The Progressive Era: Crash Course US History #27

In which John Green teaches you about the Progressive Era in the United States. In the late 19th and early 20th century in America, there was a sense that things could be improved upon. A sense that reforms should be enacted. A sense that progress should be made. As a result, we got the Progressive Era, which has very little to do with automobile insurance, but a little to do with automobiles. All this overlapped with the Gilded Age and is a little confusing, but here we have it. Basically, people were trying to solve some of the social problems that came with the benefits of industrial capitalism. To oversimplify, there was a competition between the corporations' desire to keep wages low and workers' desire to have a decent life. Improving food safety, reducing child labor, and unions were all on the agenda in the Progressive Era. While progress was being made, and people were becoming freer, these gains were not equally distributed. Jim Crow laws were put in place in the south, and immigrant rights were restricted as well. So once again on Crash Course, things aren't so simple.

Chapters:
Introduction: The Progressive Era 00:00
The Progressive Era 1:06
Social Concerns of the Progressive Era 1:53
Mystery Document 2:48
The Jungle 4:04
Muckracking, Journalism, and Photography 4:22
Union Organizing 4:55
The Industrial Workers of the World 5:46
Mass Consumption Culture 6:29
The Labor Problem 7:39
Government Solutions to Social Problems 8:46
The Socialist Party 9:30
The 17th Amendment 10:17
Initiatives & Referendums 10:36
Voter Suppression & Jim Crow Laws 11:14
Plessy v. Ferguson 12:12
Booker T. Washington 12:46
W.E.B. DuBois 13:28
Credits 14:30

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[YouLovesChloe]

All these AP history comments... I'm simply here for my U.S. history class lol

[rachelmaybeidk]

To be honest, I have a crazy APUSH teacher that doesn't really teach so this is how I'm learning more in 15 minutes than 3.5 hours a week.

[kavyac]

To APUSH students:
We're all in this together

[lil.liz]

When your AP test is Friday so you're just watching the whole series

[spike]

90% of the comments: APUSH students. 10% of the comments people who are legitimately just interested in history

[mustang]

Upton Sinclair later said, "I wanted to touch America's heart, but instead touched her stomach."

... Or something to that effect.

[bunney]

If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of progress?

[aliciaselvera]

Our APush teacher made us spend two days listening to a reading of The Jungle. The only reaction I got from that novel, besides vomitting into my mouth, was joy from guessing the mystery document correctly.

[FakeWonder]

"I can only imagine how LONG and HARD you've worked to get the phrase beef-boner into the show and you finally did it." You have one sense of humor John

[hannahweibel]

I totally guessed "the Jungle" was going to be the mystery doc

[xenacuevas]

Mr. Green, you are simply THE BEST because unlike many many school teachers you don't scream, get neurotic or lose patience and you have precise and clear thoughts. Most importantly passion!

[ybba]

*AGGRESSIVELY WATCHES THE ENTIRE SERIES IN ONE NIGHT TRYING TO CRAM FOR THE APUSH FINAL*

[DANversusWTP]

He concluded so strongly that I was subconsciously waiting for "Hank I'll see you on Friday"

[spankylewis]

Anyone watching in 2019? This is super helpful (where we started and where we are)

[madisonleigh]

2 hours till the exam.

I am watching this at twice speed...

Welp...

Procrastination is great!

[nishatnguyen]

"touch your nose to prove literacy" - animations in this video do not have noses. Great. Good.

[TheLesliericheytoo]

Hey! Thanks so much for what you do. I teach AP and Dual US History (and government and Eco) and use these to either introduce a unit or sum it up. They are awesome! Showing the TARDIS and using the phrase "timey wimey" just bumped you and your writers to the top of my high esteem list. These quiky ditties filled with both historical facts and current pop culture entertain my little nerds and broaden the horizons of my bright, but non-nerds as we go through and explain the references. Keep it up, you are very much appreciated.

[AriannaWhitacre]

He should be a History teacher, like I have to take a test early on this and Gilded Age so watching his videos

[MrMusicman]

The Rush joke at the beginning earned you my undying loyalty

[musicrulesmylife]

I'm just glad John is helping me not fail my AP US history test tomorrow. Thank you to crash course!