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Progress And Poverty
"Progress and Poverty was written by Henery George in 1879. This book discussed problems faced by the United States as both poor people and the nation's wealth increased. Henry hoped that the United States would come to a time were people would move "toward equality, not toward inequality." This book soon became a bestseller through tens of thousands of working and lower class readers. -
McClure's Magazine
Magazines in the 1890s were exploring corruption in politics and business a long with social problems. McClure's Magazine was now execption in writing such stories about muckrakers to standard oil. McClure's Magazine was started by the reformed-minded Scots-Irish S.S. McClure. -
Democracy and Social Ethics
Democracy and Social Ethics was written by Jane Addams in 1902. Jane described to the U.S. citizens that we must go forward or fall behind together, and that we cannot just move aside because we are all in the same situation. She also urged citizens to show more social responsibility, too. -
The IWW
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was formed in Chicago in 1905. The IWW opposed all forms of capitalism. The IWW was lead by William "Big Bill" Haywood who stood up for the working class and against the Continental Congress. -
The Promise of American Life
The Promise of American Life was written by a political theorist Henrey Croly. Through his book, Croly argued that the government should use its regulatory and taxsation powers to promote the welfare of all its citizens. He oppesed the government because they support the intrest of business owners instead of Americans. -
W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP
In 1909, W. E. B. Du Bois and a group of African Americans and white progresives met in New York City to dicuss the lynching of two African Americans. Through this meeting, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed. This organization was dedicated to the end of racial discrimination. -
Dangerous Work
Wokers in the 1900s were becoming tired from all the long hours and the exausting work. In 1910, about 70 percent of American industrial laborers were working up to 54 hours a work. These long hours caused higher accident rates in the Americas than in other industrialized countries. -
Movies
By 1910, millions of Americans were going to the movies every week. These movies would only cost 5- or 10- cents, which would provide cheap and readily available entertain mentThe first of these great movies was "The Great train Robbery." -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
On Saturday, March 25, 1911, nearly 500 Jewish and Italian women employees were finishining their six-day workweek at New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Company. Just when they were about to get up, a fire started in the rag bin, and soon, the entire eighth floor of the ten-story building was on fire.There was no way of escaping because factory owners locked the fire escape doors in fear that the workers would steal fabric. -
Eighteenth Amendment
In 1917, the Eighteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress. This amendment barred the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. The states ratified the amendment in 1919, but was repealed in 1933.
