Relier Pairs Moving to the Progressive EraVersion en ligne The rise of unprecedented fortunes and unprecedented poverty, controversies over imperialism, urban squalor, a near-war between capital and labor, loosening social mores, unsanitary food production, the onrush of foreign immigration, environmental destruction, and the outbreak of political radicalism. This was the background from which the Progressive Era grew. par Vanesse Hiten 1 William Jennings Bryan 2 Sherman Anti-Trust Act 3 Women's Suffrage Movement 4 Populist Party 5 WCTU 6 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 7 Socialists 8 Types of Reformers 9 The Temperance Movement 10 Reform Journalists known as "Muckrakers" 11 Gifford Pinchot 12 Jane Addams 13 Clayton Anti-Trust Act A movement attended by several groups of women to gain the right to vote Father of American Forestry. Emphasized conservation of natural resources Enacted in 1890 aimed at limiting anticompetitive practices. Breaking Trusts and Monopolies, but also had a loophole Enacted 1914 aimed at breaking anti-competitve practices, and also removed loophole Woman's Christian Temperance Union Founded 1874 Later addressed many reform needs as a political organization. An example of unsafe work conditions that spurred pressure for safety reforms in factories. Developed out of the cooperatives formed by America's Farmers. Initially the Farmer's Alliance, which tried to attend to farmer's economic and political needs. Ran on the Omaha Platform. Politicians, journalists, novelists, religious leaders all raised their voices to push for reform Hull House - settlement house in Chicago, aimed at helping immigrants and women. She was also an "Anti-Imperialist" Nebraska congressman, Secretary of State under Wilson, Presidential nominee. Supported free coinage of silver. Ran as a Populist Nominee United Laborers and Farmers Concerned about low pay, long hours, unsafe working conditions Eugene Debs was Presidential nominee Famous socialists: Helen Keller, Upton Sinclair, Jack London Jacob Riis Upton Sinclair Ida Tarbell To "clean up American Life" - particularly the use of alcohol.