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Chapter 6 Learning Objectives
1. Discuss the philosophy of the Social Gospel movement and identify the major
philosophers who originated the movement.
2. Explain the liberalization of American religion during the early twentieth century.
Explain how social scientists reinforced and supported the Social Gospel movement.
3. Define the term muckraker and explain the importance of this journalistic style to the
Progressive movement. Identify some of the major writers associated with this genre of
journalism.
4. Identify the major national labor unions of the Progressive Era.
5. Describe the major changes in the role and status of women during the Progressive
Era. Identify the clubs and organizations that helped to politically organize women during
the Progressive Era.
6. Identify the major sources of opposition to the Progressive movement.
7. Define the term settlement house and connect the settlement movement to the role of
women in the Progressive movement. Explain the impact of the settlement movement on
traditional American ideas regarding poverty.
8. Identify the challenges that faced those attempting to gain effective child labor
legislation during the Progressive Era.
9. Discuss the philosophical dilemma facing feminists and lawmakers who were
attempting women’s labor reform legislation during the Progressive Era.
10. Identify some key legislative initiatives of the Progressive Era that can be identified
with the origins of the welfare state.
11. Identify key improvements in Southern public education during the Progressive Era.
Explain how racial segregation impacted the quality of Southern public education.
12. Identify Margaret Sanger and explain her role in challenging gender restrictions.
13. Explain the impact of the Progressive movement on life in rural America.
14. Explain the provisions of the Eighteenth Amendment and discuss the reasons for
Progressive support of prohibition.
15. Discuss African-American interest in Progressive urban reform. Identify W.E.B. Du
Bois and discuss his contributions to civil rights reform during the early twentieth
century.
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Chapter 6 Learning Objectives
16. Explain the provisions of the Nineteenth Amendment and discuss the moderation of
the woman suffrage argument at the turn of the century.
17. Identify Robert La Follette and describe his contribution to Progressive political
reform.
18. Identify three ways in which Theodore Roosevelt modernized the role of the
president.
19. Explain the role played by Theodore Roosevelt in settling the anthracite coal strike of
1902.
20. Discuss Roosevelt’s program for conservation of natural resources.
21. Explain Roosevelt’s theory regarding “trustbusting.” Identify three laws passed
during the Roosevelt administration that effectively expanded the police power of the
federal government.
Chapter 6 Learning Objectives
22. Identify the major political problems that confronted William Taft during his
presidential administration. Explain the impact of these problems on the presidential
election of 1912.
23. Discuss the political background of Woodrow Wilson. Explain the philosophical
contest between New Nationalism and New Freedom in the 1912 presidential campaign.
24. List the major pieces of reform legislation coming out of the Wilson administration
that addressed tariff, banking, farming, and labor reform.