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.
Hey teachers and students - Check out CommonLit's free collection of reading passages and curriculum resources to learn more about the events of this episode. The Progressive Era was marked by rapid reactions to the Gilded Age: www.commonlit.org/texts/the-p...
Literature such as The Jungle revealed the horrifying conditions of factory industries, one of several which were overhauled with new progressive regulations: www.commonlit.org/texts/excer...
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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All these AP history comments... I'm simply here for my U.S. history class lol
@samuelketner1391
7 жыл бұрын
Chloe Marie Same!
@MultiSonixx
7 жыл бұрын
Be glad, idk if I'm speaking for anyone else but my APUSH teacher is a joke, she legit doesn't teach, like in all seriousness
@jahinoel1365
7 жыл бұрын
Chloe Marie FACTZ
@nicholascooper945
7 жыл бұрын
Regress. *YOU JUST GOT PRANKD*
@river6007
6 жыл бұрын
Me too
When your AP test is Friday so you're just watching the whole series
@3thanguy7
8 жыл бұрын
We all doin that.
@obiesenpai3869
8 жыл бұрын
+Lizzie Burnham SAME!!!
@gregorybest6580
8 жыл бұрын
More like the morning of...
@kelseyperkins1210
8 жыл бұрын
SAME
@SpencDonut
8 жыл бұрын
+Lizzie Burnham yep same two but now count how many shocks he had in all videos
To APUSH students: We're all in this together
@1337b3nnyvav00m
8 жыл бұрын
Test tomorrow, we made it!
@katali5780
7 жыл бұрын
@Word3111
7 жыл бұрын
Bruh, I have that test tomorrow.
@RB-do4mc
7 жыл бұрын
same bro, the grind is real
@erichughes3987
6 жыл бұрын
Have a test tomorrow 🙏
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.
@emthornsbury
8 жыл бұрын
+RachelEverdeen that is so sad. Teachers should be teaching !!!! Hope it gets better for you!
@rachelmaybeidk
8 жыл бұрын
+emthornsbury thanks so much for your kind words! I'm pushing through the 2nd semester and just trying to enjoy other classes as much as possible! :)
@scottchen3590
6 жыл бұрын
So tru
@ilovebrittanator
6 жыл бұрын
BIG MOOD IM STRUGGLIN
@waverlyritchie383
6 жыл бұрын
Omg same
90% of the comments: APUSH students. 10% of the comments people who are legitimately just interested in history
@Sable_ish
6 жыл бұрын
88% of comments: APUSH Crammers. 9% of comments: People interested in History. 2% of comments: Both. 1% of comments: Trolls
@RM-th9ur
5 жыл бұрын
Most APUSH students are interested in history.
@EmilyHaoEM
5 жыл бұрын
And you believe they are mutually exclusive?
@realqhost
5 жыл бұрын
@@RM-th9ur Can not confirm
@sannarah1456
5 жыл бұрын
You forgot about us non native speakers of english studying english 😢
Upton Sinclair later said, "I wanted to touch America's heart, but instead touched her stomach." ... Or something to that effect.
@erichuang7524
4 жыл бұрын
Damn
I totally guessed "the Jungle" was going to be the mystery doc
*AGGRESSIVELY WATCHES THE ENTIRE SERIES IN ONE NIGHT TRYING TO CRAM FOR THE APUSH FINAL*
@col.sanders5987
5 жыл бұрын
Amen. Test is tomorrow, and I'm prepared to get a 2.
@aidenburke6037
5 жыл бұрын
Col. Sanders same brother
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.
@nc2748
6 жыл бұрын
Alicia Selvera I studied this in middle school lol...I was sick to my stomach and I didn't eat the meat in school cause it would always remind me of the books description..took me long to get over it lmao.
@friendlycreature6375
5 жыл бұрын
What APUSH stands for
@b3gaming673
4 жыл бұрын
@@friendlycreature6375 AP us history
@nickhartman9898
4 жыл бұрын
SAME
@manswine7735
4 жыл бұрын
@@friendlycreature6375 Advanced Placement United States History
"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
If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of progress?
@mastercaster02
8 жыл бұрын
+Sir George Severn LEL DOOD SO CLEVAR Y U NOT RUNNING 4 PRES RYTE NAOW LOL GET IN ON DA RACE MAN THE ELECTION IS NXT YR
@bunney3272
8 жыл бұрын
***** *****? You need to be 35.
@mastercaster02
8 жыл бұрын
Sir George Severn LEL 35 WUT DOOD YEARS DAYS MUNTHS OR ALL OF THE ABOVE
@bunney3272
8 жыл бұрын
***** 35 years old.
@Davbay2
8 жыл бұрын
Congress
This is the first time I guessed the Mystery Document author! GO ME!
