Chapter 3 Learning Objectives



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Chapter 6 Learning Objectives

1. Discuss the philosophy of the Social Gospel movement and identify the major philosophers who originated the movement.

2. Explain the liberalization of American religion during the early twentieth century. Explain how social scientists reinforced and supported the Social Gospel movement.

3. Define the term muckraker and explain the importance of this journalistic style to the Progressive movement. Identify some of the major writers associated with this genre of journalism.

4. Identify the major national labor unions of the Progressive Era.

5. Describe the major changes in the role and status of women during the Progressive Era. Identify the clubs and organizations that helped to politically organize women during the Progressive Era.

6. Identify the major sources of opposition to the Progressive movement.

7. Define the term settlement house and connect the settlement movement to the role of women in the Progressive movement. Explain the impact of the settlement movement on traditional American ideas regarding poverty.

8. Identify the challenges that faced those attempting to gain effective child labor legislation during the Progressive Era.

9. Discuss the philosophical dilemma facing feminists and lawmakers who were attempting women’s labor reform legislation during the Progressive Era.

10. Identify some key legislative initiatives of the Progressive Era that can be identified with the origins of the welfare state.

11. Identify key improvements in Southern public education during the Progressive Era. Explain how racial segregation impacted the quality of Southern public education.

12. Identify Margaret Sanger and explain her role in challenging gender restrictions.

13. Explain the impact of the Progressive movement on life in rural America.

14. Explain the provisions of the Eighteenth Amendment and discuss the reasons for Progressive support of prohibition.

15. Discuss African-American interest in Progressive urban reform. Identify W.E.B. Du Bois and discuss his contributions to civil rights reform during the early twentieth century.

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Chapter 6 Learning Objectives

16. Explain the provisions of the Nineteenth Amendment and discuss the moderation of the woman suffrage argument at the turn of the century.

17. Identify Robert La Follette and describe his contribution to Progressive political reform.

18. Identify three ways in which Theodore Roosevelt modernized the role of the president.

19. Explain the role played by Theodore Roosevelt in settling the anthracite coal strike of 1902.

20. Discuss Roosevelt’s program for conservation of natural resources.

21. Explain Roosevelt’s theory regarding “trustbusting.” Identify three laws passed during the Roosevelt administration that effectively expanded the police power of the federal government.

Chapter 6 Learning Objectives

22. Identify the major political problems that confronted William Taft during his presidential administration. Explain the impact of these problems on the presidential election of 1912.

23. Discuss the political background of Woodrow Wilson. Explain the philosophical contest between New Nationalism and New Freedom in the 1912 presidential campaign.

24. List the major pieces of reform legislation coming out of the Wilson administration that addressed tariff, banking, farming, and labor reform.

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