Chapter 28: Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, Name 1901-1912 (Pages 656-678) Per. Date Row I. Introduction A. Immigration at the turn of the century B. Progressive Reform Movement 1. What issues this reform movement addressed 2. Who they thought was responsible for correcting society s problems II. Progressive Roots A. Forerunners of the Progressives B. Why the laissez-faire policy had become obsolete C. Attacks on corporations 1. Role of Henry Demarest Lloyd 2. Role of Thorstein Veblen D. Importance of Jacob Riis E. Importance of Theodore Dreiser F. Importance of socialism, social gospel, feminists in the Progressive movement III. Raking Muck with the Muckrakers A. Definition of muckraker how the term was invented (Read quote in box on p. 667 too!) B. Role of various muckrakers what they contributed to Progressive movement/what evils they attacked: 1. Lincoln Steffens 2. Ida M. Tarbell
3. David G. Phillips 2 4. Ray Stannard Baker 5. John Spargo C. Methods muckrakers used/how most of them viewed U.S. system of economics and government IV. Political Progressivism A. Who the Progressives were and what their two main goals were B. Explanation of the political reforms the Progressives wanted to enact in STATE government: 1. The initiative 2. The referendum 3. The recall (You should know about this one in the state of California!!) 4. Corrupt-practices acts 5. The Australian ballot C. Explanation of the political reforms the Progressives want to enact in NATIONAL government: 1. Seventeenth Amendment 2. Suffrage V. Progressivism in the Cities and States A. City-Manager system
3 B. Importance of Wisconsin as a model for state reform progressive actions of its governor, Robert M. La Follette C. Importance of California s governor, Hiram Johnson progressive actions VI. Progressive Women: How the following groups and movements gave middle class women opportunities A. Settlement house movement B. Women s Clubs (Literary groups) C. How many feminists tied progressive issues to their traditional roles as wives and mothers D. Importance of Florence Kelley in the National Consumers League E. Importance of the case of Muller v. Oregon in 1908 (Be sure to read special article on p. 671) 1. Role of Louis Brandeis 2. What the conflict was over 3. The decision and why it was regarded as a progressive victory 4. What the decision shows about the role of women in early 20 th -century America F. Importance of Lochner v. New York how it was a setback for the Progressives G. Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in 1911 what happened and the huge impact of this event
H. The Progressive campaign against liquor 1. Importance of Frances Willard methods used 4 2. What type of areas were usually against prohibition of liquor and why 3. By 1917 status of prohibition in the U.S. VII. TR s Square Deal for Labor A. Teddy Roosevelt promised a Square Deal 1. for what three groups? 2. in what three areas? B. Importance of Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902 what caused the strike, how it was resolved, and how this was a FIRST in U.S. history. C. Changes TR made in the cabinet D. Importance of the Bureau of Corporations VIII. TR Corrals the Corporations A. Why the Interstate Commerce Act wasn t working in the interest of reform B. Progressive reforms regarding railroads importance of Elkins and Hepburn Acts C. T.R. s view of trusts
D. T.R. s attack on the Northern Securities Company the result and why it was so significant 5 E. T.R. s basic motive in busting the trusts (see cartoon on page 666) F. Question of whether T.R. really deserves his reputation as a trustbuster your textbook s view IX. Caring for the Consumer A. Big problem with meatpacking industry B. Importance of Upton Sinclair and his novel, The Jungle 1. What Sinclair s motive was in writing the book 2. Impact of the book the specific results (laws that were passed) X. Earth Control A. Early attempts to develop the land in the West: Desert Land Act of 1877 B. Importance of Forest Reserve Act of 1891 and Carey Act of 1894 -- goals C. Role of Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot in Conservation Movement 1. Newland Act of 1902 2. Dam building 3. Actions regarding forests and coal deposits
D. Roosevelt s conservation actions and why most of the public was in agreement 6 E. Explanation of how PRESERVATIONISTS and CONSERVATIONISTS disagree XI. Makers of America The Environmentalists A. Why city folk were the first environmentalists B. Gifford Pinchot s policy regarding the forest (and T.R. supported it) C. How the ecologists (after World War II) helped change the prevalent attitude toward nature --importance of Rachel Carson in spearheading the ecology movement D. Importance of Earth Day, Sierra Club, Audubon Society, EPA E. How American environmentalists are viewed in underdeveloped nations XII. The Roosevelt Panic of 1907 A. How the economic panic was blamed on Roosevelt B. How T.R. responded to the accusations C. Importance of Aldrich-Vreeland Act of 1908 why it was passed, what it did XIII. The Rough Rider Thunders Out A. Main factor that caused William Howard Taft to get the Republican nomination for President in 1908
B. Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan 7 C. Major reason Taft won D. According to textbook Teddy Roosevelt s three most important contributions XIV.Taft: A Round Peg in a Square Hole A. Problems that Taft had as president B. Attitude toward reform? XV. The Dollar Goes Abroad as a Diplomat A. Taft s Dollar Diplomacy what it was B. Examples of dollar diplomacy in action: China, Central America XVI. Taft the Trustbuster A. Comparison of trust-busting by T.R. and Taft B. Supreme Court actions against Standard Oil in 1911 C. Anti-trust suit against U.S. Steel Corporation why this helped cause a rift between T.R. and Taft
XVII. Taft Splits the Republican Party A. How Taft s action on the Payne-Aldrich tariff caused a split in his political party, the Republicans 8 B. The Ballinger Pinchot conflict: what caused it 1. How Taft reacted to the conflict 2. Why this caused a rift between T.R. and Taft and a split in the Republican Party XVIII. The Taft-Roosevelt Rupture A. Why T.R. decided to try to get the Republican nomination for president in the election of 1912 -- his basic platform B. Meaning of cartoon on page 677