@declyn1380
9 жыл бұрын
Shiftyeyedog same!!!!!
2 hours till the exam. I am watching this at twice speed... Welp... Procrastination is great!
@jackycalderon5943
4 жыл бұрын
Madison Leigh 56 minutes until the exam
He concluded so strongly that I was subconsciously waiting for "Hank I'll see you on Friday"
"touch your nose to prove literacy" - animations in this video do not have noses. Great. Good.
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!
4:05 "I aimed for the heart of America, but I hit it in the stomach" - Upton Sinclair
When your APUSH TEST is in two days and you just finished chapter 30
@jonl727
5 жыл бұрын
i'm so screwed
@brij5778
5 жыл бұрын
Watch it on x2 speed
@maximoruiz2945
5 жыл бұрын
We didnt even get to chapter 30
When you say "the first book", does that mean you have barfed on multiple occasions while reading?
@ssatyavolu1
6 жыл бұрын
fartzinwind idk
@starwarsrules4826
6 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@TheSuperCanucks
6 жыл бұрын
fartzinwind trogdor
@Lukas-lx7rv
6 жыл бұрын
Chapter 3 of fast food nation
@Orangeboyhd
5 жыл бұрын
BEEF BONER
As much as I like my AP teacher, APUSH doesn't let him teach everything in 2 semesters. So I gotta do, currently 8 AMSCO's and 40+ US History Crash Courses. The AP test in on April.
Who else is here cramming for the Online AP exam?🤪
@eldadesta9343
4 жыл бұрын
@@belizbaloglu4400 honestly were lucky we get to have study guides out
@belizbaloglu9771
4 жыл бұрын
Elda Desta truly
@eldadesta9343
4 жыл бұрын
@@belizbaloglu9771 im 1000% depending on all the notes I took I actually can't belive I was gonna take this test with just my pencil out in a classsroom lolll
@JohnBrown-dx8kp
4 жыл бұрын
i want to cry lmao
@amanda-pp1rx
4 жыл бұрын
@@JohnBrown-dx8kp same
Good luck to everyone tomorrow!!!
He should be a History teacher, like I have to take a test early on this and Gilded Age so watching his videos
@AriannaWhitacre
7 жыл бұрын
but like he should be my history teacher cause yeah
@haelynnestudio
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah I am writing an essay for APUSH on the progressive era and this video gives me enough information to write about it.
The "Wibbly Wobbly" got me
Why is it so hard for me to understand history? I have practically no idea of what you just said.
@23cokebottles
9 жыл бұрын
to be fair, CC usually does a crappy job of communicating main ideas/events/consequences/relations/basically everything clearly and effectively. I find John's attempts at humor muddying and the graphics more distracting than helpful...that said, this is the only source I know that'll give me a summary/overview of whatever unit I'm working on atm...I get what they're trying to do, they're trying to keep it entertaining and engaging but I find it unhelpful. So yeah, that could be it.
@cheyennedobie6828
9 жыл бұрын
Same. I suck at history
@michaellastname2421
9 жыл бұрын
Cheyenne Dobie Same. I'm more of a math and science person. Most people I know are really good at history and English, so I feel really dumb when they find a history lesson or English essay so simple when I'm completely lost. I guess that's why I want to become a mechanical engineer.
@WVU.STEELERS.CELTICS
6 жыл бұрын
Michael LastName I'm a history and English guy.... You should be happy because math and science gives you jobs.
@mna9211
6 жыл бұрын
He actually made progressivism hard to understand but it is easy.
The Rush joke at the beginning earned you my undying loyalty
OTP means "one true pairing" meaning Hazel and Agustus were people's favorite combination of characters in fandom, in case anyone was wondering.
A video on the Progressive Era without mention of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire? One of the biggest work place tragedies in American History? The event responsible for nearly all workplace safety laws in the U.S.? That Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire? And you omitted it? Come on, man.
@4esolid
6 жыл бұрын
Decetop my thought exactly too
@blixer8384
5 жыл бұрын
He also omitted the Battle of Blair Mountain the largest Labor Uprising in American History and the largest uprising since the American Civil War.
