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Jane Addams Founds the Hull House
Addams founded the Hull House for the urban poor, and much of her life's work was dedicated to thier benifit. She was a pioneer in settlement work, and strongly advocated womens rights. She is one of the best known progressive reformers. From 1919 to 1935 she was the president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. In 1931 she recieved the Nobel Peace Prize. pic:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Addams -
Eugene Debs and the Pullman Strike
Eugene Debs, head of the American Railway Union, leads the Pullman Strike, protesting the wage cuts on the manufactururs of Pullman sleeper cars. pic: http://www.presidentsrus.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/pullman-engine-troops.gif -
Samuel M Jones is elected mayor of Toledo
This progressivist used the biblical principal "do onto others as you would have them do onto you" to overhaul the police force, municipal services, and to set aminimum wage for city workers while opening a kindergarten for their children. pic: http://s3.amazonaws.com/findagrave/photos/2001/222/jonessamuelm2.jpg -
William Jennings Bryan
Having ran for president three times in 1896, 1900, and 1908. he was the dominant force in the liberal wing of politics. He served as a representitive from Nebraska, and secretary of state under Wilson. pic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan -
Natural disaster inspires "city commisions"
In Galveston TX, a hurricante killed some 6000 people. The city's government could not cope with the disaster and named a five person commisssion to rebuild the area. by 1913 city commissions ran more than 350 US cities. pic: http://orwfd.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/1900-galveston-hurricane-4.jpg -
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Teddy Roosevelt's Presidency
Living from October 27, 1858 to January 6, 1919, Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the united states. Known for his masculine background of hunting and nature exploration, he led the party known as the progressive Bull Moose party. -
Social justice
Maryland is the first state to offer workes compensation for injury, dissablily, or death suffered on a job. This helps support labor reform in the progressive era. pic: http://images.forbes.com/media/2011/03/08/0308_dangerous-jobs-construction-intro_485x340.jpg -
Lincoln Steffans begins exposing government scandals
In McClure's magazine, Steffans began a column exposing corruption in local, state, and federal government. pic:http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/assets/Image/Nieman%20Reports/Images%20by%20Issue/spring08/watchdog/watchdog5.jpg -
Federal government intervenes in labor dispute
when 250,000 miners struck in pensylvania for higher wages, Roosevelt stepped in and forced both sides to accept a third party agreement which semi satisfied both sides. This was the first case of federal govenment intervening in labor reform as a third party. pic: http://www.ancientfaces.com/images/photos/watermark/3/9/united-mine-workers-of-america-anthracite-coal-str-395620.jpg -
Newlands Reclamation Act
This allowed money from the sales of public land to be used for irrigation and making damaged land useful again. pic: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/aep/az/aep-azs326.jpg -
Wisconson is the first state to use a primary in voting
A primary is an initail vote held to determine what candidates will participate in the final elections. By 1916 most other states had adopted these tactics. Primaries are used today in the presidential election. pic: http://www.iandrinstitute.org/j0189639[1].jpgcontent/uploads/2011/08/ballot-box.jpg -
Elkins Act
This act forbade shppers from getting rebates secretly back for doing buisness. (an unfair tactic) pic: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/i01000/i01818.jpg -
Upton Sincalir Publishes "The Jungle"
"The Jungle" was a book published to shock the reader with the disgusting practices of Chicago's meat packing industry. Pic: http://www.umich.edu/~eng217/student_projects/worstside/meatinspection.jpg -
Hepburn Act
This act authorizes the ICC to set railroad rates and to regulate other companies engaged in trade such as pipelines and ferries.
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Meat Inspection Act
This required gevernment inspectoin of meat shipped between states. pic: http://edu.glogster.com/media/2/8/15/36/8153601.jpg -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This made it elligal to manufacture, sell, or transport food or medicine containing harmful ingredients. It also required labels on containers. pic: http://www.general-anaesthesia.com/images/cure-alls.jpg -
Two Thirds of the Federal Work Force Are Appointed by Merit, not Affilliation.
