Progressive+Era

Foreign and Domestic Policies- 1970-1980.
= By: Devendra Singh, Aneesah Shah, Bibi Sulaman. =

Historical context: The foreign and domestic policies introduced in the decade of the 70's sparked controversy over social, economic and political issues.

=Vocabulary = = = = Foreign Policy- The diplomatic policies and position taken by a nation toward other nations regarding political or economic relations, insuring the protection of their own self-interest. = = = = Domestic Programs- Government programs regarding internal matters that have a direct bearing on the public welfare. = = = = Nixon's Open Door- Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972 that paved the way for economic and cultural exchanges, opening the door to normal diplomatic relations. = = = = Vietnam War- The longest war in which the United States was involved, fought in Southeast Asia with advisors during the late 1950s, through a massive buildup of troops during the 1960s, until involvement ended in 1973. = = = = Iran Hostage Crisis- 1979-1981 diplomatic crisis between the US and Iran in which 52 US diplomats were held hostage for 444 days by the then-new Iranian fundamentalist government. = = = = Camp David Accords- The 1977 agreement between Egypt and Israel, set up by President Jimmy Carter, along with Anwar el-Sadat and Menachem Begin, to exchange ambassadors and establish trade and travel relations between the two historic rivals. = = = = Watergate- The hotel in Washington, DC, which was the site of the break-in at the Democratic National Headquarters for the 1972 election. It was discovered that President Nixon had covered up the incident that had been initiated by his top aides. = = = =Facts = = = = = = = = =
 * = Richard Nixon went to China and began the process of normalizing relations between the two powers. Most people remember Nixon for Watergate. But Nixon was a consummate foreign policy specialist, and his bold trip to China helped pave the way out of the Cold War. =
 * = The Camp David accords, signed in the United States in September 1978 by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, were the first peace deal between Israel and an Arab state. =
 * = 1973 brought widespread panic to the nation, with the onset of an international oil embargo. =
 * = The resounding impact in the United States of the oil embargo was compounded by weak national policies on energy issues, as well as generally high consumption levels and panic-stricken investors. =

Document Based Questions

Document 1 Vietnam 1975, "soldiers turning their backs"


 * 1) What does this picture show about the soldiers in the Vietnam War?

Document 2

Iran 1979


 * 1) What is happening to these people in the blindfold?


 * "Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power." -Jimmy Carter ||
 * 1) Why is conservation of oil important in terms of the economy?

= Document 4 =

"I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice," Mr. Nixon said. "People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got" -Nixon

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 * 1) How is the decade of the 70’s a time of distrust in government?

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= Progressive Era =

<span style="color: #ff5486; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Historical Context: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Progressive Era that began in the late 19th century was an effort to expose the injustices in American society and seek governmental reform.

Vocabulary
 * = Progressive Era: Lasted from 1890s to 1920s. At that time, America was experiencing rapid urbanization and industrialization. =
 * = The Jungle: A 1906 novel written by Upton Sinclair which exposed the horrors or meat packing industries/factories. =
 * = Sharecropper: A farmer that works and lives on land owned by someone else. They pay rent by giving a portion of their crop to the landowner. =
 * = 19th Amendment: In August of 1920 this gave women the right to vote =
 * = Muckraker: Reporters and journalists who reported on corrupt politicians and other problems in society, for example, Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle about the gruesome details of the meatpacking industry; Thomas Nast's cartoons ruined Boss Tweed. =
 * = Suffragist: A person who campaigned for women's right to vote such as: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul. =

=<span style="color: #2d1096; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Facts =


 * = Muckraking journalists were exposing child labor, corruption in city governments, lynching, and the ruthless business practices employed by businessmen. =
 * = Progressives sought to suppress red-light districts, expand high schools, construct playgrounds, and replace corrupt urban political machines with more efficient system of municipal government. =
 * = Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” revealed the horrors of the meat packing industry. As a result, congress passed laws that regulated meat-packing, drug, and railroad industries, and strengthened anti-trust laws. =
 * = Amendments added: =
 * = 16th – Income tax =
 * = 17th – Direct election of senators =
 * = 18th – Prohibition of alcohol =
 * = 19th – Women’s right to vote =

Document Based Questions Document #1-

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">1. From this image what are two things you can identify about the living conditions?

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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">2. Based on the chart above, how was the percentage of working children between the ages of 10 to 15 changed between the years 1890-1920?

Document #3- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">-Susan B. Anthony
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">The preamble of the Federal Constitution says: “We, the people of the United States…” It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people- women as well as men. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">3. What argument did Susan B. Anthony give to support the demand that women should be given the right to vote?

Document #4- <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">Theodore Roosevelt
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">Our laws should be so drawn as to protect and encourage corporations which do their honest duty by the public and discriminate sharply against [regulate] those organized in the spirit of mere greed, for improper speculative purpose. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">4. What suggestive action should Theodore Roosevelt take upon corporations that function for little or no consideration for the public good?

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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">6. According to the cartoon, who were the “Bosses of the Senate”?

Document #6- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">-Upton Sinclair, The Jungle
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">With one member trimming beef in a cannery, and another working in a sausage factory, the family had a first-hand knowledge of the great majority of Packingtown swindles. For it was the custom, as they found, whenever meat was so spoiled that it could not be used for anything else, either to can it or else chop it up into sausage. With what had been told them by Jonas, who had worked in the pickle rooms, they could now study the whole of the spoiled meat industry on the inside, and read a new and grim meaning into that old Packingtown jest - that they use everything of the pig except the squeal. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">6. From the passage __The Jungle__, identify one industrial abuse.

Document #7- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">-Progressive Platform Party
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">We propose. . . “effective legislation to prevent industrial accidents, occupational diseases, overwork, and unemployment . . . to fix minimum standards of health and safety in industry . . and to provide a living wage throughout industry . . . .” ||

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">7. State two reforms that were proposed in the Progressive Party platform of 1912. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">(1)

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