Anyone watching in 2019? This is super helpful (where we started and where we are)
@kendra6007
4 жыл бұрын
REDISCOVERING ME 2020 my dude
@melancholiclonging8641
4 жыл бұрын
Kendra600 yep
how do you talk so much with out breathing????????????????? :O
@marissaoslick1961
8 жыл бұрын
+Dylan Eidson Jump cuts, man.
@godlessrecovery8880
6 жыл бұрын
Power of editing.
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.
I'm just glad John is helping me not fail my AP US history test tomorrow. Thank you to crash course!
I'd suggest a caption for the libertage but I'm afraid I'm 3 years late...
@raintalonxOc
8 жыл бұрын
+Tinbit Berhanu o my god yes
is he kinda awkwardly cute or is it just 1am and my brain is fried from studying for my test tomorrow..
no better place to be at 2 am, 8 hours before the exam :)
Wobblies! The I.W.W. was an amazing union, and they still are. Still, it's hard for any group to recover from having ALL OF THEIR UNION HALLS BURNED DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT! 1917. It happened.
YES I WAS RIGHT ON THE MYSTERY DOCUMENT. BOUT TO ACE THIS FINAL!
Watching these videos transports me to a very specific time in my life and it is WILD because I'm supposed to watch these in teacher mode and instead I feel like I'm in 10th grade.
Who’s here cramming the day of the May 2020 exam.
Me: seeing all these AP comments Also Me here before taking my junior yr history final: “Heyy...how y’all doing”
What's great about these videos is that they are highly informative but don't take themselves too seriously. Anyone else notice the Pokéball in the cornucopia?
@learning4evryone705
8 жыл бұрын
+Kevin R. I noticed the Pokeball as well
I love you. You've helped me understand the Progressive Era so much better, and I definitely needed this to get ready for my APUSH unit exam. Green, YOU are awesome.
Cramming on the day before the test. People tell me not to do it but I can't help myself
Who else got the AP US test tomorrow ?
@jherc12990
9 жыл бұрын
Same!!!
@rhi9025
9 жыл бұрын
I do too!!! Good luck!!! :)
@Link-wy3zi
9 жыл бұрын
Bug Granger yup, that late night cramming be very much real
@danielahernani3933
9 жыл бұрын
Link6579 IS ANYONE IN THE NEW YORK TIME ZONE WHO WANTS TO TELL ME THE ESSAY PROMTS TOMORROW?
@Link-wy3zi
9 жыл бұрын
Daniela Hernani sorry im from California
Anyone else here for APUSH finals
@jasona1000
8 жыл бұрын
yes.
@hiimsky4381
8 жыл бұрын
+Caleb Brown I'm cramming some study for a Gilded Age & Progressive Era test. We got so behind this year because of all the snow days we've recently had.
@LazyStormTrooper
8 жыл бұрын
+Hi, I'm Sky You sound lucky. I have a test from the Progressive Era to the start of the Cold Wars tomorrow.
@SabbathSilverclaw
6 жыл бұрын
no...
@jordanthomas4379
6 жыл бұрын
Caleb Brown what the hell is “APUSH”?
I get so excited when we watch Crash Course during social studies because John Green is hella rad ❤️
You saved my butt in a test that I study last minute for I’m not sure how to show my thankfulness to you but I want you to know that I’m thankful for you making these videos
This definetely helping me out with my American Studies class. It's much easier to remember like this
To anyone cramming these videos the day before the test, best of luck :)
@jennifertorres4743
6 жыл бұрын
Rockwall you too!!! im freakin scared of the short answers but aNYWaYs good luck to you
@rockwall5329
6 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Torres Thanks, just finished and I found it pretty easy
@Farlian_
5 жыл бұрын
Lol, doing this before a different test, but I'll be coming back in May.
@meganc.1232
5 жыл бұрын
Keaton Spell Well, it’s May. I got to take it tomorrow RIP
@meganc.1232
5 жыл бұрын
Rockwall Really? Thanks, that gives me some confidence.
I never thought I would know the mystery document!
Thank you John Green for helping me study at the last minute for my US history test.
Love this guy! Going back and watching all of them again. Where is you sure, we need more content!
Test is tomorrow boys, time to start studying
@jennifertorres4743
6 жыл бұрын
omg me toooo
This is a great series, you really present the information well given the limited time. Thank you for making these! They've been a Perfect way to go over concepts! 👍💕📚
Now I know I'm not the only one who always thinks of "wibbly wobbly timey wimey" when I hear wobbly! You have totally earned my respect ;)
I've got my US History midterm on Monday. This is extremely helpful
"your nephew's sister's cousin" translates to either, 'your son/daughter' or 'your nephew/niece'
@fluorescentadolescent2189
8 жыл бұрын
Or it could be your niece's cousin (to whom you are unrelated)
John, I have to say this is my favorite US History episode yet. Thanks for watching? No sir, thank you for sharing this with us all.
