The American Pageant - Chapters 29 & 30

Ch. 29 - Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

 

 

Resources

• Chapter 29 .PDF
• Chapter 30 .PDF
• Lecture: Origins of Progressivism (.doc)
• Lecture: State and National Progressivism (.doc)
• Lecture: The Election of 1912 (.doc)
• Lecture: Urban Pluralism (.doc)
• Lecture: Feminism, Socialism & Wilsonism (.doc)
• Progressive Age Report Card (.doc)
• Talking Points: Origins of the Progressive Movement (.doc)
• Talking Points: The Progressives in Government (.doc)
• Talking Points: The Election of 1912 (.doc)
• Talking Points: New Directions in Foreign Policy (Ch. 28 - 30) (.doc)
• Chapter 29 Outline
• Chapter 30 Outline

Readings

• A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Chapter 13: The Socialist Challenge (Discussion Guide)

Raking Muck with the Muckrakers (p. 666)

• Read "Whatever Is, Is Wrong" and answer question(s). 

Progressive Women (p. 669)

• Read "On the Need for Child Labor Laws" and answer question(s). (1905)
• Read Muller v. State of Oregon (1908)
• Watch American Experience: Triangle Fire (Netflix)
• Read "141 Die in Factory Fire" and answer question(s). (1911)
• Explore The Triangle Factory Fire webpage from Cornell University

Ch. 30 - Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad