The U.S. History
Review
By Miguel A. Rivera
Section 9
The Progressive Era
What are some characteristics
of the
Progressive Era?
Activity – Progressive Era
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Gather as much information as you possibly
can about the Progressive Era in your group
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½ picked to rotate will change seats every 2 ½
minutes, 2 minutes, and 1 ½ minutes after
having brainstormed what you know
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We will come together as a class and figure
out what you’ve put down.
Progressive Era
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Time of Progressivism
 Collection of ideas, theories, and actions on
how to fix America’s problems, particularly
with rise of industrialization and
urbanization in U.S.
Time of Imperialism
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Taking over another country through economic and
political (rather than military force)
Some imperial countries took control over other
territories, invested capital, and sold products.
Progressive Era
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People are organizing in an effort to combat poor
working conditions (unions) and writing about the bad
things going on between business and government
(muckrakers)
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People make changes to laws that allow them to:
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Vote for people based on initial campaigning (direct
primary)
Get behind a law they’ve written (initiative)
Vote on issues rather than just people (referendum), and
Take people out of office if not doing job (recall)
Progressive Era
1898
Cuba starts a revolution against
Spain, the U.S. gets involved and
the Spanish American War begins
and finishes
Progressive Era
1903
The first automobile is sold by
Henry Ford’s Ford Motor
Company
Progressive Era
1904
U.S. begins the development of the
Panama Canal to increase trade
between U.S., Europe and Asia
Progressive Era
1914
Assembly line is fully developed
by Henry Ford for his automobile
company
Panama Canal
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U.S. and Great Britain sign a
treaty - U.S. exclusive rights to
build and control any canal built
through Panama.
1903 – Panama part of Colombia
but declared independence in
order to make their own deal with
the U.S.
U.S. backs up Panama in its short
uprising against Colombia with
ships, recognizes Panama’s
independence and the U.S. and
Panama sign a treaty to have the
Panama Canal built
40-mile canal took 10 years (19041914) to build
Shortens the distance from the
Atlantic to the Pacific by 8,000
nautical miles
Model T
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First car built by
Henry Ford
Manufactured in
large numbers
because of
assembly line
Isolationism
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Idea that the U.S. (or
any country) should
focus on solving
domestic problems
rather than
international
problems and
separate itself from
the rest of the world
NAACP
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Political
organization meant
to improve equal
rights for African
Americans founded
by W.E.B. Dubois
and eventually led
my Marcus Garvey
U.S.S. Maine
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1898 - U.S.S.
Maine, anchored in
Havana
Cuba explodes and
kills 266 American
officers and sailors
Although it is
unknown why the
ship exploded,
Americans blamed
Spain
Rough Riders
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Volunteer cavalry
regiments from the
U.S. west including
cowboys, miners and
law officers with
Theodore (Teddy)
Roosevelt 2nd in
command
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Helped win in San
Juan Hill, Cuba.
Open Door Policy
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All countries
should be allowed
to trade with one
another
Treaty of Paris of 1898
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Cuba is an
independent country
U.S. acquires Puerto
Rico and Guam
U.S. pays Spain $20
million for
Philippines.
The Jungle
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1906 – a book that describes Upton Sinclair’s
observations in Chicago slaughterhouses
(which is seen as horrific by many)
Ultimately leads to the development of:
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The Meat Inspection Act
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Federal law that allows the Secretary of Agriculture to
inspect all meat before it goes out to the public
Can condemn meat if it is found to be inappropriate
The Pure Food and Drug Act
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Federal law that also allowed the inspection of meat
Forbade the manufacture, sale, or transport of pure food
products and poisonous medicine
Roosevelt Corollary
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1904 – addition to the Monroe Doctrine
U.S. will intervene in Latin American
affairs when necessary
Maintain economic and political stability in
Western Hemisphere
Progressive Era – Who’s this
lady?
Progressive Era – Who’s this
lady? – Queen Liliuokalani
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Queen of Hawaii
Disliked the influence of
American settlers on
Hawaii
1893 a group of planters
supported by U.S.
Marines forced the queen
to give up her power after
she tried to impose a new
constitution that said how
powerful she should be
Planters and settlers set
up a temporary govt. and
eventually ask the U.S. to
annex the islands
Progressive Era – Who’s this
guy?
Progressive Era – Who’s this
guy? – Jose Marti
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Exiled leader of Cuba
who raised money in
the U.S. after the first
Cuban Revolution in
1868 failed.
February 1895, Martí
and his new followers
began a new rebellion
Seized control and set
up an independent
nation by September
Progressive Era – Who’s this
guy?
Progressive Era – Who’s this guy? –
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
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Important president
because he was a
military leader, he was
charismatic, tried
different occupations
Important
environmentalist who
develops the parks
system
Re-establishes
presidency by taking on
big business during
Progressive Era
Head is on Mt.
Rushmore
Progressive Era – Who’s this
guy?
Progressive Era – Who’s this
guy? – Upton Sinclair
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Writer of The Jungle
who was initially
trying to write a book
about his experience in
the meat factories and
eventually was
considered a
progressivist because
people thought he had
done it to expose the
meat industry.
Eventually saw
himself as a leader for
the cause
Progressive Era – Who’s this
lady?
Progressive Era – Who’s this
lady? – Susan B. Anthony
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Civil Rights leader
who played an
important role in
getting women’s
suffrage as a result of
years of dedication
End of the Progressive Era
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Now that you’ve completed this section,
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Make sure you’ve filled out all sections and
definitions
Complete the short answer questions that have
been developed as a review for this section
Prepare to move on to the next part of the
presentation if you have time on World War I