John with the Prog Rock shoutout! xD Thanks for calling on my favorite genre.
I've watched a number of your courses. One of the things I like about your series is that you talk really fast. If you are covering something I am familiar with, its not tedious to hear you talk about it. If its new to me, I can usually absorb the information. If I need to, its not a bother to back up and listen to the not fully assimilated section again. Good job, and entertaining in a "learning something important" way.
'CRAMMIN #APUSH2k16
@fabfooyum9292
8 жыл бұрын
+Aaron Stewart LOL TRU
@chailatte44
8 жыл бұрын
+Aaron Stewart Same tho
@witchboob
5 жыл бұрын
BRO IM CRAMMIN IN 2019 YEET
Watching Crash Course the night before the APUSH exam at 2x speed
@niallregan7042
5 жыл бұрын
gotta get that 3
Your videos are awesome! Thank you for your insights and knowledge of our country and its history.
As a potterhead I appreciate all the HP references.
Pointing to Germany....... *points to all of Eastern Europe* ok nice job John.
"'Broad participatory democracy doesn't always result in an effective government' he said, sounding like the Chinese national Communist Party" hahah
As someone from the greenpartsofnotamerica these videos are really interesting, because we do learn about the period from the American revolution to the American Civil War in school but we always just stop there :)
I’d like to thank this video for getting me thru my reform prompt for my APUSH DBQ
YES finally I see a picture of rush in a non rush video.
@Veritech127
5 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@jacksonbarrett1878
5 жыл бұрын
john must be an 80s kid lol
That moment when you know the author of the mystery document before it's revealed. "Yasssssssss"
"It goes 'bing' when there's stuff!" That's not the only thing I got out of this. Thanks for helping me truly understand the stuff that was discussed in my sadly boring history lectures. You are a godsend.
I listen to these lectures while working in a hotel kitchen, and I've got to say, they keep me sane. Stay in school kids.
Didn't bother to learn this when we reviewed it... and now the AP test is Friday...
@HurricaneWind425
4 жыл бұрын
F
@starwarsgaming7918
4 жыл бұрын
So turns out my DBQ was on this 😂 Thank you crash course 🙏
I would be learning a lot more in American History if you were my professor.
i'm new to the US and i'm in US history and this helps me more than my teacher, thank you
I love this show. I watch it all the time.
My apush test is tomorrow and im binging crash course lol
Lol, we watch these in my U.S. History Class! They're awesome! Love John Green's books btw😂💕
I have a midterm tomorrow and this helps more than you could imagine...
I have 4 essays on this era due this week and we only have a week.. gotta love online express courses
Thumbed up for Rush.
@Veritech127
5 жыл бұрын
Same
I actually got the mystery document!
You have aided me in the success of my AMH2020 exam and for this I am grateful.
These videos were good back in apush... still good refreshers in college!
6 no-shocks to 4 shocks. Great work John. You might just make it to the Mystery Document Playoffs, if you know what I mean.
John Green's hands literally can't stop moving. lmao
i thank you endlessly for making this videos i have history exam next week THANK YOU
After reading the comments I feel weird watching these for my own enjoyment rather than for a course.
When you have a test the next day and don't want to read your history book, so you just watch the entire series on repeat for 24hrs.
OMG yes! John finally said Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey! Allons-y!
John Green still here, helping desperate students pass their history exams in 2020, thanks John
Have to say, these videos have helped me a lot! Thanks!
The exam is here my friends
The mystery documents reminds me of the Mail the guy from blues clues would get 😂
watching the entire series the night before my history test!!!
instead of being in class for 2 hours trying to learn this i can learn this in 15 mins this dude is a life saver
I GUESSED UPTON SINCLAIR YES BITCHEZ BOUT TO GET A 100 ON THIS TEST
@samuelketner1391
7 жыл бұрын
imagineaddie Did you ?
bro i just wish you would slow down a bit 😭
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THESE VIDEOS. The struggle of APUSH is real. I like learning, so this gives a more entertaining way to learn as opposed to reading a text book.
I gave you thumbs up for the Doctor Who reference! Also I'm greatful for the videos as I'm preparing for my US History exam. :) Keep it up, Mr. Green!