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Progressive Era (Local Reform (Galveston, Texas (Hurricane), County…
Progressive Era
Local Reform
Galveston, Texas
Hurricane
Town/City council/ County commissioner
County manager/town manager
$125,000
WE ARE IN CHARGE !!
Political Machines
GONE
Grass roots of progressivism
State Reform
Initiative
People have the power to change or create laws or bills
Direct primary
People choose the nominee of their political party for the primary for presidential election
Recall
"impeachment" of a governor by the people
Referendum
4 Goals of Progressive Era
Promoting Efficiency
Make society and the workplace more efficient
Examples
Time and motion studies, improving efficiency
Ford's 8 hours and $5 per day
Henry Ford
The assembly ilne
Economic Reform
Changing the uneven balance of wealth between big business, government, and ordinary people under capitalism
Journalists exposing unfair business practices, exploiting child labor, government corruption
Minimum Wage
Expose corruption
Muckrackers
Upton Sinclair
Social Welfare
Reducing the impact of the harsh conditions of industrializations
Valuing and protecting human life and their well-being
Examples
YMCA
Public Libraries
Community Centers
Salvation Army
Soup kitchens
Child care
Social Services
Churches
Moral Improvements
Improving the lives of the poor by improving their personal behavior
Prohibition
Womens Temperance Movement
Alcohol is "EVIL"
WCTU
Pushed the 18th amendment
Federal Government Reform
White House Reformers
Multiple legislation
16, 17, 18, 19 amendment
Reform: To move forwards