Muckrakers Review

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These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

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Muckrakers

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This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s: Civil War Era, Industrialization Era, Reconstruction Era.

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Progressive Era

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Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

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because of the negative impact of industrialization

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What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

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living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

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Considered a Progressive President who initiated the 'Square Deal'

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Theodore Roosevelt

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From this image, who is in control of the US lawmakers?

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Large monopolies

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What act prohibited unfair practices by railroads such as charging higher rates for shorter routes?

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Interstate Commerce Act

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What is the economic philosophy that opposes government intervention?

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Laissez-faire

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What is the act of consciously and efficiently using land and/or its natural resources?

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Conservation

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A major goal of the Progressive movement was to

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correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.