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BEFORE AND AFTER PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
Curing the ills of the American
Society
By Reporter Bradley Walker
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UPTON SINCLAIRAMERICAN AUTHOR WHO INITIATED CHANGE IN
THE MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY
- unsanitary conditions in slaughterhouses
- No safety standards in the workplace
- No government oversight
- Meat inspected before it reaches consumer
- Imported meat must meet requirements of Meat Inspection Act
- All foods had to be labeled and accurate
Before After
Problem: Meat was made in unhealthy factories.Fix: Federal government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act of 1906
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JACOB RIISPHOTOGRAPHER/WRITER OF INHUMAN CONDITIONS
- People were sad- Multiple families/individuals
living in camped unsanitary space/rooms
- People were sick very often
- Living conditions improved- Sickness reduced- People started noticing the
tenements more
Before After
Problem: Terrible living conditions for tenementFix: Implementation of “Model Tenements”
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IDA TARBELLINVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST
- People could only buy standard oil from Rockefeller
- Rockefeller made a lot of money
- Rockefeller took advantage of people
- Other companies began to sell standard oil
- Rockefeller’s standard oil company was no longer a monopoly
- Rockefeller didn’t make as much money.
Before After
Problem: Unfair monopoly business of standard oil.Fix: Standard Oil broken up by the US Supreme Court in 1911
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SAMUEL GOMPERSCHAMPION OF WORKER PROTECTION
- People worked long and hard hours.
- People worked for low wages.
- People couldn’t support their families
- People worked for shorter hours.
- People earned more money- Happy and productive
workers
Before After
Problem: Poor working conditions in factoriesFix: American Federation of Labor – organized labor unions in the US
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THEODORE ROOSEVELTLEADER OF PROGRESSIVISM
- Mass corporate domination and corruption
- Coercive monopoly- Uneven playing field
- Bringing large corporations under the people
- Market competitive conduct regulated
- Violators subject to sanctions
Before After
Problem: Unfair Individual or enterprise control of a market.Fix: Anti-trust law(competition law)
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SUSAN B. ANTHONYDEFENDER OF HUMAN RIGHTS
- Women had no say or influence in public affairs
- Women were not allowed to divorce
- Married women could not keep their wages
- Women granted the right to vote
- Married women allowed to keep their wages
- Married women allowed to divorce on other grounds
Before After
Problem: Women do not have the right to vote.Fix : The 19th Amendment was passed in 1920 granting women over 21 the right to vote.
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THOMAS NASTCARTOONIST CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE
- Boss Tweed took advantage of immigrants
- Tweed gained control of the city’s government (New York)
- Boss Tweed was in a high position of power
- Nast cartoons exposed Tweed’s corruption
- Nast cartoons of Boss Tweed used to identify Boss Tweed who fled the country
- Boss Tweed was taken out of power
Before After
Problem: Illegal activities of Boss Tweed in New York City.Fix: Boss Tweed removed from Power
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CARRIE NATIONTEMPERANCE ADVOCATE
- Increased death of young men
- Alcohol consumption high- Consumption affected the
physical and psychological health
- Temperance Movement marked the ban of making whisky
- Education on alcohol use- The 18th Amendment
passes
Before After
Problem: The sale and consumption of alcohol.Fix: The tempermence movement and the 18th Amendment passage.
