The Progressive Era 1890--1920
- Who was Ida Tarbell and what is a muckraker?
- What did the progressives focus on from 1900-1920. Put this into your own words.
- What did Carnegie and Rockefeller argue to the public about their corporations? Do you agree with them? Is business truly about “survival of the fittest?”
- What was Rockefeller’s argument in the italicized quote on page four.
- What group of people were the first to push for reforms and why?
- What did the new Populist Party argue they wanted?
- Who were the Progressive Presidents?
- What did Jacob Riis do in 1890? Explain the details of what is going on in these photographs Riis took. How do you think this led to changes in the cities?
- What book did Upton Sinclair publish and what industry did he expose in this book? What were some results of Sinclair’s book? Do you think other big businesses saw this story and made changes to the way they managed their companies?
- In the early 1900s, how many children worked in mines or factories? Why did children work in mines & factories?
- By 1900, what percent of all labor in the United States were children under 16 years old? What was the name of the law that modified child labor? Why do you think this law was “progressive?”
- How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire shock the nation and what were some new reforms that came out of this horrible incident?
- What is conservation and what law did TR sign into law in 1906? What did the law do? Why is conservation an important reform for both back then and today?
- What is the NAACP and what were their goals?
- What amendments were added to the Constitution during the Progressive Era?
- How did the Gilded Age lead to a Progressive Era? This is a hard Q….You need to really think. How did the events of the Gilded Age lead to a Progressive Era?...
- How are our lives affected/impacted by the Progressive Era today? Provide three examples.