Progressivism & Expansionism
UNIT 3
Beginnings of modern America through progressive economic, political, social reform and foreign policy such as expansionism
Essential Understandings
- The Spanish-American War marked America's emergence as a world power.
- The progressive presidents initiated economic and social reforms.
- After the progressive presidents "fixed" America, they set out to "fix" the world.
the PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
Reforming Elections: Initiative, Referendum, and Recall
Suffrage & the 19th Amendment
Prohibition
Susan B. Anthony
Muckrakers
Upton Sinclair "the Jungle"
Movement to ban alcohol picks up steam...
Progressive Era Amendments
16th Amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States...
17th Amendment
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote...
18th Amendment
After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited...
Compare & Contrast Foreign Policies of Progressive Presidents
Theodore Roosevelt
Big Stick Policy, Panama Canal, National Park Services, Square Deal, Pure Drug and Food Act,
Howard Taft
Dollar Diplomacy
Woodrow Wilson
Federal Reserve Act 1913, WWI
Listen to track #2 "the Ludlows" on the Spotify list below and gaze at the Grand Tetons of Wyoming... Ahhhh
United States emerged as a world power after the Spanish-American War... Why?
"CHARGE of the ROUGH RIDERS"
EXPANSIONISM & IMPERIALISM
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Yellow Journalism
U.S.S. Maine
Spanish-American War 1898 (turning point?)
Acquisitions of Guam, Hawaii, Philippines, and Puerto Rico
Sanford B. Dole
Roosevelt's Panama Canal
Pancho Villa
Open Door Policy & Immigration Quotas