reforms a. Direct Primary b. Initiative c. Referendum d. Recall 3. The Triangle fire‚ Triangle Shirtwaist Company E. Racism and Reform 1. Birth of a Nation 2. Booker T. Washington v. W.E.B. Du Bois‚ The Niagara Movement 3. The NAACP‚ 1909 VI. Progressivism and National Politics A. The Making of a Progressive President 1. Theodore Roosevelt a. Conservation b. Expansion of the power of the president 2. Regulating the Marketplace a. Sherman Anti-trust Act‚ 1890 b. Interstate Commerce
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20th Century American History Progressive Era 2/9/2013 Kristie McBryde The Progressive Era‚ at its most progressive time in history. 1900-1918 The Progressive came from a long tradition of middle-class people with a strong sense of social duty to the poor. The social high-ups wherein blue-blooded‚ native stock was at the top and the poor along with the darker skinned were at the bottom‚ was accepted by the group. But enacted in their role as privileged members of society was a certain
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with the most are essentialism and progressivism. Even though they are opposing philosophies‚ I see the importance of each and how they can be applied to the classroom under certain circumstances. The essentialist theory believes in bringing back higher educational standards‚ instilling morals and values‚ and focusing curriculum on training intellect through the “essentials” - language arts‚ mathematics‚ and writing. (Webb‚ et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 81) The progressivism theory focuses on problem-solving
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urban middle-class people. [pic] Among the political reforms sought by the progressives were an end to political parties‚ political conventions‚ and the Supreme Court’s right to judicial review of legislation. [pic] The states were progressivism first gained influences were Wisconsin‚ Oregon‚ and
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Three September 11 and Public Administration Case – Catastrophe and Public Service by Cohen (handout) Case - American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center in Stillman Week Four Progressives‚ Politics and Pragmatism— Lecture: Progressivism and Pragmatism‚ Two Philosophies that Shape American Public Administration Readings Article on Pragmatism by Patricia Shields (handout) One pager on pragmatism by Lisa Zanetti (handout) Case - Who Brought Bernadine Healy Down? in Stillman
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have studied‚ I believe that there were three events that had the most significant impact on American life. Progressivism was the most important outcome from these years. Another major outcome is the Birth Control Movement. The Freedman’s Bureau is the last major result from this time period. Between 1865 and early 1920’s‚ the country changed from a rural nation to an urban one. Progressivism is the reform movement of the 1900’s. It dealt with people from the middle class who weren’t immigrants who
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as the father of Progressive education‚ has been most influential in Educational Progressivism. His vision for schools tied to a larger vision‚ leading towards a good society. His focus on education was on teaching the “whole child”. This learning extended beyond the subject matter and the attention was on the needs and interest of the child. I like to look at this as a form of nature vs. nurturing. Progressivism and Pragmatism are similar in its aims. They both contained the same educational aims
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have not been writing to you lately. I am having trouble running the mills by myself since my family has died of malaria. Which is why I now know where I will put your million dollars that I have received from you. Progressivism is a tough moment in our history. We are battling progressivism‚ which is a movement reformed to change America. This is why I have chosen to take your blessed million dollars‚ and put it towards these reforms; 600‚000 towards food safety‚ 300‚000 towards child labor‚ and 100
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served as a façade that covered all the negatives which are often ignored. These negatives included a growing loss of civil liberties‚ massive amounts of xenophobia and racism‚ crime as a result of religious fundamentalism‚ and the abandonment of progressivism and a movement towards isolationism. The 1920’s were a period of economic boom‚ new culture and emerging technologies. New ideas surfaced because people who previously had limited access to money suddenly gained access. Between 1919 and 1920
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1890’s‚ it became known as the Progressive Era‚ a time of change‚ reform‚ and adaptation. As Vernon L. Parrignton put it‚ it was a "democratic renaissance" (Vernon L. Parrington in The Progressive Movement: Liberal or Conservative). So what was Progressivism? Well‚ its main goals were to curb corporate power‚ to end business monopolies‚ and to wipe out political corruption. They also wanted to democratize electoral procedures‚ protect working people‚ and bridge the gap between social classes. They
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