The Progressives

Chapter 21 pages 505-520
1. What groups of people became "progressive" reformers? What major goals did they seek to obtain? What major approaches did they take to try and have their goals implemented? Why did many women become progressives? Are blacks included in the progressive movement?
For the above use the lecture notes

 

2. What was "muckraking"? Was the term used in a positive or a complimentary way? Did "muckraking" make a significant contribution to the progressive reform movement, or was it primarily a form of "sensationalist" literature aimed at a popular audience?

 

3. How did the social justice progressives propose to deal with children, working women, suffrage for women? What were the results of their reform efforts? What does Margaret Sanger work for? Pragmatists such as John Dewey had a great influence on education. How? Describe how American education expanded and diversified in the latter part of the 19th century.
 

4. What was the role of the saloon for many ethic groups? What is the result of progressive who oppose the sale of alcohol?

5. What were the effects of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and the Ludlow Massacre?

6. Why did the Industrial Workers of the World have limited appeal in the United States?

7. Who were the municipal reformers, and what reforms did they initiate in the cities? How successful were their efforts?

9. What are reforms that come out of states? What did Robert M. LaFollette and the "Wisconsin Idea" do to reform the state of Wisconsin? In general, how successful was progressive reform at the state level?