Legacy of the Progressive Era
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Legacy of the Progressive Era
- 1. The Legacy of the Progressive Era Heather Houston Grand Canyon University History 144 Dr. Jill Horohoe 9//5/21
- 2. Objectives • Regulation of Business • Greater Democracy • Conservationism • The Rise of Professionalism • Prohibition
- 3. Regulating Business • Federal Government began regulating businesses in 1887 • Starting with 5 members elected by the President. • Their first act was, The Interstate Commerce Act • To keep businesses from creating monopolies • Guarantee fair and reasonable prices. • Established antitrust laws (Tone, 2018)
- 4. Conservationism • Conservatism is a political ideology that emphasizes the traditionally or historically inherited practices rather than the ideal and abstract things. • Conservatism focused on eliminating dominant elite groups. • The effort was focused on modernizing the society, and conservationists were against modernization. • The progressive era intervened to save the future of the American people. • Few individuals were being exploited by few individuals. (Rothbard, 2017)
- 5. The Rise of Professionalism • Progressive era introduced a number of professions • Some of the professions that were introduced in this era include medicine, social work, and special education • Standards were set to distinguish those who qualifies for a certain profession and those who are exempted. • The progressive era created room for specialization. • Advance in specialization and knowledge led to modern-day professions
- 6. Prohibition • Prohibition rose during the progressive era. • The Eightieth constitutional amendment prohibited the reinsert, sales, and manufacture of alcoholic beverages. • Prohibition was supported by the temperance movement that started in the 1830s • Temperance movement that prohibited alcohol manufacturing, sales, and transportation aimed at eradicating poverty. • Pioneers such as Frances Willard argued that men used money that they could use for family bread for drinks. (Rimby, 2021)
- 7. Greater Democracy • Greater democracy was achieved as progressive reformers fought against intimidation and corruption. • Farmers formed movements to fight for their rights against freight rates • Women formed movements to fight for their voting rights • Progressive reformers succeeded in fighting impunity in city governments. • Progressive reformers achieved greater democracy when their proposed leaders started taking over state government leadership. (Tatiana, 2017).
- 8. References • Tone, A. (2018). The business of benevolence: Industrial paternalism in progressive America. Cornell University Press. • Rothbard, M. N. (2017). The progressive era. Ludwig von Mises Institute. • Hutchison, C. (2017). Progressive Era Conceptions of the Corporation and the Failure of the Federal Chartering Movement. Colum. Bus. L. Rev., 1017. • Rimby, S. (2021). Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement. Penn State University Press. • Tatiana, R. (2017). Development of the US Green Movement: Reliance on Civil Society. • Rimby, S. (2021). Introduction: Dock, Progressive Era Conservation, and Why It Matters. In Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement (pp. 1-10). Penn State University Press. • Larson, M. S. (2017). The rise of professionalism: Monopolies of competence and sheltered markets. Routledge.
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- While the first official Federal Regulation began in 1887, there were some attempts made before 1988. In the late 1870s, regulations were attempted to be set by a group of Farmers. The group of farmers known as the Grangers fought for the regulation of the railroad industry. During this time, the railroad industry was rapidly growing and was able to charge high prices to ship goods from the farmers to the markets (Larson, 2017).. The Supreme Court ruled that it was up to each state until Congress stepped in to regulate industries. However there the laws that were passed for the States to control the industries were inefficient. Thus it left a need for the Federal Government to regulate businesses.
- Conservatism is a political ideology that emphasizes the traditionally or historically inherited practices rather than the ideal and abstract things. The ideology supports the belief that society is not a loose collection of people or individuals but a group of people made up of connected and interdependent members. This ideology favored institutions and all practices that evolved gradually. During the enlightenment age in the 18th century, social reforms changed various areas of life, including education, economics, technology, medicine, and science. The effort was focused on modernizing the society, and conservationists were against modernization. The progressive era intervened to save the future of the American people by protecting natural resources against exploitation by organizations and few individuals who have dominated the country. Natural resources were being exploited by a few individuals, such as land developers and land speculators. Mining firms practiced wasteful improper mining practices. Such firms assumed an inexhaustible supply of natural resources, but this was threatening the future lives of the people. Conservationists acted by asking the government to regulate and supervise the nation’s natural resources to preserve them for future generations. The aim of government involvement in regulating and supervising the use of natural resources was to reclaim large areas of neglected land and putting to an end to wasting natural resources. President Roosevelt was a pioneer of conservationism as he had the power to protect natural resources. Roosevelt, in his administration, managed to follow the Newland Act of 1902.
- The progressive era introduced a number of professions. Some of the professions that were introduced in this era include medicine, social work, and special education. It was made necessary to create criteria and standards for the qualification of members in various professions. The standards and criteria of qualification aimed to decide who was to be excluded and who could be a member of the profession. The progressive era created room for specialization as working conditions started to change and industrialization was taking roots in the United States. Advance in specialization and knowledge led to modern-day professions. Licensing regulations are followed to strengthen professional areas and allow people to engage in a meaningful search for knowledge in areas of specialization. Professionalism improved markets as advances in knowledge and specialization made it difficult for consumers to judge professional services. The advances in knowledge and specialization led to increased societal safety, improved health and welfare.
- Prohibition rose during the progressive era. The Eightieth constitutional amendment prohibited the reinsert, sales, and manufacture of alcoholic beverages. The progressive era focused on transforming the US into an inhabitable society where social evils could not be tolerated. Prohibition was supported by the temperance movement that started in the 1830s. This movement grew stronger during the progressive era when social problems, including drunkenness and poverty, gained public attention. The movement that prohibited alcohol manufacturing, sales, and transportation aimed at eradicating poverty, and they argued that alcohol adds poverty to society. Pioneers such as Frances Willard argued that men used money that they could use for family bread for drinks. As a progressive reform, prohibition was most successful in western states and rural southern states. The reform was not much successful in urban states. Prohibition was much concerned with the moral fabric of the community.
- The progressive era was characterized by the achievement of greater democracy. Many reform movements rose in the fight against intimidation, corruption, and greed of few individuals who were in power. Farmers formed movements to fight for their rights against freight rates, women formed movements to fight for their voting rights, and all these efforts focused on achieving greater democracy. Progressive reformers succeeded in fighting impunity in city governments. Reformers exposed corrupt officials publicly, and they voted them out of office. The corrupt leaders were replaced by reform leaders who carried the vision for the country. Progressive reformers achieved greater democracy when their proposed leaders started taking over state government leadership. The greatest victory came when Robert M. La Follette was elected as the Wisconsin governor in 1900.