HST 210 Lecture Notes - Panama Canal Zone, National Civic League, Meat Packing Industry
8 Sep 2013
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Emerges to tackle the problems of the gilded age. Broad, loosely defined political movement of individuals and groups who hoped to bring about significant change in american social and political life. A general spirit of reform embraced by americans with diverse backgrounds to humanize industrial capitalism. Municipal reformers sought to eliminate the corrupting influence of political machines like new york city"s tammany hall: tammany hall engages immigrants, gets people involved. National municipal league (1894) or goo-goos sought to professionalize city government through civil service reform (jobs awarded based on education and experience not political connections: to try and clean up the political machines. City governments begin to become more efficient/professional. 1901, leon czolgosz, an anarchist, assassinates pres. Mckinley: first president to be associated with, blamed government for his impoverishment, for economic inequalities. Czolgosz blamed the government for the growing inequalities in american society. Tr was a progressive who expanded the influence and power of the executive branch.