By 1909 two thirds of the federal work force had been put in position by the civil service tests. The Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 laid the foundation for these new methods of hiring. Pic: http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d7/unsecured/media/44140130/44140130_18512084001_0403dv-federal-hiring-SJ-s260608AT1VW104.jpg -
Robert La Follette Founds Weekly Magazine
Robert La Follette and his wife, the feminist, Belle La Follette founded the La Follette's Weekly Magazine. This Magazine argued the advantages of womens, racial, and political equality, among other progressive issues. In his position in the Senate as a republican he exposed corruption, and even a bribe proposed to he himself. pic: http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/medium/LaFolletteCar.jpg -
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William Howard Taft's Presidency
Under Taft, laws were made to reduce the presance of trusts, the civil service reform occurred, and the interstate commerce commission was formed. Under taft, the sixteenth amendment was also passed. -
Mann-Elkins Act
This act allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to check the powers and services of telephone and telegraph companies. Pic: http://www.porticus.org/bell/images/we317_fordschool.jpg -
Buisness reform
Under Governor Francis McGovern,the nations first workers compensation program was instituted. This passed laws to regulate factory safety, encouraged cooperatives, established a state income tax, and limited work hours for women and children.
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Height of the Oregon Syestem to Prevent Corruption in Government
The Oregon System, which included a "Corrupt Practices Act", and a state funded voters pamphlet umong other strategies to eliminate dishonest tactics http://2media.nowpublic.net/images//b0/8a/b08a3ad75ebcfed4c5b26667142476e4.jpg -
16th Amendment Ratified
This amendment states that "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration." http://www.google.com/imgres?q=capitol+building&um=1&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=634&tbm=isch&tbnid=us2Xslso6a-e-M:&imgrefurl -
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Woodrow Wilson's Presidency
Wilson was a leader of the progressive movement, his agenda included such topics as child labor, the Federal Trade Commission Act, womens suffrage, and anti trust acts umong other topics. -
17th Amendment Ratified
This states that every senator is elected by the people of that state, will serve for six years, and that each state has two senators with one vote each. Pic: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/17th_Amendment_Pg1of1_AC.jpg/190px-17th_Amendment_Pg1of1_AC.jpg -
Two thirds of the states have banned the manufacturing and sale of alchohol.
The Anti-Saloon League was formed in 1893. Unlike previous groups, the new organization focused its effort on prohibiting alcohol rather than dissueding indeviduals from drinking. Supported by Protestant churches, it backed only “dry” candidates for elected office. This strategy worked, and by 1917 almost two thirds of the states had banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol. This shows social reform and the beginning of prohabition. Pic: http://www.vintageperiods.com/_files/Image/5 Prohibi -
18th Amendment Ratified
This amendment enacted prohabition, in which all intoxicating liquors were prohibited unless for religious or medical reasons. It is important to note that hot rodding emerged through this front. http://image.hotrod.com/f/9149338+w750+st0/051000_02z+1940_ford_tudor_coupe+side_view.jpg -
19th Amendment Ratified
This document states that "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." Pic: http://www.killercampaigning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/we-can-do-it.jpg -
H. G. Wells becomes increasingly critical of modern government
Wells was an outspoken socialist. He believed in radical concepts such as the formation of a "world nation" as a necessity, which would support societal advancement, the end to natoinalism, and wealth based on merit, not birth. His early work was primarily science fiction, but he became more involved in politics in the twenties. -
Charles Evans Hughes sinks 1.9 million tons of warship!
As secretary of state, Hughes proposed a naval disarmment scrapping 78 warships, and a vow to not build ships of war for ten years. He also proposed that world naval superpowers be regulated at a 5:5:3 ratio between the US, UK and Japan. pic: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Charles_Evans_Hughes-01.jpg/240px-Charles_Evans_Hughes-01.jpg -
Senator Hiram W Johnson
Johnson sets up the theory of isolationism from foriegn affairs. "we ask only to live our own life in our own way, in freindship and sympathy with all, in alliance with none" pic:http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1924/1101240929_400.jpg -
H G Wells publishes the essay "The Open Conspiracy"
This series of essays tells the reader about how a more united society could be created. Wells attempts to show how political, social, and religious reforms could result in a more unified human race. pic: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/140/hgwellsconspiracy.jpg/sr=1
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