The Progressive Era-Muckrakers

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In the Populist Party, the main demographic was

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rural farmers/ranchers/ and miners

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The Progressive movement was supported mostly by urban, middle class Americans. Why was this important?

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The middle class were more educated and knowledgeable

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The foundational ideas for the Populist movement came from what previously unsuccessful political party?

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the Populist party

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Progressives viewed all levels of government and political parties as

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corrupt

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What term from the Progressive era refers to a group of journalists who exposed problems like poverty, corruption, and monopolization?

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muckrakers

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What president of the era was referred to as a muckraker?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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What do I mean by the term sensationalism?

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using words and pictures that would grab people emotionally

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What muckraker is known for his book How the Other Half Lives which exposed urban poverty and life in the slums?

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Jacob Riis

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The muckraker motto was

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investigate, educate, legislate

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Which muckraker exposed the ruthless business practices of monopolists and called for the break-up of large monopolies in the book The History of Standard Oil?

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Ida Tarbell