Industrialization+and+Progressivism



** PROGRESSIVE REFORM ** 3. Use the internet to researcha brief synopsis of the **The Homestead Strike of 1892**. Explore the reasons, tactics, and results of the strike. Why is the strike important to U.S. history. 4. Have students consult a **list of inventions** of the period and compile a list of how the invention **led** to other inventions or **practices** (for example, the increasing popularity of cars lead to road construction, gas stations, motels, vacation destinations).
 * 1) Complete complete a First Word activity, using “INVENTION” as their word, as an informal prep-assessment of the unit. Students write the word vertically down a sheet of paper and brainstorm a word or phrase that begins with each letter of “INVENTION.” Give students a few minutes to complete this activity. When time is called have students share the information they have written down. Have students save their First Word sheet for later in the unit.
 * 2) Provide the following graphic organizer to students as they begin their study of the Progressive Era. As they move through the unit have them record information that will assist them in evaluating the successes and failures of Progressive reforms
 * || **Causes**  ||  **Goals**  ||  **Leadership**  ||  **Influences**  ||  **Degrees of Success**  ||
 * **Business Practices** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Conditions of Industrial Workers** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Poverty** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Women’s Rights** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Rights of African Americans** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

5. Have students collect current **1** **political cartoons**which reflect the philosophy of the muckrakers. Identify issues or problems that are related to the Progressive Era. Ask students why these issues continue to be important in America.

6. Select and rank order the top **ten** inventions from the 20th century; then evaluate each for its enriching or detracting impact on social and economic life in the United States.