Transcript The progressive Era

Methods
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Scientific Data & Expert Testimony –
investigated concerns (knowledge)
Publicized the results & Put pressure to
get laws passed and/or enforced
 Muckrakers – journalists who alerted public
of wrongdoing of big business or government
 Lincoln Steffens – The Shame of Cities – city gov’t – public
outcry for reform
 Upton Sinclair – The Jungle – meat packing – Pure Food &
Drug Act, Meat Packing Act
 Organizations –
 political groups, unions, clubs/charitable groups
 set up to apply pressure and help in cause
 Marches/Rallies/Speeches – suffragists
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Direct Action – Do something to try to
help make change
• Examples – private charities, Settlement
Houses (Jane Addams)
4)
Get Progressives in office - To make
the changes you want
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Governors / Presidents
Socialists
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Which of these methods do you see
as the most effective? The least
effective? Why?
What are the characteristics of a
successful reform movement?