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United States History II Honors
***Note Changes in Red due to 3/16 and 3/17 Raindates***
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The Progressive Era Agenda
Wednesday (3/10):
- Begin Progressive Era Power Point
- Homework: Chapter 21 IDs
- Readings:
Thursday (3/11):
- Opening: Vote it Down
- Progressive Era Power Point
Friday (3/12): LIBRARY TO WORK ON RESEARCH PAPERS
Monday (3/15): Progressive Era Pamphlets Research (Pamphlets due Thursday)
Tuesday (3/16):
Wednesday (3/17):
Thursday (3/18):
- Learning Objectives Presented (Bring L.O.s to Ms. O during break)
- Socratic Seminar
Friday: (3/19): IDs due today
- Open Response Essay on Progressive Reform today
- Pamphlets due Monday 3/22
Listening: Scott Joplin Ragtime; Wilson’s Address to the American Indians; T. Roosevelt’s Address to the Boy’s Progressive League; Taft’s The Farmer and the Republican Party |
Books:
- Abbot, Karen. Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys and the Battle for America’s Soul
- Hofstadter, Richard. The Age of Reform
- Link, Arthur and Richard McCormick. Progressivism
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Essential Questions:
- What is the impact of Progressive reforms in terms of Consumer Protection, Abuse by Big Business, Social Agendas and Corruption in Government?
- How would Progressive Reforms benefit society today?
- Does the idea of continual progress in the United States prevent radical change?
- Why do mainstream political parties in the United States swallow up radical reforms?
- How does social reform merge with middle class values?
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Learning Objectives:
- Students will demonstrate research skills and implement technology in the creation of a Progressive Era Issue Pamphlet
- Students will demonstrate skill of persuasion and understanding of content in the presentation of pamphlet material
- Explain the emergence of progressivism and discuss the movement’s basic themes
- Discuss the similarities and differences among the ideologies, goals, and tactics of the various groups that constituted the Progressive movement, and analyze the successes and failures of these groups in achieving political, social, and moral reform
- Explain the emergence of the Socialist movement, and indicate how it differed from progressivism in ideology, goals, and tactics
- Discuss and evaluate the impact of progressive ideas in education, law, and the social sciences; and examine the ideas associated with the Social Gospel and with eugenics
- Explain and evaluate the approaches of African Americans, American Indians, and women to the problems they faced during the Progressive era, and discuss the extent to which they were successful in achieving their goals
- Explain the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt’s political, social, and economic beliefs and his approach toward the major issues of the day
- Indicate the reasons for the break between William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, and explain the impact of this break on the 1912 election
- Explain and evaluate the reform legislation of the Wilson presidency
- Assess the political, social, and economic impact of the Progressive era on American society
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Standards:
USII .8 Analyze the origins of Progressivism and important Progressive leaders, and summarize the major accomplishments of Progressivism 1900-1940 People
- Jane Addams
- William Jennings Bryan
- John Dewey
- Robert La Follette
- President Theodore Roosevelt
- Upton Sinclair
- President William H. Taft
- Ida Tarbell
- President Woodrow Wilson
Policies
- Bans against child labor
- The initiative referendum and its recall
- The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
- The Pure Food and Drug Act
- The Meat Packing Plant
- The Federal Reserve Act
- The Clayton Anti-Trust Act
- The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920
USII.9 Analyze the post-Civil War struggles of African Americans and women to gain basic civil rights
- Carrie Chapman Catt
- Alice Paul
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