U.S. History
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Chapter 18 Graphic Organizer
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The Progressive Movement, 1890 – 1919
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I.
Chapter 18 Section 1 – The Roots of Progressivism
A. The Rise of Progressivism
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1. Who Were the Progressives?
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2. Beginnings of Progressivism
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3. The Muckrakers
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B. Making Government Efficient
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C. Democracy and Progressivism
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1. “Laboratory of Democracy”
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2. Direct Election of Senators
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D. The Suffrage Movement
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1. Early Problems
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2. The Movement Builds Support
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3. The Nineteenth Amendment
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E. Social Welfare Progressivism
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1. The Campaign Against Child Labor
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2. Health and Safety Codes
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3. The Prohibition Movement
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F. Progressives Versus Big Business
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II.
Chapter 18 Section 2 – Roosevelt in Office
A. Roosevelt Revives the Presidency
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1. Roosevelt Takes on the Trusts
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2. The Coal Strike of 1902
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3. The Bureau of Corporations
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B. Social Welfare Action
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C. Conservation
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1. Land Development in the West
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2. Gifford Pinchot
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3. Roosevelt’s Legacy
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III.
Chapter 18 Section 3 – The Taft Administration
A. Taft Becomes President
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1. Taft’s Approach to Government
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2. The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
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3. The Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy
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B. Taft’s Progressive Reforms
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IV.
Chapter 18 Section 4 – The Wilson Years
A. The Election of 1912
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1. The Republican Party Splits
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3. “New Freedom” Versus “New Nationalism”
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4. Wilson is Elected
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B. Regulating the Economy
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1. Reforming Tariffs
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C. Federal Aid and Social Welfare
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D. The Legacy of Progressivism
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1. A New Kind of Government
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2. The Limits of Progressivism
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