political leaders

Scribble Map of Important Locations throughout History
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Top 10 terms/concepts of Chapter 21

 * **Progressivism** - Time period of major social, political, and economical reforms
 * **Women Suffrage** - Reform to protect the rights of women (NAWSA)
 * **Socialism** - reform behavior/structure of capitalism
 * **Hull Houses** - Help immigrants adapt to American customs/language, prevented cheap labor
 * **Party Rule** - Political parties were all corrupted and so they used these reforms to try to decrease their powers and help better the government
 * **Anti-Monopoly** - opposite of creating large monopolies for industries because corporations and trusts were dangerous
 * **Temperance Crusade** - No selling or producing alcohol; 18th amendment passed
 * **Professionalism** - Standards set for people in society such as teacher, doctor, etc.
 * **19th Amendment** - Guaranteed women the right to vote
 * **Immigration Restrictions** - Restricted immigrants from mixing with pure Americans
 * **Settlement House Movement** - Reforms to improve immigrants conditions for living

Top 10 terms/concepts of Chapter 22

 * **National Reform -** Facing political problems with government; reforming weak national government
 * **Platt Amendment -** Allowed American to take advantage of overseas economy and expand itself
 * **William Howard Taft** - Candidate for the Republican Party; Roosevelt’s most trusted lieutenant and successor
 * **Theodore Roosevelt** - Republican president and greatly supported reforms
 * **New Freedom** - Progressive program proposed by Woodrow Wilson that would destroy monopolies by starting in the trade business not just regulating it
 * **Dollar Diplomacy** - Americans expanding its economy by planing to investments in smaller countries
 * **New Nationalism** - Speech given in Osawatomie, Kansas by Roosevelt; outlined all his principles which had shown he had come a long way from the first years of his presidency where he was a cautious conservatism
 * **Roosevelt's Corollary -** Helped expand the nation because it allowed Americans have more freedom and move around into other nation's affairs
 * **Woodrow Wilson** - Democratic president who beat Roosevelt in the election and had a different way of reforming the nation
 * **Preservation** - Act passed by Roosevelt to preserve land only for the public

Chapter 21-22 Chart on Issues, Problems, Accomplishments/Efforts
Numerous universities American Medical Association || Equal rights as men Looking beyond domestic work || Women became professional lawyers, teachers, and doctors 19th amendment guaranteed women's rights General Federation of Women's Clubs. || Government ignoring Americans problems || Secret ballot removed parties influence on voter's will Elected officials were gradually replaced || Domestic Violence Bad work ethics || Temperance movement 18th amendment prohibiting alcohol || Racism continued Legally economically and politically || Booker T. Washington (Self Improvement) W.E.B De Bios advocated talented blacks & education (NAACP) Strong leaders/advocates || Long hours Dangerous No compensation for injured workers || Child laws established No selling goods made by children or product will be taxed Unions fought for workers demand Regulating stock market and income taxes || destroying pure Anglo-Saxon race competition for jobs (low wages) || Union and city bosses working for benefit of immigrants Eugenics: classifying classes and races || Over crowed || Settlement House Movement Jane Addams created the first Hull House in 1889 || Harming society by abusing power || Government controlled banking system Federal Trade Commission Act to regulate corporations ||
 * **Issues** || **Problems** || **Accomplishments/Efforts** ||
 * Professional Standards || Unskilled Americans could run businesses or work || Urged people to join the professional fields (teacher, doctor, etc)
 * Women's RIghts || Women wanting more power
 * Government Corruption || Favoring wealthy/power group over working class
 * Alcohol Usage || Women against it; thought it led to violence
 * African American Rights & Opportunities || Segregation
 * Working Conditions (Child Labor) || Children forced to work
 * Immigration || Over population
 * Urban Housing Conditions || Unsanitary
 * Environmental Conservation || Disputes over resources for the public || Roosevelt passed conservation policies ||
 * Concentrated Economic Power || Trusts joined together