History Soars at Pheonix  

Lecture Guide: Fighting for Change

The Progressive Movement

 

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Progressive Reform Movement and Labor Movement ______________ these problems.

Progressives:

Reformers who wanted to _______ the problems associated with _______________, ______________, and _____________.

 

_____ believed that the ________________ needed to take a more ____________ role in

 _________________ society.

 

Labor Movement

_____________ who organized to improve _______________ through the creation of ____________.

 

Primarily used ___________ to try and force change.

 

 

Origins of Progressives:

• Farmers

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• Labor Unions

 

• Social Gospel Movement

 

 

 

One Group of Progressives: The Muckrakers

 

These journalists helped inspire others to fight for progressive change, including President Teddy Roosevelt.

 

Who and What are the Muckrakers?

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Focused on raking the muck of society and making it public knowledge.

 

Famous Muckrakers

 

Ida Tarbell:

 

Lincoln Steffens:

 

Upton Sinclair:

 

Jacob Riis: