Concept maps about progressive era
1. Social Reforms:
- Women's suffrage movement: Highlighting key figures like Susan B. Anthony and the formation of National American Woman Suffrage Association.
- Child labor legislation and efforts to improve working and living conditions for children.
- Temperance and prohibition movements: Relationship between alcohol consumption and social problems, leading to the enactment of the 18th Amendment.
- Push for better education: Emphasis on compulsory education laws and establishment of a standardized curriculum.
2. Political Reforms:
- Municipal reforms: Introduction of city managers and commission-style governments for efficient administration.
- Direct election of senators: Discussing the 17th Amendment, enabling voters to elect senators directly.
- Initiative, referendum, and recall: Explaining the processes that allow citizens to propose, vote on, and remove laws and officials.
- Regulation of corporations: Antitrust laws, such as the Sherman Antitrust Act, to prevent monopolistic practices and promote fair competition.
3. Economic Reforms:
- Labor movement: Formation of labor unions, like the American Federation of Labor, to advocate for better working conditions and higher wages.
- Regulation of big business: Discussing efforts to break up monopolies and regulate industries through legislation like the Clayton Antitrust Act.
- Conservation movement: Discussing the establishment of national parks like Yellowstone and initiatives to protect natural resources.
- Consumer protection: Highlighting the Pure Food and Drug Act and the creation of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure the safety of products.
4. Expansion of Democracy:
- Civil rights movement: Focus on African-American leaders like Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois advocating for equal rights and opportunities.
- Immigration reforms: Explore the push for stricter immigration laws, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the foundation of the Bureau of Immigration to control entry into the country.
- Social Gospel movement: Discuss the religiously motivated efforts to address social issues and provide assistance to the less fortunate.
- Women's clubs and organizations: Highlight the role of female activists, suffragettes, and women's organizations in advocating for various social and political reforms.
only include immigrantion
1. Immigrantion Reforms:
- Chinese Exclusion Act: Illustrate the restrictive immigration policy targeting Chinese immigrants, which prohibited their entry and naturalization.
- Ellis Island: Show the significance of Ellis Island as the primary immigration station in New York, processing millions of immigrants from various countries.
- National Origins Act: Highlight the Act, which established strict quotas based on nationality and restricted immigration from certain regions, particularly Eastern Europe and Asia.
- Immigration Assimilation: Discuss efforts to assimilate immigrants into American society through English language instruction, Americanization programs, and cultural integration initiatives.
- Angel Island: Mention the immigration station on the West Coast, where mainly Asian immigrants were processed, and emphasize its role in shaping Asian immigrant experiences and challenges.
- Mexican Immigration: Address the growing number of Mexican immigrants during the Progressive Era, driven by economic factors and labor demands, and the resulting debates and policies surrounding their presence in the United States.
- Immigration Acts: Discuss various immigration acts and laws that were enacted during the Progressive Era to regulate immigration, such as the Immigration Act of 1907 and the Immigration Act of 1917.